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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 190 Collections and/or Records:

Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific), 1931-2009

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6
Scope and Contents

This series contains documents from Latter-day Saints that served in the Pacific part of World War II. Records are from the army, air corps, marine corps, navy, coastal guard, civilians, and merchants. Also contains artifacts yearbooks, photographs, currency, and stamps that have been included. Dated 1931-2009.

Dates: 1931-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records

Saints at War Project records for World War II (South-East Asia), approximately 1941-2008

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains material related to Latter-Day Saints serving in the South-east Asia Theater during World War II. Includes interviews, autobiographies, memoirs, photographs, memoirs, accounts, military records, and other papers. Dates approximately 1941-2008.

Dates: approximately 1941-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records

Saints at War Project video cassettes of interviews and other footage, approximately 2001-2008

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 19 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains interviews of Latter-Day Saint Apostles, scenic footage, and other interviews and footage relating to the Saints at War Project. Dated approximately 2001-2008.

Dates: approximately 2001-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project documentary and interview media

Saints at War Project video files on DVD, approximately 2001-2009

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 19 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains interviews of Latter-Day Saints, some Apostles or Church leaders, relating to their or others' military service. Dated approximately 2001-2009.

Dates: approximately 2001-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project documentary and interview media

Saints at War video files on VHS, 1990-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 19 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains video files on VHS relating to the military of Latter-Day Saint servicemen. Dated approximately 1990-2010.

Dates: 1990-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project documentary and interview media

Saints at War World War II artifacts and literature, 1931-1951

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains documents from Latter-day Saints that served in the Pacific part of World War II. Records are from the army, air corps, marine corps, navy, coastal guard, civilians, and merchants. Also contains artifacts yearbooks, photographs, currency, and stamps that have been included. Dated 1931-2009.

Dates: 1931-1951
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific)

Saints at War World War II interviews on video cassette , 2003-2005

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 19 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains interviews of Latter-Day Saints regarding their military service for the Saints at War Project. Dated 2003-2005.

Dates: 2003-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project documentary and interview media / Saints at War Project video cassettes of interviews and other footage

Schwatlo family letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239125328]
Identifier: MSS 9588
Scope and Contents Contains family correspondence in two subsets: 111 letters and postcards written between Joachim Schwatlo-Gesterding and his wife Doris, or from Joachim to a "Peterchen" ("little Peter," possibly Doris's son from her previous marriage) or the odd family member or friend, mostly while he was a prisoner of war in Russia (in Moscow and nearby Lager'), between January 1944 and September 1955; and 58 letters and postcards written to Siegfried Carl Schwatlo (and/or occasionally Pearl before they...
Dates: 1939-1955
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

E. Gene Shumway family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8874
Scope and Contents Contains papers relating to the life and military service of Marjorie, Don L., and E. Gene Shumway during World War II, collected by E. Gene Shumway. Especially well documented is the the Women's Army Corps service and life of Marjorie Shumway. Included are many of her scrapbooks and photographs. Includes several letters sent between Marjorie, Don, and E. Gene and their family. Includes some phonograph records created by Don L. Included too are books and technical manuals of E. Gene, and...
Dates: 1928-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Albert Aikens Smith papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7686
Scope and Contents Contains materials pertaining to Albert Aikens Smith's personal life and professional military life. Includes military papers, correspondence, maps, photographs and negatives from Smith’s time training and serving in the National Guard of Utah from 1929-1937, and the United States Army in WWII and the Korean War. Photographs and negatives also pertain to Smith’s personal life, focused on his wife and children. School yearbooks are from Smith’s time at David High School and BYU. The Albert...
Dates: 1920-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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