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Jack Byron Tykal papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSD-1952-032

Collection Statement

Fur trade research notes, maps

Dates

  • 1785 - 1989

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Usage Restrictions

Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University or the United Methodist Church.

Biographical Sketch

Jack Byron Tykal is a member of the DePauw University class of 1952. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He is a retired FBI agent turned author-researcher of American History. He is the author of Etienne Provost: Man of the Mountains (Liberty, UT, 1989), and has written articles for New Mexico Historical Review and The Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly. He also researched and wrote a biography of William Henry Vanderburgh, a brigade leader for the American Fur Company.

Extent

3 document case(s)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Jack Byron Tykal papers Class of 1952
Status
Completed
Author
Ashlyn Archer
Date
8/1/2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
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Language of description note
Description is in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository

Contact:
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States