Politics, Government, and Law
Found in 1641 Collections and/or Records:
Wallace F. Bennett letters
The three letters of this collection were written on 1, 12, and 23 March 1962. The first and last of these were written by Bennett to William M. Timmins, Jr., (1936- ), and the second was written by Timmins. The letters deal with the topics of free trade and the lead-zinc mining industry.
Wallace F. Bennett papers
Wallace F. Bennett photographs
Contains photographs and negatives depicting events during Wallace F. Bennett's tenure as senator from Utah in the United States Ssenate. Materials dated 1955-1970.
Mervyn Sharp Bennion
Typewritten biography of Mervyn Bennion. Mervyn was born and raised in Vernon, Utah, attended the U.S. Naval Academy, and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He was the Captain on board the U.S.S. West Virginiaat Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He was killed in the attack.
Ezra Taft Benson address
A handwritten copy of a speech delivered while Benson was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Concerns government and individuals and specifically refers to post-World-War-II Russia. Includes two transcriptions of the speech, one handwritten and one typed; the latter was prepared by the Brigham Young University Department of Special collections and Manuscripts.
Ezra Taft Benson receipt
Handwritten per diem receipt dated 24 January 1853 and signed by Ezra Taft Benson (1811-1869). The receipt acknowledges payment of $120.00 from Benjamin G. Ferris, secretary of the treasury, Utah Territory, for service at the 1852-1853 Legislative Assembly.
Frederick William Benteen letters
F. R. Bentley notice
Handwritten notice of a claim of water rights to "Tombstone Spring" located in Mohave County, Arizona. Bentley and the "undersigned" (missing from the document) lay claim to a spring three miles west of the Macaac Woolf Hole Spring, Mohave County, Arizona. The item was recorded at the request of Moroni Snow of St. Geroge, Utah.
Jose A. Bernal petition
Photocopy of a handwritten document. The item is a petition from Bernal requesting a discharge from the army. Bernal lost two fingers in an accident while serving in the military.
John M. Bernhisel papers
The Papers of John Milton Bernhisel includes three (3) archival series: Series I: Political Papers, circa 1847-1864; Series II: Personal Papers, circa 1825-1910; and Series III: Secondary Sources, circa 1909-1964.