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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 185 Collections and/or Records:

Harris L. Vincent photographs and photographic negatives, 1937-1940

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3118 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs and negatives. Contains images of family, Tongan friends, George Albert Smith, and Harris L. Vincent with fellow missionaries.

Dates: 1937-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3118, Harris L. Vincent mission papers

Harris L. Vincent third-party correspondence, 1937-1940

 Sub-Series — Box 6: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197227616957], Folder: 11-16
Identifier: MSS 3118 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains miscellaneous letters from friends, family and Tongan friends which was received by Harris' parents during his mission.

Dates: 1937-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3118, Harris L. Vincent mission papers / Harris L. Vincent correspondence

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

Alexander and Vivia Hedquist ration books

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233631669]
Identifier: MSS 7898
Scope and Contents

Contains four ration books used during World War II. Two belong to Alexander Hedquist, the other two belong to Vivia Hedquist. Also includes some loose stamps. Dated approximately 1942-1945.

Dates: approximately 1942-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Alexander and Vivia Hedquist ration books

William A. Hightower papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2381
Abstract Contains Hightower's writings including novels, essays, and poetry. Includes correspondence from prison personnel, Hightower, and Genelle Larson Pugmire. Contains copies of a manuscript in which Hightower discusses his conviction and declares his innocence. Includes political essays discussing many of the current events during his prison term, including the Great Depression, World War II and the atomic bomb, and communism. Also includes various novels, many with western American themes....
Dates: 1924-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William A. Hightower papers

Hissrich and Gall families artifacts, 1942-1958

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3189 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes the dress Mary Agnes Gall wore on her wedding day; Richard E. Hissrich's military badges, pins, and medals; Richard and Mary Agnes Hissrich's marriage license and other papers relating to their marriage; photographs of Richard and Mary Agnes; and other papers relating to their lives. Also included is a memoir written by Richard E. Hissrich and a family group sheet and pedigree chart.

Dates: 1942-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3189, Hissrich and Gall families papers

Hissrich and Gall families papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3189
Abstract

This collection includes thirteen boxes of World War II correspondence between Mary Agnes Gall (Hissrich) and Richard E. Hissrich; World War II memorabilia including photographs, medals, articles of clothing, etc. It also includes one box of correspondence between Albert Gall and Ethel Maass during WWI; photographs from WWI; and other memorabilia relating to WWI. Also included in the collection are discs containing digitized images of the WWI photographs and the WWII correspondence.

Dates: 1918-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hissrich and Gall families papers

Emma G. Holloway collection of Society of Friends history

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6723
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of pamphlets and other materials concerning Quaker doctrine, pacifism, and education. The collection dates from 1879-1982. A lot of the collection deals with Swarthmore College, and the First Friends Church.

Dates: 1879-1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Emma G. Holloway collection of Society of Friends history

Hugh Nibley military papers, 1942-1945, 1995-1999

 File — Box 21: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197235234397], Folder: 7-9
Identifier: MSS 2721 Series 1
Dates: 1942-1945; 1995-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2721, Hugh Nibley papers / Hugh Nibley family and personal papers

Clayton William Huntsman diary and military ephemera

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232512530]
Identifier: MSS 6075
Abstract

The Clayton William Huntsman diary and military ephemera consists of a diary written during his military training and flight training, activities with his fiancee, his friends, and his family members. He also includes family news and information about activities while on leave. Ephemera includes Clayton William Huntsman's dog tags.

Dates: 1941-1943
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Clayton William Huntsman diary and military ephemera

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