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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 1183 Collections and/or Records:

Waking the sleeping giant : a history of the China Teachers Program, Brigham Young University David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225527198]
Identifier: MSS 3167
Scope and Contents

Self-published history of the China Teachers Program. It examines the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the country of China leading up to the establishment of the China Teachers Program. It also discusses the establishment of the China Teachers Program through the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies and its operation through 2002.

Dates: 1900-2002

Wallace H. Norton papers, 1945, 2000-2009

 File — Box 48: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 16; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231013209], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1 File 1051
Scope and Contents

File contains materials related to the service of Wallace H. Norton in the Airborne Division of the U.S. Army during World War II. Materials include the audiocassettes of an interview with Norton, his military history, several photocopies photographs of Norton in uniform and other documents detailing his time in the Army. Dated 1945, 2000-2009.

Dates: 1945; 2000-2009

Walter Fassmann history, 1995

 File — Box 70: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231238061], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 8 File 1426
Scope and Contents note

Materials include a personal history by Walter Frassmann. Includes progenitors stories and the beginning of his life. Recounts how he lived in Germany for the first half of his life and was drafted into the German military. Describes being stationed on an island in Norway and on the Russian Front. Describes how he was captured by the Yugoslavians and survived horrible conditions. Date 1995.

Dates: 1995

Walter J. Ross, Jr. papers, 1945-2000

 File — Box 41: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197231005312], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 921
Scope and Contents note

File contians materials relating to the service of Walter J. Ross Jr. in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Material contains the Reunion newsletters and the history of U.S.S. Fond Du Lac, an amphibious attack transport ship during the World War II. Also contains photocopied photographs of the Fond Du Lac. Dated 1945-2000.

Dates: 1945-2000

Walter Kindt papers, 1939-1943, 2005

 File — Box 85: Series 5; Series 7; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197233285060], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 8 File 1693
Scope and Contents note

Materials include photograph, photocopies, and histories relating to Walter Kindt's service in the German Army during World War II. Tells of how he avoided the Allied forces on his way home and the German citizens who helped him with food and clothes as he traveled. Dated 1939-1943, 2005.

Dates: 1939-1943; 2005

Walter Rohloff papers, approximately 1990-2001

 File — Box 84: Series 6; Series 7; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197233284824], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 8 File 1671
Scope and Contents note Materials include written history of Walter Rohloff regarding his service in the German Army during World War II. Describes being selected for the S.S. unit but knowing its reputation he avoided it. Tells of being drafted into the regular army and while in the Army being selected for officers training. Recounts how it took several tries to complete the training due to illness and how once complete he was not made an officer. Describes how as a member of the LDS faith he was deemed a security...
Dates: approximately 1990-2001

War Correspondence

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1923
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains diaries, professional and private correspondence, speeches, essays, poetry, and histories. The materials relate to Christensen's personal life and to his work as a lawyer and as a jurist. Also includes private correspondence, primarily between Christensen and other family members, especially his wife, Lois.

Dates: 1920-1995

Gerald B. Warnick research paper on accounting at Brigham Young University

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231012672]
Identifier: UA 394
Scope and Contents

Research paper on the history of the Accounting Department at Brigham Young University.

Dates: 1962

Warren T. Dillon history, 2003

 File — Carton 146: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 12; Series 14; Series 8; Series 20, Folder: 37
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

File contains history of Warren T. Dillon regarding his life and service as a torpedo-man in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Dated 2003.

Dates: 2003

The Washita campaign and battle of the Washita

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308212]
Identifier: MSS SC 1030
Scope and Contents

Holograph history of the Washita campaign and the subsequent battle of the Washita describing the movement and actions of the US 7th Cavalry from 22 November to 2 December 1868. The account is very detailed. The exact date of the record's composition is uncertain. It may have been written a number of years after the event. Also included are some observations on Custer and his actions against some hostile Indians when Mathey first met him in 1867.

Dates: 1875-1900