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Saints at War Project

 Organization

Biography

The Saints at War Project (1999-) works to collect documentation on veterans from various wars ranging from the Mexican-American War to current conflicts. They are gathered in Brigham Young University's L. Tom Perry Special Collections.

The Saints at War project was started in 1999 by BYU Church History professors Dr. Robert C. Freeman and Dr. Dennis A. Wright to capture the stories of veterans who have served in various wars to preserve them for future generations. Included in this collection are stories from general authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who served in the military including Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust, and Boyd K. Packer to provide personal accounts of American wars ranging from the Mexican-American war to current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Using these stories gathered for the collection, this project works to contribute to the Library of Congress's "Veterans History Project" and has used the records gathered in the collection for regular conferences, documentary films like KBYU's "Saints at War," and books including Robert C. Freeman's "Saints at War: Experiences of Latter-day Saints in World War II." They are currently held at BYU's L. Tom Perry Special Collections department.

Citation:
Meridian Magazine, Oct. 19, 2001 (Saints at War project started in 1999; housed in BYU's Special Collection; materials provide personal accounts of war from individuals including leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:

Saints at War Project records for the United States Coast Guard, 1943-2002

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains materials relating to two men who served in the United States Coast Guard during the Second World War. Richard D. Anderson's file contains his memoir, and John Daniel Monson's file contains his memoir, a history of the USS Taney, on which Monson served, a photograph of Monson, and a photocopy of Monson's honorable discharge certificate. The memoirs detail each of these men’s' experiences serving in the Coast Guard during the Second World War. Dated 1943-2002.

Dates: 1943-2002

Saints at War Project records for the United States Coast Guard, 1942-2006

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from Latter-Day Saints serving in the U.S. Coast Guard in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Materials include personal papers, memoirs, histories, and newspaper articles. Dated 1942-2006.

Dates: 1942-2006

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps, 1949-2002

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 10 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S Marine Corps during the Korean War. Materials include personal papers. Dated 1949-2002.

Dates: 1949-2002

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps, 1953-2005

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 12 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in Marine Corps during Vietnam War. Materials include oral history, interviews, papers, accounts, memoirs, and questionnaire. Dated 1953-2005.

Dates: 1953-2005

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps, approximately 1941-2013

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 14 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in multiple wars. Materials include papers, memoirs, and photographs, and other papers. Dated approximately 1941-2013.

Dates: approximately 1941-2013

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps, 1940-2007

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains memoirs, photographs and negatives, correspondence such as letters and emails, clippings, articles, a floppy disk, a map timeline, and a CD-ROM from Latter-day Saint veterans who served in the United States Marine Corps during the World War II. The materials detail the experiences each of these veterans had during the war and in some cases, go into further detail about their pre-war and post-war lives. Dated 1940-2007.

Dates: 1940-2007

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps, 1931-2007

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains papers from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as technicians during World War II. Materials include personal papers, photographs, questionnaires, memoirs, interviews and autobiographies. Dated 1931-2007.

Dates: 1931-2007

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps technicians, 1941-2001

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains matierials of technicians serving in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Includes interviews, photographs, memoirs, accounts, and other papers. Dated 1941-2001.

Dates: 1941-2001

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marines, 2004-2009

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 16 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in the Iraq War. Materials include papers, interview and photographs. Dated 2004-2009.

Dates: 2004-2009

Saints at War Project records for the United States Medical Corps, 1941-2004

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents Subseries contains memoirs, interviews, articles, correspondence such as letters and emails, photographs, accounts, newspapers, military records, pamphlets, clippings, books, diary excerpts, and histories from Latter-Day Saint veterans, mainly female nurses, who served during World War II. While most of the female veterans served in either the Navy Medical Corps, Army Medical Corps, or Army Air Corps, some also served in the Cadet Nurse Corps, and one served in the Red Cross. One of the men...
Dates: 1941-2004

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Autobiographies 60
Accounts 54
Interviews 50
Articles 47
Military records 47
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Transcripts 47
Histories (Literary works) 46
Letters 46
Military 43
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 37
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 37
United States -- Military -- History 37
Audiocassettes 34
Certificates 32
Biographies 29
Maps 28
Questionnaires 28
Books 27
Diaries 25
Poetry 25
World War, 1939-1945 24
Oral histories 23
CD-ROMs 22
Documents 21
Speeches, addresses, etc. 21
Personal papers 20
Lists 19
Narratives 19
Programs 19
Newspapers 18
Floppy disks 17
Surveys 16
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe 16
Telegrams 15
Essays 14
Caricatures and cartoons 13
Correspondence 13
Electronic mail messages 13
Obituaries 13
Pamphlets 13
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 13
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 13
Comic books, strips, etc. 12
Drawings 11
Korean War, 1950-1953 11
Artifacts 10
Military orders 10
Money 10
Negatives 10
Newsletters 10
Videocassettes 10
Notes 9
Family histories 8
Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) 8
Sketches 8
Typescripts 8
DVDs 7
Greeting cards 7
Manuscripts 7
Paintings 7
Audiotapes 6
Money -- Germany 6
Postcards 6
Publications 6
Graphs 5
Press releases 5
Calendars 4
Designs and plans 4
Genealogies 4
Records 4
Art 3
Awards 3
Editorials 3
Eulogies 3
Medals 3
Memorandums 3
Microfilms 3
Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. 3
Notated music 3
Periodicals 3
Scrapbooks 3
Sermons 3
Testimonies 3
Video tapes 3
Affidavits 2
Announcements 2
Catalogs 2
Documentary films 2
Envelopes (Stationery) 2
Flags 2
Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. 2
Illustrations 2
Invitations 2
Legal instruments 2
Pedigrees 2
Persian Gulf War, 1991 2
Portraits 2
Reports 2
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