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Histories (Literary works)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Chronological records of significant events, as of the life or development of a people, country, or institution, often with an explanation of the causes.

Found in 343 Collections and/or Records:

Account of the Poet Caedmon

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313071]
Identifier: MSS SC 1564
Scope and Contents Photographs of an original manuscript by Beda Venerabilis. The item is an extract from Bede's "Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum" (The Ecclesiastical History of the English People) which gives an account of the poet Caedmon. The account gives a list of the subjects treated by Caedmon, relates the story of his miraculous rise to fame, praises the poet's virtue and the power of his verse to promote virtue in others, and concludes with a description of his saintly death. The original...
Dates: 731
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Account of the Poet Caedmon

Elda Lyman Adams history

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318492]
Identifier: MSS SC 1966
Scope and Contents

Typewritten histories. Adams provides information concerning her relatives and Glen Baker. She describes and documents his youth, his educational background, and his missionary experiences in Germany.

Dates: 1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Elda Lyman Adams history

Addendum to Theo A. Phillips biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315977]
Identifier: MSS SC 1839
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous items relating to a biography of Theo A. Phillips. The articles include letters (one is in Welsh), patriarchal blessings in the Mormon Church, and Phillips family histories. The Phillips family is a Mormon family which originated in Great Britain.

Dates: 1871-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Addendum to Theo A. Phillips biography

Administrative history of the Church Educational System (CES), 1888-1994

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333111]
Identifier: MSS 2373
Scope and Contents Describes the origins, organization, and history of both religious and secular education within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The purpose of the work was to help archivists place in historical context, corporate papers entering the Church Historical Department (Salt Lake City, Utah). The paper discusses administrative changes and developments in centralized education including: a board of education, a board of examiners, the office of superintendent and later commissioner...
Dates: 1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Administrative history of the Church Educational System (CES), 1888-1994

Allen family papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2337
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and printed correspondence, certificates, deeds, postcards, family histories, and miscellaneous items. The materials document the private and legal activities of the Allen family.

Dates: approximately 1890-1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Allen family papers

Alumni Relations records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5651
Scope and Contents

Contains records regarding various groups and programs connected with the Alumni Association. Also included are files concerning various reunions put on by the Alumni Relations Department. Dates range from 1988 to 2009.

Dates: 1988-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Alumni Relations records

J. Roman Andrus papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233277091]
Identifier: UA 299
Scope and Contents

Contains a brief history of the Brigham Young University Art Department. History written in 1957.

Dates: 1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / J. Roman Andrus papers

Die anfange der Kirche Jesu Christi in Leipzig

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309434]
Identifier: MSS SC 1176
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of the Mormon Church in Leipzig, Germany covering the time frame from 1841 to 1989. The item was written by an unnamed author who is a member of the Mormon Church in Leipzig.

Dates: 1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Die anfange der Kirche Jesu Christi in Leipzig

An army of marksmen

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317502]
Identifier: MSS SC 1860
Scope and Contents

Printed booklet and one typewritten manuscript of "An Army of Marksmen." The volume documents the United States Army's efforts to develop individual marksmanship by U.S. soldiers.

Dates: 1980-1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / An army of marksmen

The arrival of Minnesota wealth : a history of a 19th century Swedish-American family

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323112]
Identifier: MSS SC 2422
Scope and Contents

Typewritten family history written by Andrea Juricic of North Stonington, Connecticut. The item tells the story of the Swedish family of Andersons which arrived in Minnesota in 1892 and lived there as farmers. Also included are genealogies of the Anderson family.

Dates: 1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The arrival of Minnesota wealth : a history of a 19th century Swedish-American family

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