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 12 Collections and/or Records:
Saints at War video files on VHS, 1990-2010
Subseries contains video files on VHS relating to the military of Latter-Day Saint servicemen. Dated approximately 1990-2010.
Saints at War World War II interviews on video cassette , 2003-2005
Subseries contains interviews of Latter-Day Saints regarding their military service for the Saints at War Project. Dated 2003-2005.
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- Subject: Cold War X
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- Archival Object 11
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Afghan War, 2001- 11
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 11
- Korean War, 1950-1953 11
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 11
- Persian Gulf War, 1991 11
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 11
- World War, 1914-1918 11
- World War, 1939-1945 11
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care 11
- Interviews 10
- Autobiographies 4
- Video recordings 4
- Accounts 2
- DVDs 2
- Letters 2
- Photographs 2
- Poetry 2
- Transcripts 2
- Articles 1
- Audiocassettes 1
- Biographies 1
- Histories (Literary works) 1
- Military records 1
- Newspapers 1
- Oral histories 1
- Pamphlets 1
- Photocopies 1
- Video tapes 1 + ∧ less