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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 133 Collections and/or Records:

Saints at War Project records for Civil War, 1861-2006

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 2
Scope and Contents Series contains transcripts of interviews with four Church History and Doctrine professors at Brigham Young University concerning the Civil War. Topics discussed in the interviews include the official stand of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the war and how Church members handled the situation and dealt with the Civil War; the relationship that Joseph Smith had with Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas; the first Latter-Day Saint man to receive the Medal of Honor; and the...
Dates: 1861-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records

Saints at War Project records for civilians, 1975-2007

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 12 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from Latter-day Saint civilians during the Vietnam War. Materials include interviews, memoirs, and oral histories. Dated 1975-2007.

Dates: 1975-2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for Vietnam War

Saints at War Project records for civilians, 1937-2009

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains accounts, autobiographies, interviews, memoirs, letters, photographs, histories, newspaper clippings, poetry, obituaries, articles, and books from Latter-Day Saint civilians who experienced the World War II, but did not serve in the military. The various materials detail the experiences of these civilians during the war, and some materials relate to the lives of specific civilians before and after the war. Dated 1937-2009.

Dates: 1937-2009
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 Cold War, 1952-2005

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 9
Scope and Contents

This series contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the Cold War. Materials include memoirs, letters, interviews and transcripts, and other papers. Dated 1952-2005.

Dates: 1952-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records

Saints at War Project records for Desert Storm/First Gulf War, 1990-2009

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 15
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in the Desert Storm/First Gulf War. Includes materials from Army, Air Force, and Navy. Dated 1990-2009.

Dates: 1990-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records

Saints at War Project records for Iraq War, approximately 2000-2017

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 16
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from Mormons serving in the Iraq War. Materials include memoirs, papers, photographs, interviews, and accounts. Dated approximately 2000-2017.

Dates: approximately 2000-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records

Saints at War Project records for Korean War, approximately 1945-2010

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the Korean War. Materials include papers, interviews, photographs, articles, memoirs, biographies, letters and publications. Dated 1945-2010.

Dates: approximately 1945-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records

Saints at War Project records for Mexican-American War, 1847

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Series includes a journal and transcription from an unknown soldier during the Mexican-American War. Journal is dated 1847.

Dates: 1847
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records

Saints at War Project records for multiple branches of the United States military, 1941-2006

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 14 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in multiple wars. Materials include papers, biographical data form, photographs, papers, books, and newspaper articles. Dated 1941-2006.

Dates: 1941-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for multiple wars

Saints at War Project records for multiple wars, 1941-2013

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 14
Scope and Contents

This series contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in multiple wars. Materials include papers, interviews, memoirs, biographies, articles, photographs, letters, and other papers. Dated 1941-2013.

Dates: 1941-2013
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records

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