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 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 758 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ernest DeAlton Partridge and Nell Clark Partridge family photographs and scrapbooks, approximately 1895-1994

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4153 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Includes Partridge family photographs, negatives, scrapbooks, transparencies, and some paintings of weddings, military life, portraits of family members, and daily family life and travel. Dated approximately 1895 to 1994.

Dates: approximately 1895-1994
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ernest DeAlton Partridge and Nell Clark Partridge family papers

Quin Eskelsen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1932
Scope and Contents

Typewritten history of the Utah National Guard, correspondence relating to the water supply of Brigham City, Utah, notes, speeches, and a classified book relating to United States' intelligence information on Panay Island of the "Philippine Series."

Dates: 1944-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ethel Lucile Dimond Smith family papers, 1876-1935

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8922 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Series includes documents related to the parents, siblings, and ancestors of Ethel Lucile Dimond Smith, including primarily the Thomas Dimond and Samuel Bennion families. Includes letters, deeds, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. Dates 1876-1935.

Dates: 1876-1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Calvin Schwartz Smith and Ethel Lucile Dimond Smith papers

David L. Evans interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331214]
Identifier: MSS SC 3185
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview given by Dr. David L. Evans to Paul R. Murphy on November 25, 1982. This history concerns the experiences of Dr. Evans during his involvement as a United States soldier in World War II. Dr. Evans was a U.S. Army Forward Observer in the 94th Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations from August 1944 to January 1946. In this capacity he experienced much close combat. The interview was structured basically toward bringing out how Dr. Evans became...
Dates: 1982 November 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Edward Everett letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325091]
Identifier: MSS SC 2575
Scope and Contents Handwritten and signed letters. Many of these items were also written by Charles Everett. In three instances letters written by Edward and Charles are found on the same sheet of paper. The materials were written in Carthage, Illinois and addressed to Samuel W. Everett. Charles was a sergeant and Edward was a lieutenant in the Quincy Reflemen militia unit. Most of the items deal with activities by the militia in relation to the Mormons in Nauvoo, Illinois, including attempts to arrest...
Dates: 1845-1847
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Excerpts from the diary by an anonymous author

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336981]
Identifier: MSS 2690
Scope and Contents

Typewritten excerpts from the diary of an unnamed cadet nurse from 4 Jan. 1943 to 15 Nov. 1945. She served in the military from June 1944 to Dec. 1946. She writes about her experiences being trained as a nurse, treating patients, and the celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the end of the war. The author requested that her name not be used.

Dates: 1943-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Experiences in the U.S. Armed Forces Infantry

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318781]
Identifier: MSS SC 1996
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a diary. Young kept his journal from 22 April 1918 to 13 May 1919 which was the time of his military service. Young was drafted into the United States Army and served with the 91st "Wild West" Division which landed in France in July 1918 and returned to the United States in April 1919. Young's entries are often lengthy and highly detailed. He describes his experiences in training and in combat and the various activities of the soldiers.

Dates: 1918-1919
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ivan A. Farnworth interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331230]
Identifier: MSS SC 3191
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by Stan Burnett on 31 Jan. 1985 for the Ray Hillam war project. Farnworth was inducted into the military at Camp Fremont, California. He contracted influenza in 1918. He served as a guard in France, and went to Camp Lincoln after the war to guard Afro-Americans. Farnworth was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He had five cousins that also served in the war, and two of them died. He said that he and his brother received...
Dates: 1985 January 31
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Scott M. Fellows interview with Wayne A. Farr

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3032
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an interview conducted by Scott M. Fellows on 14 Feb. 1985 for the War Project at Brigham Young University. Also included is the reel-to-reel sound tape from which the trancription was made. Warr talks about his three tours of duty in Vietnam starting in 1965, 1967, and 1970. He discusses how the war changed over those years. He was wounded in combat in 1967.

Dates: 1985 February 14
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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