Poetry
Found in 445 Collections and/or Records:
History of New Samuel Whitney
Orson F. Whitney papers
Materials include correspondence, blessings, missionary certificates, letters, scrapbooks, poetry, other writings, newspaper clippings, documents, travel souvenirs, and other materials owned, written by, or relating to Orson F. Whitney, his family, and his acquaintances. Dated approximately 1842-1931.
Why I Fly / Gail S. Halvorsen, 1944
Wilbur T. Braithwaite papers, 1988-2000
Willard E. Kirkham papers, 1945, approximately 2000
Materials contain brief history of Willard E. Kirkham's experiences in a chemical warfare experiment in a mustard gas chamber, combat, and playing in a military band. Also included is a poem written during the Battle of St. Lo, France, a photocopied letter, and photographs of Kirkham. Dated 1945 and approximately 2000.
William Wood poem, 1863 May 20
Sonnet on Thomas L. Kane’s return from the Battle of Chancellorsville, in envelope addressed to Elizabeth Dennistoun Wood Kane in Thomas L. Kane’s handwriting, but author is “Wm.W.,” 1 p., 20 May 1863.
Wellington Paul Wilson letters
Handwritten letters and two poems. Wilson writes to his son, Joseph Ellis Wilson (1858-1930), and relates family matters and local happenings. He also speculates on Mormon theology. These items were written in Grantsville and in Panguitch, Utah. Most of them were sent to Joseph in Logan, Utah.
John Elias B. Winchester papers
Photocopies of a certificate, poems, bill of sale, and miscellaneous materials. Two of the items are in Hawaiian. Also included is a Chinook-English vocabulary list.
Winslow Whitney Smith papers, approximately 1920-1964
Materials include original envelopes addressed to Spencer W. Kimball and Emily Whitney Smith, an original steamer ticket for a "Grand Excursion to Lake Point" dated Monday, May 31, copies of poem and newspaper clippings, poems, and a copy of a short story written by Howard Vincent O'Brien titled "The House Is So Still." Dated approximately 1920-1964.
Emily H. Woodmansee papers
Handwritten and typed poems with handwritten corrections. Many of the items were clipped from the Women's Exponent and other Latter-Day Saint publications. The newspapers from which they were clipped are located with the collection. The materials deal largely with Latter-Day Saint themes.