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Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 758 Collections and/or Records:

O. T. Hanks reminiscences

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 671
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed record of Hank's involvement in the Civil War. The account was written from memory in 1918 and describes his service in Company K, First Texas Infantry.

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

Happenings in the selective service system

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324854]
Identifier: MSS SC 2551
Scope and Contents

Brochures, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings relating to the selective service system of the United States. The items document the changing policies of the draft in the for the United States military, primarily the army. Also inluded are the lottery numbers for men who were liable for the draft.

Dates: 1970-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

LeRoy F. Harlow autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232481587]
Identifier: MSS 2091
Scope and Contents Extensive account of LeRoy F. Harlow's early life in the Snoqualmie Valley, Washington and San Francisco, California. Also details his experiences in the United States Army; attendance at Iowa State College, 1934-38; working in numerous places for city and community governments; work as a management and finance consultant; work on the faculty of Brigham Young University in organizational management, 1967-1978; writing; and other activities during his retirement. Includes extensive...
Dates: 1983-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Frank N. Harmon papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3201
Scope and Contents

Letters, postcards, and photographs relating to Frank N. Harmon's life in 1918. These include training in Colorado, traveling across the country, and waiting in France to be sent to the front.

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

Rosmary Clara Klatt Harms interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341411]
Identifier: MSS 2644
Scope and Contents Typed interview dated 9 May 2002. Harms was drafted into the Red Cross in 1940-1 and served in a field hospital in Russia in 1942. In this interview, she talked about her training and the conditions she faced in Russia. She was captured by the Americans at the end of the war and imprisoned with the men until she was recognized as being a woman. She met her husband, George Harms, at that time, and they were married in August of 1947. They later lived in the United States. She joined the...
Dates: 2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

John Claiborne Harper papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 185
Scope and Contents Handwritten diary, letters, certificates, paroles, and Mormon Church blessings. The diary was kept while Harper served on a mission to the Southern States for the Mormon Church from 1887 to 1888. Also included is an autograph book signed by Mormons in the Utah State prison for polygamy in 1889. The certificates and letters relate to Mormons in Mexico, to Harper's civic appointments in Payson, and to family matters. Two paroles were given to Harper on 10 April 1865 at Appomattox Court...
Dates: 1856-1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Maurine Harris autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341262]
Identifier: MSS 2618
Scope and Contents

Typed autobiography. Harris was born in Wellsville, Utah, in 1927 and started her training in the Cadet Corps in August of 1945. She studied nursing at the University of Utah.

Dates: 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Henry Harrison letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244276]
Identifier: MSS SC 646
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter dated August 11, 1795. Harrison writes to order 40 gills (5 quarts) of whiskey to give to the Chippewa and Ottawa Indians.

Dates: 1795
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

The Hawaiian Islands

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230238500]
Identifier: MSS SC 344
Scope and Contents

Detailed handwritten description of the scenery and natural wonders of the islands as the unidentified author hikes the countryside and sails along the coast. Apparently written with the intent of publication so as to draw United States attention to the commercial, political and military value of the islands.

Dates: 1864
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Joseph Hawkins papers

 Collection — Folder 2: [Barcode: 31197239266684]
Identifier: Vault MSS 724
Scope and Contents

Six items relating to Joseph Hawkins' role in the Mormon War in Missouri. Includes original handwritten and signed letters from Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs, Adjutant General B. M. Lisle, and Brigadier General Green White, which contain military orders to Hawkins. Also includes a printed general order (original was removed to print collection) by Lilburn W. Boggs and B. M. Lisle; and, a newspaper article on Joseph Hawkins from a 1924 Missouri newspaper.

Dates: 1838-1924; Majority of material found within 1838-1839
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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