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Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 322 Collections and/or Records:

Delle F. Morris diaries

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348960]
Identifier: MSS 355
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries. Morris writes about her trip to Great Britain and Scotland. She records her daily activities and comments on hotels, foods, and various sights.

Dates: 1887
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Mortar, approximately 1943

 Item — Box 136: Series 17 [Barcode: 31197239146175]
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 17 Item 9
Scope and Contents

Mortar bomb with inscription: "Souvenir from Munda from the boys of 161 GIG PHOTO APO 43; Bob, Ed, Joe, Verel, Dick, Jesse, Ira."

Dates: approximately 1943
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project artifacts and photographs

Nazi patch, approximately 1939-1945

 File — Box 87: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 17 [Barcode: 31197233285086], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 File 1734
Scope and Contents note

Material contains a patch with a black background with a gold eagle and swastika. Dated approximately 1939-1945.

Dates: approximately 1939-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe)

Neal Montgomery ration book, 1943

 File — Box 75: Series 2; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 13; Series 17 [Barcode: 31197232480555], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 8 File 1548
Scope and Contents

Materials include a ration book issued to Neal Montgomery. Dated 1943.

Dates: 1943
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 printed materials

Carl E. Nelson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2335
Scope and Contents Contains records of Nelson's family from Denmark as well as Brigham City, Utah; Nelson's education in Box Elder County, Salt Lake Schools, Weber College (Ogden, Utah), BYU, and New York University. The collection also includes papers concerning his early career as an engineer, his work for Bell Laboratory (New Jersey), and his World War II records related to his work in the control of optical and precision instruments industries in Berlin. Also included are professional files related to the...
Dates: 1890-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Jock Nickerson notes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335397]
Identifier: MSS 372
Scope and Contents

Handwritten book containing notes on geometry and on geometrical figures. The book includes many drawings of such figures and calculations based on them. The date of the materials is uncertain. Nickerson lived his last few years with Rey L. Pratt. Nickerson claimed to have known the LDS Church leaders, Joseph Smith and Parley P. Pratt. A brief essay is included which speculates on this claim.

Dates: approximately 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Oliver R. Smith artifacts and Hill Cumorah Pageant records, undated

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2087 Series 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The six series in the Oliver R. Smith papers are arranged according to genre type. The first series contains Smith's correspondence. The second includes various family newsletters as well as writings by and about Smith. The third series is comprised of university memoranda from the '50s, '60s, and '70s. Another small series contains various photographs, including several of BYU. The largest series is Smith's subject files which contain information on BYU student clubs such as Delta Phi,...
Dates: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Oliver R. Smith papers

One hundredth year anniversary of the birth of John Lyon, 1803-1903. Insignia doily., 1903

 Item — Oversize-folder osfolder: Series 3
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 3 Item 2
Dates: 1903
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Lyon papers / John Lyon letters and writings

Oral history interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230238047]
Identifier: MSS SC 315
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an interview by George Addy, Brigham Young University History Department, with Johnson concerning his life.

Dates: 1961
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Cornelius Rawlings Peterson sweater, coat, and hat

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197232516556]
Identifier: UA 716
Scope and Contents

Contains a student council school sweater, a leather coat decorated with a cougar head painted by Glen Potter, and a felt hiking hat with pins awarded for each year of the Timp Hike (1935-1946).

Dates: 1935-1936
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

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