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Europe -- Description and travel

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Vilate Elliott diaries

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232487477]
Identifier: MSS 282
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries. The earliest journal was kept from 1899 to 1900 when Elliott went from Provo, Utah to Bluff, Utah to teach school. She writes about school events, illnesses, and her selling of magazine subscriptions. The later journal was kept from 1924 to 1925 and describes Elliott's European tour.

Dates: 1899-1925

Edna Esmeralda postcards

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230312370]
Identifier: MSS SC 1405
Scope and Contents

Hand addressed postcards sent from Russia, England and Denmark to a Mrs. T. de Roode in the United States.

Dates: approximately 1908

Gerald N. Lund travel guides, 1980-1991

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8707 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains organized educational material and itineraries from tours of Biblical and Book of Mormon lands directed in part by Gerald Lund and his wife, Lynn. Includes maps, notes, outlines, and other materials used to educate and guide on tour. Materials dated 1980-1991.

Dates: 1980-1991

Gertrude L. Marcus travel papers, 1937-1941

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Materials include letters, information brochures, receipts, and maps of the travels Gertrude L. Marcus took. Dated 1937-1941.

Dates: 1937-1941

Richard L. Gunn diaries on Travel Study

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9087
Scope and Contents

Contains illustrated diaries by Richard L. Gunn documenting his work with BYU Travel Study. Includes detailed descriptions of individual tours with embedded photographs to areas including Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Dated 1986-2004.

Dates: 1986-2004

Milton H. Hardy diaries

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318666]
Identifier: MSS SC 1998
Scope and Contents

Two handwritten diaries and pasted in newsclippings. Many diary entries were made in short hand. The newsclippings relate to Hardy's discussions of religion and educational matters and to his attempts to harmonize religion and science. Hardy travelled through Europe in 1875 and was active in Utah educational matters upon his return.

Dates: 1875-1883

L. DeWayne Young collection of pamphlets, brochures, and other cultural information resources, approximately 1968-2010

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7850 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains travel brochures, maps, and books regarding the history and cultures of various countries. The majority of the materials refer to Eastern Europe with a large abundance of the resource materials focused on Poland. L. DeWayne Young collected these resources himself via travel and folk dance festivals. Dates range approximately from 1968-2010.

Dates: Publication: approximately 1968-2010

Dorothy L. Lisonbee papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8473
Scope and Contents

Contains papers, journals, scrapbooks, photos, newsletters, teaching materials, travel plan research and experiences, personal history collection and drafts, and other memorabilia from Lisonbee. Topics included with these materials memoirs of her mission with her husband in Guam-Micronesia and Ireland, volunteer opportunities in the AARP and the Kiwanas Club, letters and cards from friends and family, research for her autobiography, etc. Material dated approximately 1891-2014.

Dates: 1891-2014

Louisa Weir Seymour diaries, 1877-1880

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 511 Series 8
Scope and Contents note

Contains journals of Louisa Weir Seymour dated from May 27, 1877 to May 26, 1880. The journal entries deal with the day-to-day activities and excursions of Louisa and Truman Seymour in Europe.

Dates: Other: 1877-1880

My trip to Europe, June-August 1953

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308097]
Identifier: MSS SC 1015
Scope and Contents

Carbon copy of a typescript in one bound volume. Remiscent account and diary of a trip taken to Europe with Study Abroad, Inc., group under the direction of Dr. Gledhill from Brigham Young University. Describes in some depth the stops made and the sights she saw as the group travelled through Europe.

Dates: 1953