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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 1102 Collections and/or Records:

John H. Purdy correspondence to James L. Purdy

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 862
Scope and Contents Handwritten correspondence from John Purdy to his brother, James, about his overland journey by ox team from Columbus, Ohio, to California in 1849. Purdy is an intelligent and detailed writer. He describes various companies' rules and regulations and his attempts to join a suitable group traveling to California. Purdy's company encountered Native Americans and two of his party were killed. He also mentions his visit to Salt Lake City and how the company made their own road to Los Angeles,...
Dates: 1849-1851
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

James Quayle papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1460
Scope and Contents

Collection includes journals, correspondence to Quayle and other family members, deeds of Quayle's and other family members, business papers and genealogical records. Also includes various other records of the Quayle family.

Dates: 1852-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

R. C. Grey correspondence to Zane Grey, 1900-1920

 File — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233647673], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 8316 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

This file contains letters from R. C. to Zane Grey regarding work and baseball. R. C. addresses the letters to "Pearl" and "Doc", dating from 1900 to 1920.

Dates: 1900-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey correspondence / Zane Grey personal correspondence

R. Lynn Nielson papers, 1944-2012

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 8 File 877
Scope and Contents Materials contain a history of R. Lynn Nielson regarding his service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Discusses training and radio school, serving in Hawaii, and fighting the Japanese in Kwajalein, Saipan, Tinian, the Philippines, and Okinawa. Includes maps, poems, and journal entries written by Nielson in 1987 and 1991, Army certificates, copied photographs, and copied newspaper articles. There is also a Saints at War Participant Information Sheet with background and consent...
Dates: 1944-2012
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 Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Signal Corps

Leonhard Ragaz letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306828]
Identifier: MSS SC 915
Scope and Contents

Two letters. One was written to A. Baseho in Zurich, Switzerland. Ragaz mentions briefly his brother's illness, conditions at work, and his book "Die Bedeutung Woodrow Wilsons für die Schweiz und für die Welt."

Dates: 1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Alonzo H. Raleigh autobiography and letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225531422]
Identifier: MSS 3172
Scope and Contents

Collection includes the typescript of an autobiography of Alonzo (6 p.). Also, typescript of a letter written by Alonzo on 29 October 1843 from Nauvoo, Illinois, to his father-in-law, John Taber (or Tabor), in Alfred, Maine. The two-page letter details the recent death of Alonzo's wife and Taber/Tabor's daughter, Mary Ann Taber/Tabor (b. 16 April 1822 in North Brewer, York, Maine).

Dates: 1843-1896
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Michael Ranger-Jones letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309376]
Identifier: MSS SC 1183
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter composed on May 20, 1850 near the upper crossing of the Platte River. This item was addressed to his wife while he was traveling to the gold fields of California. It describes traveling along the Oregon Trail.

Dates: 1850 May 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Nils Gunnar Rasmuson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS FM 19
Abstract

Handwritten and typewritten documents on microfilm. They include diaries, correspondence, blessings, certificates, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate largely to Rasmuson's career as a journalist and to his personal life. Also included are papers of Nils' sister, Anna C. Rasmuson.

Dates: 1912-1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ray T. Matheny papers, approximately 1942-2016

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8970 Series 1
Scope and Contents Records and correspondence regarding Ray Matheny's World War II service in the Army Air Corps as a B-17 flight crew engineer, dating from 1942 to 2016. Also Matheny's research records regarding World War II relating to his service (1942-1944) and time as a POW at Stalag XVII-B, including two pieces of barbed wire from the camp (1944-1945). Later email correspondence generated in the 1990’s and early 2000’s regarding POW reunions and research for Matheny's book Rite of Passage is also present...
Dates: approximately 1942-2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ray T. Matheny family papers

Recollections of Ernest L. Wilkinson

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330109]
Identifier: MSS SC 3075
Scope and Contents

Includes a tribute to Wilkinson; an address to the Provo Ladies Literary Club, 15 March 1978; and a cover letter, 7 December 2000, to University Archivist at BYU. All items focus on her work with Ernest L. Wilkinson and on details of his life.

Dates: approximately 1975-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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