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Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6419 Collections and/or Records:

Andrew Jackson Allen autobiography and diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330851]
Identifier: MSS SC 3213
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript of an autobiography and diary. Allen writes about his youth in Kentucky and move to Missouri after he joined the Mormon Church. He later moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, and joined the Mormon exodus to Utah in 1847. He tells about the hardships of early settlement in Salt Lake City, Utah. His diary starts in 1857. It has many gaps and entries were often months apart. He writes about the "Utah War;" his work on the railroad in 1868 and 1869; his...
Dates: 1857-1884
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Allen Dahl Young diary, 1995

 File — Box 42: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10 [Barcode: 31197239146084], Folder: 21
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 3 File 946
Scope and Contents

Materials contain Allen Dahl Young's typescript diary as a prisoner of war. The diary details his experiences from 1944-1945, and the typescript of the diary contained in the folder was prepared by Colleen Whitley in 1995. Young served as a pilot during World War II. During one mission he was shot down and became a prisoner of war. He recorded his experiences in his diary of not having food, living in cramped conditions and waiting for the war to end. Dated 1995.

Dates: 1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps pilots

Edwin J. Allen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2283
Abstract

This collection consists of the personal papers of Edwin John Allen, Jr. The contents pertain to his service as a missionary in Japan, as well as a naval officer. Also included are some papers and personal affects of his son, Thomas Allen.

Dates: approximately 1912-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ida Lowry Allen journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31997227629380]
Identifier: MSS 6029
Scope and Contents

Collection contains one journal with daily entries for the year 1888. The journal chronicles family temple trips, extended family gatherings, church and Sunday school meetings for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Manti, Utah, as well as various other recreation, work, and church-related activities. Also contains a transcript of the original journal.

Dates: 1888
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Inez Knight Allen diary

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306968]
Identifier: MSS SC 932
Scope and Contents

Holograph manuscript written by Inez Knight Allen before she married. It is a diary kept from 1898 to 1899 while she was on a mission for the Mormon Church in England. Lengthy entries describe her missionary activities and her travels in England. There are many gaps in the record.

Dates: 1898-1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8819
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to the life of Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen. Included are her journals, some correspondence with her husband, and digital images of members of her family on DVD discs. Dated circa 1950-2010.

Dates: approximately 1950-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William Wilford Allen : his journal and other chapters of his life

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232533627]
Identifier: MSS 7746
Scope and Contents

Contains a transcription of William W. Allen’s journal with commentary and other notes on his life, written and compiled by Allen C. Christensen. Also included is an electronic copy of the manuscript.

Dates: 2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Allen Wilson Rand journal entries and photographs, 1943-1945

 File — Box 45: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 12; Series 14; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005353], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 3 File 997
Scope and Contents

Materials contain journal entries of Allen Rand as he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a glider pilot during World War II. Also contains two photographs of Rand in his uniform. Dated 1943-1945.

Dates: 1943-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps pilots

George Alley papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231217040]
Identifier: MSS SC 727
Abstract Account and receipt books, family correspondence, diary of Stephen Webb Alley, genealogy, family history materials, and memorabilia of the George Alley family. Photographs include studio portraits of Lydia Ann Alley and Susan Hannah Alley Wells, polygamist wives of Mormon Church leader, Daniel H. Wells, and a portrait of George Alley's wife, Mary Symond Alley. A majority of the photos were taken by Salt Lake City photographer Charles R. Savage. The photographs are albumen and matte collodion...
Dates: 1834-1891
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Allied debts / by McKenna, Hoover, Seligman, Anderson, 1922

 Item — Box 29: [Barcode: 31197230227271], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 1540
Dates: 1922
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph F. Merrill papers / Joseph F. Merrill pamphlets

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