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Biographies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 3199 Collections and/or Records:

Young, S. Dilworth, 1965-1978

 File — Box 194: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197231015196], Folder: 14
Identifier: UA 909 Series 1
Dates: 1965-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Collection on university faculty and staff / Collection on university faculty members

Zacheus Cheney, 1964-1967

 File — Box 40: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644621], Folder: 25
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 73
Scope and Contents

Contains a glossy reproduced photo of Zacheus "Cheny," biographical sketches for Zacheus and two wives (Mary Ann Fisher and Amanda Miller Evans), and a family group record for Zacheus and Amanda. Materials dated 1964 to 1967.

Dates: 1964-1967
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Zaidee Walker Miles biography of Abigail Middlemass Walker, 1943

 File — Folder 3: [Barcode: 31197235233266]
Identifier: MSS 8222
Scope and Contents Written by her daughter Zaidee Walker Miles, this 26 page typed life sketch portrays Abigail Middlemass Walker's family history, life, and service. Zaidee writes extensively of Abigail's childhood, describing it as "a good living, plain but wholesome." She also details her early marriage to Charles Lowell Walker and relocation to Southern Utah when they were called to the "Cotton Mission" in 1862. Zaidee also describes Abigail's legacy of tireless service to her family,...
Dates: 1943
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles L. Walker and Zaidee Walker Miles papers

Zane Grey biographical histories , 1943-1949

 File — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197235219026], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence from authors wanting to write biographies of Grey, and Zane Grey as I Know Him, by Bob Carney dating from 1943 to 1949.

Dates: 1943-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey personal papers / Zane Grey biographies

Zane Grey biographical history extracts , between 1920 and 1970

 File — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197235219026], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical history extracts from various sources detailing parts of Zane Grey's life and works dating from between 1920 and 1970.

Dates: between 1920 and 1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey personal papers / Zane Grey biographies

Zane Grey biographical manuscripts, 1927-1938

 Sub-Series — Box 8: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197233647608], Folder: 1-8
Identifier: MSS 8316 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains a manuscript of The Living Past: The Autobiography of Zane Grey and a screenplay of We are Enjoined to Overcome the Last Wilderness -- Ourselves, dating from 1927 to 1938.

Dates: 1927-1938
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey manuscripts

Zane Grey biographies, approximately 1920-1976

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts, extracts, notes, and other materials relating to biographies on Grey dating from approximately 1920 to 1976.

Dates: approximately 1920-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey personal papers

Zane Grey biography, 1948-1949

 File — Carton 3: [Barcode: 31197239253096], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 8710
Dates: 1948-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zane Grey Inc. records

Zane Grey newspaper biographical history, between 1920 and 1960

 File — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197235219026], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains a proofsheet of a biographical history on Zane Grey dating from between 1920 and 1960.

Dates: between 1920 and 1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey personal papers / Zane Grey biographies

Zane Grey personal papers, approximately 1900-1976

 Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials concerning Grey's life and death and his personal relationships with friends and family. These materials include autographs, correspondence with his wife, Lina Grey, and son, Romer, journals, itineraries, and other materials documenting his fishing expeditions and writing trips, and biographical histories written about him both during and after his life dating from approximately 1900 to 1976.

Dates: approximately 1900-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zane Grey papers

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