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Autobiographies

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 2092 Collections and/or Records:

Charles A. Beam autobiography, approximately 2000

 File — Box 46: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 11; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231005361], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 File 1032
Scope and Contents Materials contain an autobiography of Charles A. Beam entitled "In Retrospect: Looking Back at My Life" written mostly about the war and post-war years, but also contains information about his civilian life before and after the war. Beam writes about enlisting in the U.S. Navy and about working under a marine officer because he was stranded on an island during a battle. Beam writes of being severely burned while fighting a fire in a sub. Beam tells how he was recruited into a top secret...
Dates: approximately 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy

Charles B. Madden memoir and photograph, 1962-2004

 File — Box 45: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 12; Series 14; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005353], Folder: 23
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 File 1011
Scope and Contents

Materials contain a short memoir that explains that Charles B. Madden enlisted in World War II because he felt bad for missing World War I, but just before he shipped they changed the age limit and he became ineligible. He discusses his transfer to Hill Air Force Base and being over a Japanese Labor Camp. A photograph of corpsmen at retirement including himself. Dated 1962-2004.

Dates: 1962-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army

Charles Claten Branham papers, 1942-1944, 1997-2002

 File — Box 34: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231005247], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 787
Scope and Contents note Material contains papers of Charles Claten Branham, regarding his service in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942-1947. Contains a memoir written by Branham (circa 1999) that describes his fighting in St. Lo and Brest, France. He describes being wounded in Maastritch, Holland. Contains photographs of Branham in 1942 and of Brest and St. Lo in 1944. Contains photographs of Branham's visits to monuments and memorial sites in France and England in 1997 and 1999. Also contains newspaper...
Dates: 1942-1944; 1997-2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Infantry

Charles Eastwood memoir and photographs, approximately 1944

 File — Box 64: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231012979], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 8 File 1358
Scope and Contents

Material contains the personal memoir of Charles Eastwood regarding his service in the U.S. Army during the World War II. Eastwood answers the Saints at War questionnaire in his memoir. File also contains three photocopied photographs of Eastwood, two earlier photographs and one more recent photograph. Dated approximately 1944.

Dates: approximately 1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Signal Corps

Charles F. Foster papers, 1944-2000

 File — Box 10: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005486], Folder: 22
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 266
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a memoir detailing the maritime experiences of Charles F. Foster in the U.S. Navy during World war II aboard the U.S.S. Winged Arrow. Discusses his unit's role in supplying the invading troops at Saipan and Leyte, in the Philippines, with a description of naval bombardments on enemy coastal batteries at the former battle. Includes his discharge papers, a card stating which medals he was awarded, and a copy of his birth certificate. Photographs show him in full military...
Dates: 1944-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy

Charles Goodliffe papers, 1941-2010

 File — Box 76: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197232480563], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 2 File 1561
Scope and Contents Contain biographical and autobiographical sketches about Charles Goodliffe's service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Describes his work as a clerk in the quartermaster's office in the Philippines, and subsequent capture during the Japanese invasion. He describes the conditions of the prisoner of war camp and his transfer by ship to Japan, where he worked in a mine. He also describes his rescue at the end of the war and being nursed back to health before his return to the...
Dates: 1941-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps

Charles H. Henry memoir and photographs, before 2000

 File — Box 12: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005023], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1 File 310
Scope and Contents note Materials include a memoir detailing Charles H. Henry's military experiences in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942-1945. Discusses his education, induction in the Army, basic training, and eventual training as a medical soldier. Describes his training experiences at Medical Officer Candidate School, his duties as a medical officer, and the methods used to train his company of medical soldiers. Discusses support received from his family and his activity in the Church of Jesus Christ...
Dates: before 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Medical Corps

Charles K. Revell memoir, date of production not identified

 File — Carton 125: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 9; Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 16; Series 14; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197239146332], Folder: 67
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

File contains two memoirs, one of the experiences of Charles K. Revell while in the U.S. Navy during World War II; the other titled "Over There" and is a history of the 1748th Engineer PEtroleum Distribution Company regarding their time in Ie Shima, Okinawa, and Korea. Also contains photograph of Revell. Date of production not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy

Charles Larry Murray papers, 1939-1945, approximately 2001

 File — Box 7: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197231005452], Folder: 26-27
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 6 File 203
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a brief memoir detailing Charles Larry Murray's service in the U.S. Army during the World War II, including his training and action seen in North African, Italian, Indian, and Chinese campaigns. Includes photocopies of his discharge papers. Photographs include two of Murray in full military dress, two of Murray with his fellow soldiers, and one of him in a transport truck. Also contains a photograph of Murray with his high school basketball team. Dated 1939-1945,...
Dates: 1939-1945; approximately 2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Signal Corps

Charles Shuster Zane autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230232909]
Identifier: MSS 707
Scope and Contents

Mimeographed copy of a typewritten autobiography. Zane writes about his early life as a student and as a lawyer in Springfield, Illinois. He tells about his personal acquaintance with Abraham Lincoln and about hearing Lincoln give formal speeches on several occasions. Zane was appointed a federal judge in 1884 for the territory of Utah and writes about presiding over a number of important cases relating to polygamy in Utah. He later practiced law in Utah.

Dates: 1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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