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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Calvin Beecher papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7981
Scope and Contents

Contains posters and family histories. The posters are news maps of World War II that depict the location of battles and other war related news, dated circa 1939-1945. The family histories are all on CD and cover the lives of Calvin and Jean Beecher, as well as several of their ancestors and were compiled circa 2011.

Dates: approximately 2011; approximately 1939-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Calvin Beecher papers

Photographs of John Birch

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227643951]
Identifier: MSS 3673
Scope and Contents

Two negatives and one photograph of John Birch and three Chinese people in China during World War II.

Dates: approximately 1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Photographs of John Birch

Blaisdell family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6207
Abstract

This collection contains the Blaisdell family papers, consisting of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, programs, articles, family history notes and papers, genealogy books, articles, and other miscellaneous papers, dated circa 1800-1984.

Dates: approximately 1800-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Blaisdell family papers

Richard Marsh Butler papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8849
Scope and Contents Consists of Richard Marsh Butler's personal scrapbook (including military papers, foreign cartoons and maps, photographs, letters, notes and other small personal memorabilia, a patriarchal blessing, a lock of hair, cloth swatches, pieces of Nazi stationary, postcards, foreign currency, etc.); POW items (clippings, letters, ID cards, etc.); family history papers (a historical guardianship transfer document, Butler's flight log and war diary; assorted ephemera, including U.S. and foreign...
Dates: approximately 1888-1997; Majority of material found within approximately 1933-1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Richard Marsh Butler papers

Hugh W. Colton papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8024
Scope and Contents Contains research materials used by Lee Roderick in his biography of Hugh W. Colton. The collection mainly consists of photocopied newspaper clippings and family history books, but there are also some photographs and ephemera. The photocopied newspaper clippings are typically about Hugh W. Colton and his business ventures with J. Willard Marriott, his experiences in World War II, and his professional life as a county lawyer and rancher in Vernal Utah. Also included in the collection are...
Dates: 1885-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hugh W. Colton papers

Merian C. Cooper papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2008
Scope and Contents Collection contains personal papers, business records, audiovisual materials, and photographs which document most aspects of Merian C. Cooper's life and his varied careers. It includes research and information on documentary and feature motion picture production in the United States from the mid-1920s through the early 1950s, as well as information on world exploration, the United States Air Force (particularly during World War II), and early television. The collection also documents several...
Dates: 1888-1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers

J. L. Crawford slides of World War II

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239251470]
Identifier: MSS 9209
Scope and Contents Contains 205 photographic slides, three letters, and small token collection relating to the life and military service of J.L. Crawford. Slides document J.L. Crawford's service in the U.S. Army while deployed in Europe and the 157 Infantry Division's liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. Slides also include propaganda slides from Adolf Hitler's regime. Letters are written to J.L. Crawford from fellow World War II veterans and include personal correspondence. Token collection contains...
Dates: 1920-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. L. Crawford slides of World War II

G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories and transcript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8954
Scope and Contents

Contains oral histories of G. C. Richard Galloway and Lois B. Galloway on cassette tape, CD, and transcript. The histories cover 1918-1945 and discuss their childhoods in Idaho and experiences during World War II, with some brief biographical information.

Dates: 2002; 2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories and transcript

Ray Hanchett history and diary

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239127134]
Identifier: MSS 9351
Scope and Contents

Contains Ray Hanchett's life history and mission journal, dated 1918 to 1991. The life history discusses Ray's family, college years, mission, Navy service, marriage, and service in church callings, including bishop, temple worker, and patriarch for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes photographs, ticket stubs, postcards, copies of a yearbook, and other documents. The mission journal details Ray's service in the North Central States Mission from 1938 to 1940.

Dates: 1918-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ray Hanchett history and diary

Harris L. Vincent mission papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3118
Scope and Contents

Collection includes letters, journals, ephemera, greeting cards, and printed materials from Vincent's mission to Tonga and World War II.

Dates: 1937-1950; 1937-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Harris L. Vincent mission papers

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