Reminiscences
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Walter Brookbank reminiscences
Consists of three separate manuscripts: "Religious Experiences of Thomas Walter Brookbank," "Travels and Threads of Experience," and "A Soldier's Recollections." These autobiographies recount the author's early life and conversion to Mormonism, his experiences in the Civil War (1861-1865), life in Utah and the Mormon settlements in eastern Arizona, and missionary activities in New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, and Great Britain.
BYU Magazine collection of reminiscences
Card, Zina Young, approximately 1897-1975
Contains biographical sketch of Card. Includes tributes from Card's funeral, and a sketch of school life at Brigham Young Academy between 1884 and 1897 by Card.
Collection on Man's Search for Happiness, 1964
Contains publicity materials for the 1964 film Man's Search for Happiness. Includes Reminiscences.
Correspondence and reminiscences about Franklin S. Harris administration, 1973-1974
Contains correspondence and personal reminiscences of Brigham Young University during Franklin S. Harris' time as university president. Materials dated 1973 to 1974.
Martha Cragun Cox collected reminiscences
Photocopy of a handwritten notebook. The item includes reminiscent accounts collected by Cox from elderly people who knew Joseph Smith. Much of the information comes from family stories. The date of the materials is uncertain, perhaps near the end of the nineteenth century.
Day, Orville Cox, approximately 1950-1969
Contains excerpts from oral history interview with Day. Also includes a copy of Cox's reminiscence of Karl G. Maeser.
Artemisia Sidnie Myers Foote reminiscences
Artemisia accompanied her mother to the site of the "Haun's Mill Massacre" of 1838 shortly after the incident. Two of her brothers were wounded in that affair. She describes what she saw of the dead and wounded and also tells how she felt at the time. She also quotes what her brother, George Myers, said of the experience of being wounded in the incident.
A glimpse of the spirit world
Photocopies of a holograph document. Washburn suffered the loss of three family members including his wife in 1921. Shortly thereafter he was taken ill with influenza, and his deceased wife came to visit him from the spirit world. She assured him she and all their dead children were productive and happy. Washburn relates what she said and what he saw of the spirit world.
O. T. Hanks reminiscences
Handwritten and signed record of Hank's involvement in the Civil War. The account was written from memory in 1918 and describes his service in Company K, First Texas Infantry.