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Middle East

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young University vice-presidential international correspondence, 1992-2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5453 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and information of Brigham Young University students associated with the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, the Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Lithuania, Mongolia, Morocco, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, and Ukraine, 1992-2007.

Dates: 1992-2007

Brigham Young University vice-presidential photographs of international political leaders, 1992-2010

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5453 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of international political leaders associated with the International Vice President's office, 1992-2010. The political leaders are from the League of Arab States, the European Union, Africa, Asia, South America, Australia, and North America.

Dates: 1992-2010

Paul R. Cheesman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2049
Scope and Contents Contains manuscripts (personal and professional papers), publisher's gallery prints, color transparencies (including 35 mm slides), negatives, color separations, photographs, personal literary materials, research and reference files, audio and visual materials, and historical books, covering over 30 years of research in the ancient Americas, other ancient civilizations, and history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A vast majority of the materials in this collection involve...
Dates: approximately 1945-1991

Department of Geography slides of the world, 1965-1993, bulk 1965-1976

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7649 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains 3881 slides of various countries around the world.

Dates: 1965-1993; bulk 1965-1976

Kent P. Jackson diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7577
Scope and Contents

Contains daily diaries of Kent P. Jackson from 1961 to 2018. Diaries document his personal and professional life beginning with early memories from living in Holland with his family, and journals and appointment books from his mission in Austria. Later diaries document trips to the Middle East, New England, church callings, family life and traditions, civic engagement, and day-to-day work log at Brigham Young University.

Dates: approximately 1961-2018

Orin D. Parker family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8797
Scope and Contents

Contains the research and writings of Orin Parker (mainly regarding his career in AMIDEAST), personal writings of Rita Clement Parker, research and documents on the Parker and Clement family lines (Bird, Drury, Duke Estes, Kartchner, Murphy, and others), 25 family "logs" (yearly scrapbooks compiled by Rita), and assorted other family papers. Materials are dated approximately 1940-2015.

Dates: approximately 1940-2015

R. H. Walker professional papers, 1952-1977

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2137 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains reports on the construction, budgeting, and administration of the American University at Beirut, yearbooks, letters, speeches, publications, and minutes from Rudger H. Walker's time at University of Beirut, and other professional papers of Walker related to Brigham Young University and agriculture. Materials dated 1952 to 1977.

Dates: 1952-1977

Relva Booth Ross collection on Joseph W. Booth

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9495
Scope and Contents Collection includes documents related to Joseph Wilford Booth, who served missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Turkey, Armenia, and other countries in the Middle East from 1898 to his death in 1928. Includes photocopies of various articles, scrapbook pages, letters written from Syria, photographs, a transcript of memorial services, and other documents, collected by Relva Booth Ross. Includes a biographical sketch of Booth by Ross that does not have a date of...
Dates: approximately 1901-1971

Sidney B. Sperry correspondence, 1945-1954

 Series — Box 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197227664155]
Identifier: UA 618 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence with his family, students, Church notables and fellow scholars, senators, Ernest Wilkinson, and others.

Dates: 1945-1954

Sidney B. Sperry correspondence, family history, students papers, finances, 1938-1960

 Series — Box 4: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197227663983], Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 618 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence with members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (RLDS), including president Israel A. Smith, F. Henry Edwards, and C. J. Hunt. Materials date from 1938 to 1960)

Dates: 1938-1960