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Contains bound volumes of correspondence regarding, or addressed to, Holmes. All correspondence is bound, transcribed, photocopied or otherwise prepared by Holmes. Dated 1957-2022.

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Correspondence with fellow scholars, Church notables, and others. Also business records, including job application, home files, tax returns, employment contracts, Credit Union records, research grants, student rental records, Medicare records, bank statements, do-it-yourself pamphlets, investments, ration coupons.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains Gustive O. Larson's personal and professional papers. These include personal history, scholarly and religious writings, research files, teaching files, business records, civic and professional organization files, papers by students and other scholars, personal and business correspondence, and personal memorabilia. Includes a personal life history Larson had been preparing, other autobiographical writings relating to his personal life, church service, travel, as well as personal...

Scope and Contents note Programs, conference papers, news clippings, pamphlets, flyers, correspondence, and other materials from Larson's involvement with Provo Heritage Mountain development, the Echo Canyon project, Glen Canyon Dam Project, the Democratic party, Red Cross, American Heart Association, Rotary club, United Nations, American Historical Association, Western History Association, Utah Folklore Society, Utah Westerners, Mormon History Association, Sons of the Utah Pioneers, Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts...

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Correspondence, articles and papers, poetry, maps, religious notes, periodicals, family and other photos, oversize maps, posters, certificates, and character sketches.

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Correspondence with his family while on his mission, his employers, former students, Swedish friends, Church notables, Brigham Young University administration (including Norman Anderson, Hugh B. Brown, William Rees Palmer, and Alexander Schreiner).

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Life sketch and outline, handwritten and typed drafts (Beginnings, California Mission, Eastern Trip, Seminary period, The War Years, The Post-War Years, Outline Diary, chronology, etc.), family correspondence, California and Swedish mission correspondence, articles, and other papers, and memorabilia.

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Notes and drafts for talks, book materials (Prelude to the Kingdom, Outline History of Utah and the Mormons, Americanization of Utah for Statehood, From Desert to Deseret, and Walkara's Half-Century), historical article files, thesis, reviews, pamphlets, other articles, Church lesson materials, religious articles and materials, including correspondence.

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Contains three photograph albums.

Scope and Contents note Research notes from the holdings of various academic libraries, Huntington Library, etc. Files on Great Basin settlement and colonization, Nauvoo-Utah territory, contemporary Mormon issues (U.S. Land Office), the polygamy/underground period (Brigham Young serving as governor), immigration and the Perpetual Emigration Fund, Utah and Western History, Mormon history in general, the LDS Church and its dealings with Indians, U.S. federal government and dealings with Indians, Chief Walker and the...