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Literature

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 661 Collections and/or Records:

Ralph Straus letter to a Mr. Holbrook

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230242148]
Identifier: MSS SC 529
Scope and Contents

TLS. The letter discusses his books published in the United States and his research.

Dates: 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

May Swenson poetry

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2172
Scope and Contents

Folder one includes several drafts of Swenson's poem, "My Name Was Called," with a cover letter to Dennis Rowley dated November 6, 1989, giving background information. Folder two contains drafts of four poems which appear in her book, Half sun, half sleep: new poems (New York:Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967), bearing her corrections. The four poems are entitled: "Naked in Borneo," "News from the Cabin," "A Yellow Circle," and "Dear Elizabeth."

Dates: 1964-1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Symposia and other events

 Series
Identifier: UA 5659 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains audio recordings of the talk radio program Thinking Aloud on compact discs. Program content covers a wide variety of subjects including science and technology, art and literature, social sciences, and history. Dates range from 2005 to 2012.

Dates: 2005-2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / BYU Broadcasting recordings

Annie Atkin Tanner papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8835
Scope and Contents Contains materials pertaining to the life of Annie Atkin Tanner. Some materials were written by Tanner, while others were contributed by family members after her death. Includes literary works, family histories, and correspondence. Contains handwritten, typewritten, and printed documents, as well as photographs. Materials, primarily from Utah, document her personal relationships and efforts as an author. Frequent subjects are family history, Utah life, and Mormonism. Dated approximately...
Dates: approximately 1893-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John Arthur Taylor papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3284
Scope and Contents

Collection primarily contains the papers related to two book collections donated to BYU by John A. Taylor: the "Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) collection" and "Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) collection." Also includes correspondence, invoices, and business papers related to Mrs. Trollope's Bazaar; articles/essays relating to Trollope; two videos about Benjamin Disraeli; newspaper/magazine articles; and a CD containing a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Taylor about book collecting.

Dates: approximately 1965-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Samuel W. Taylor papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 716
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, research materials, and drafts relating to Taylor's histories, novels, articles, plays, and motion picture scripts. The materials relate to a wide range of Mormon related topics and to other subjects.

Dates: 1940-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Douglas H. Thayer papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3178
Abstract

The collections consists primarily of manuscripts of Thayer's works, including personal notes, publisher/editor corrections and correspondence, and some public response. Also included are various newspaper and magazine articles featuring the author.

Dates: approximately 1950-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

The girl who died / typescript by Christopher Adams

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324011]
Identifier: MSS SC 2471
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book manuscript for publication. The item includes handwritten corrections made by the author. This novel is a mystery about how a girl died.

Dates: 1955
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

"The Modern Chinese Literary Movement", approximately 1931-1940

 File — Box 58: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197227637466], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 9 File 4
Dates: approximately 1931-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Helen Foster Snow papers / Helen Foster Snow published and unpublished manuscripts / Helen Foster Snow files on Living China

The Spalding Manuscript and the Greek and Roman Classics

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232564366]
Identifier: MSS 8991
Scope and Contents Contains a typed copy of "The Spalding Manuscript and the Greek and Roman Classics" written by Dale W. Adams from Park City, Utah. The material discusses the connections between Solomon Spalding's manuscript of the Roman discovery of the Americas with Homeric epics including "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" while also discrediting claims made by critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concerning Joseph Smith plagiarizing this manuscript when writing "The Book of Mormon"....
Dates: 2017 February 23
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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