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Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 755 Collections and/or Records:

Beth Smith Edvalson interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341478]
Identifier: MSS 2633
Scope and Contents

Typescript probably taken from an interview. Edvalson talked about her nursing education at the University of Utah starting in 1943. She married Frederick M. Edvalson on 4 July 1945 after she completed her training.

Dates: approximately 2002

Edward Miller Grimm military photographs, 1961

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6025 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains military photographs of Edward Miller Grimm. There is one photograph of Edward Miller Grimm and General MacArthur shaking hands, and a photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower and 9 other men gathered around a table. Edward Miller Grimm is one of those men. Materials dated 1961.

Dates: 1961

Edward Miller Grimm military records on Navy and Army, 1918-1946

 Sub-Series — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197235222608], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 6025 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains military orders (i.e. records) that pertain to enlistment, commission, and rank advancement. Materials dated 1918 to 1946.

Dates: Other: 1918-1946

Edward Miller Grimm sketches, date of production not identified

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6025 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Consists of a few bound sketchbooks and a lot of loose papers with sketches. Some sketches are formal drawings, while others are practice works or variations of the same drawing. Date of production not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified

William B. Efner histories

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230307503]
Identifier: MSS SC 962
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of typewritten articles and histories written and compiled by Efner. They describe life in the early Dutch settlement of Schnectady, indian skirmishes, and Revolutionary warfare in the Mohawk Valley in the 1780's. Stories concerning prominent citizens, buildings, and landmarks are colorfully written. Schenectady is noted for its cloth industry which attracted many immigrants.

Dates: 1930-1950

Delia Ellison letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1725
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters addressed to Lt. Samuel L. Daggett of 11th Regiment Vermont Volunteers of the Union Army. Apparently, Daggett was stationed in or near Washington, D.C., for much of the war. Also included are letters from Ellison's and Daggett's family members. Ellison writes about her studies in Springfield, Vermont, and her teaching in Saxtons River, Vermont. She also talks about social occasions, kissing, fashions, and family matters.

Dates: 1862-1866

Robert Spurrier Ellison papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 568
Scope and Contents

Microfilmed copies of handwritten and typescripts of interview notes, correspondence, general notes, and lists. The materials relate primarily to the Indian wars of North America from 1866 to 1895. The original materials reside in the Ellison--Camp collection at the Denver Public Library. The items were initialy created and collected by Walter Mason Camp with some materials generated by Robert Ellison. Also included are typescripts of some of the items.

Dates: 1865-1925

Calvin William Elton interviews

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331412]
Identifier: MSS SC 3184
Scope and Contents Interview conducted by Murray Duff on April 16, 1985 for the Ray Hillam war project. Elton enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps in 1940, but he was used in ground combat in the Philippines in 1941. He was captured by the Japanese in 1942. He experienced the Bataan Death march for five days and was placed in a prison camp. Many men died every day because of disease and malnutrition. Elton talked about how he and his close friends kept each other alive. In 1943, he was sent to Japan....
Dates: 1985 April 16

Emmett Smith "Cyclone" Davis papers, 2008 July 22

 File — Box 124: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197232593928], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

File contains a resume of the career of Colonel Emmett Smith "Cyclone" Davis. The resume outlines Davis' service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. File also includes a small card with a picture of a fighter jet. Dated July 22, 2008.

Dates: 2008 July 22

Engagement with the enemy in Apache Canyon

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326081]
Identifier: MSS SC 2739
Scope and Contents

Handwritten account, in pencil, of the Battle of Glorieta Pass at Apache Canyon, New Mexico. Sopris writes about the deployment of the Union forces in the pass, the course of the battle, and the casualties on both sides.

Dates: approximately 1900