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Robert James Coffey autobiography and poems
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1633
Scope and Contents
One bound volume and one loose volume of autobiographical notes, poems, and scrapbook materials along with photocopies of the collection. Coffey served in a Pennsylvania regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865). He participated in a large number of campaigns and gives detailed accounts of army life. There are also printed copies of many of the poems Coffey was able to publish.
Dates:
1861-1903
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Walter Howard Draper papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6180
Scope and Contents
Contains missionary diaries, scriptures, and memorabilia; military, NASA, and other civil service personnel papers; family history book and photographs; assorted personal, insurance, and legal papers; and ephemera that includes items from the Netherlands, from the 1938 World's Fair, and NASA. Items dated 1936-1987.
Dates:
1936-1987
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Gail S. Halvorsen papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2220
Scope and Contents
Contains letters, emails, photographs, video and audio recordings, awards, ephemera and other memorabilia from the personal collection of Gail S. Halvorsen. Most of the material is directly related to his role as the "Candy Bomber" during the Berlin Airlift, which he continued to receive recognition for long after the end of the blockade. Included are items relating to his military career after the Berlin Airlift, including material on the Cold War, his retirement activities, his family, and...
Dates:
1905-2018; Majority of material found within 1920-2018
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Hatch family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 7085
Abstract
Hatch family papers contain papers regarding the elections of Orrin Hatch and his sister Frances Hatch Merrill. There is also a Christmas card collection of Helen Kamm Hatch, the mother of Frances and Orrin.
Dates:
1977-2008
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Clayton William Huntsman diary and military ephemera
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 6075
Abstract
The Clayton William Huntsman diary and military ephemera consists of a diary written during his military training and flight training, activities with his fiancee, his friends, and his family members. He also includes family news and information about activities while on leave. Ephemera includes Clayton William Huntsman's dog tags.
Dates:
1941-1943
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George H. Johnson papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 7624
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence and other various papers that give information on George H. Johnson's experience on the Western Front as a part of the 1st Canadian Tunneling Company in World War I. The correspondence is scattered, a lot of it undated, and gaps between letters are evident. The other materials include newspaper clippings, booklets, and an empty scrapbook.
Dates:
1915-1957
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Howard Earl McBride papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9630
Scope and Contents
Personal papers of Howard Earl McBride (1932-2021), mainly related to his service in the United States Army during the 1950s. Includes letters to and from Howard's wife Lois and other family members while Howard was at Fort Sill and Fort Bliss, military certificates, documents, identity cards, and photographs. Also includes materials related to Howard and Lois's time attending Brigham Young University, such as identity cards, clippings, photographs, a flier advertising Howard's run for the...
Dates:
1950-1964
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
E. Gene Shumway family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 8874
Scope and Contents
Contains papers relating to the life and military service of Marjorie, Don L., and E. Gene Shumway during World War II, collected by E. Gene Shumway. Especially well documented is the the Women's Army Corps service and life of Marjorie Shumway. Included are many of her scrapbooks and photographs. Includes several letters sent between Marjorie, Don, and E. Gene and their family. Includes some phonograph records created by Don L. Included too are books and technical manuals of E. Gene, and...
Dates:
1928-2006
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Vesta Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1659
Scope and Contents
Contains papers relating to American Mothers Inc., the Young Women program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Washington, D.C. Stake of the Church, the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, and other topics in which Smith took part. Includes an autobiography, journals, files, correspondence, photographs, financial papers, programs, newsletters, handbooks, and membership lists, genealogical papers, reports, scrapbooks, family histories, and ephemera. Materials...
Dates:
approximately 1941-1999
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
J. Grant Snow papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9610
Scope and Contents
The papers of J. Grant Snow, who served in the United States Navy during World War II and was lost at sea on the Torsk, a United States submarine. Materials include letters sent from Snow during his time in college, basic military training, and military service, photographs of Snow and his family and acquaintances from his youth, high school, college, and military experiences, and personal papers of Snow, including school work, report cards, scouting papers, religious certificates, military...
Dates:
1924-2016
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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