Saints at War Project
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 54 Collections and/or Records:
Saints at War Project records for the United State Army Air Corps pilots, approximately 1942-2010
Contains the Saints at War Project records for pilots serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Materials include an autobiography and letter to detail the veteran's personal and military history. Dated approximately 1942-2010.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Air Force, 1947-2009
This subseries contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Materials contain interviews, photographs, papers, memoirs, accounts, and newspapers. Dated 1947-2009.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Air Force, 1959-2008
This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in U.S. Air Force during Vietnam War. Materials include memoris, newspaper articles, interviews, papers, photographs, journals, and questionnaires. Dated 1959-2008.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, approximately 1945-2010
This subseries contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Materials include interviews, papers, histories, photographs, books, memoirs, and booklets. Dated approximately 1945-2010.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1948-2009
This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Materials include memoirs, intervies, letters, photographs, and papers. Dated 1948-2009.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, approximately 1940-2011
This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in multiple wars. Materials include histories, papers, interviews, biographies, and newspaper articles, and other papers. Dated approximately 1940-2011.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1940-2012
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1937-2015
Subseries contains personal papers of those participating in the United States Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Dated 1937-2015.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1926-2010
Contains documents of Latter-Day Saints serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Material contains accounts, articles, photographs, letters, memoirs, histories, interviews, and survey responses. Dated 1926-2010.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps, 1939-2007
Subseries contains memoirs, letters, responses to the Saints at War Questionnaire and Latter-day Saints in the Military Survey, photographs, articles, interviews, accounts, books, written histories, oral histories, journal entries, clippings, biographies, autobiographies, military records, artifacts, telegrams, diaries, etc from Latter-Day Saint veterans who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, which would later become the U.S. Air Force, during the World War II. Dated 1939-2007.
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- Interviews 53
- Autobiographies 49
- Photocopies 47
- Accounts 40
- Articles 40
- Letters 39
- Histories (Literary works) 38
- Military 37
- Military records 36
- Audiocassettes 32
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 31
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 30
- United States -- Military -- History 29
- Certificates 27
- Books 26
- Biographies 25
- Questionnaires 25
- Diaries 23
- Poetry 23
- Maps 22
- Oral histories 21
- Documents 20
- Personal papers 19
- CD-ROMs 18
- Speeches, addresses, etc. 18
- World War, 1939-1945 18
- Lists 17
- Programs 16
- Floppy disks 15
- Narratives 15
- Newspapers 15
- Obituaries 13
- Telegrams 13
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe 13
- Caricatures and cartoons 12
- Electronic mail messages 12
- Essays 12
- Surveys 12
- Artifacts 11
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 11
- Comic books, strips, etc. 10
- Correspondence 10
- Drawings 9
- Newsletters 9
- Pamphlets 9
- Videocassettes 9
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 9
- Korean War, 1950-1953 8
- Military orders 8
- Money 8
- Negatives 8
- DVDs 7
- Notes 7
- Audiotapes 6
- Family histories 6
- Manuscripts 6
- Paintings 6
- Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) 6
- Postcards 6
- Publications 6
- Sketches 6
- Typescripts 6
- Calendars 5
- Greeting cards 5
- Money -- Germany 5
- Genealogies 4
- Graphs 4
- Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. 4
- Press releases 4
- Records 4
- Art 3
- Awards 3
- Designs and plans 3
- Editorials 3
- Medals 3
- Memorandums 3
- Microfilms 3
- Notated music 3
- Periodicals 3
- Persian Gulf War, 1991 3
- Scrapbooks 3
- Video tapes 3
- Affidavits 2
- Announcements 2
- Catalogs 2
- Documentary films 2
- Eulogies 2
- Flags 2
- Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. 2
- Illustrations 2
- Invitations 2
- Legal instruments 2
- Pedigrees 2
- Portraits 2
- Reports 2
- Rosters 2
- Sermons 2
- Testimonies 2 + ∧ less