Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, speeches, bills, legislative resolutions, press releases, and financial records that document Wallace F. Bennett's activities during his time as a senator between 1948 and 1974 in Utah and Washington D.C. The central topic of these materials (which were mostly created during Bennett's later terms in the US Senate) is the Cold War, including how to promote peaceful coexistence between the Soviet Union and America. They also reveal the immense changes that...

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Glass photo slides, mementos, and biographical material pertaining to Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin. The collection includes a collection of 30 glass photo slides, comprised of 18 of Fleming's originals depicting his experiments to prove penicillin's value in 1928-9, 11 scenes Bryner took while on a family trip with the Flemmings in 1954, and one memento from Louis Pasteur's funeral.

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Handwritten diary begun as an autobiography covering the years 1910-1931 and continuing as a diary from 1931 to 1936. It ends with a record of his struggle with tuberculosis which ended his life in 1936 at the age of 26. A letter to Christensen from his mother fills pages 167-176. It was written the morning of his death and describes various memories she had of him.

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Materials include photographs, letters, and documents related to Charles J. Langston's mission to Tonga from 1916 to 1918 and his death in Tonga in 1918. There is a letter to the family from the First Presidency and signed by Heber J. Grant, a photograph of Langston's tombstone in Tonga taken in 2002, letters from his mission president, and a letter home written by Langston himself. Dated 1916-2002.

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Personal papers of Arthur D. Slater, especially research materials on alcoholism.

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Series contains correspondence between Wallace F. Bennett and various friends, supporters, coworkers and individuals throughout the United States between 1951 and 1973. The series is broken up to reflect correspondence alphabetically, chronologically, thankful letters he received in addition to condolences, and various requests. Materials dated 1949-1984.

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Series contains correspondence concerning legislative acts, a variety of events and other subjects the senator was involved with between 1956 and 1972. Carbon copies of all outgoing letters are filed under the name of the correspondent. Materials dated 1956-1972.

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Series contains copies of correspondence concerning legislative acts, a variety of events and other subjects the senator was involved with. Materials dated 1959-1972.

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Subseries consists of thank you letters written to Senator Bennett and by him, and letters of congratulations and condolences written by him between 1951 and 1973. Despite the inclusive dates of 1951 to 1973, several years are missing from this file. Materials dated 1951-1973.