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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 755 Collections and/or Records:

Charles George Gordon letter

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSSSC2312
Dates: 1877 August 3
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Charles V letter to Rodrigo Ponce de León

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287777]
Identifier: Vault MSS 247
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter dated March 9, 1521. Charles writes to the Duke of Arcos concerning his efforts to pacify the trouble in Seville, Spain.

Dates: 1521 March 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles V letter to Rodrigo Ponce de León

Charlotte Wiehrdt

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341247]
Identifier: MSS 2616
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of Charlotte Wiehrdt by an unknown author. Charlotte Sherwood was born in 1917 in Hunt, Arizona. She served as a nurse for the Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945 and married Leonard Irvin Wiehrdt.

Dates: 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charlotte Wiehrdt

Larry Chesley papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9060
Scope and Contents Contains letters, personal accounts of life experiences, government awards and documents, newspapers clippings, and photographs, all documenting the life of Larry Chesley. The letters mainly regard Larry's time overseas as a POW in North Vietnam (1966-1973), talking about family life and world events as he is away. The letters also offer congratulations after his return home, and condolences after his second wife and little boy died in July 1981. Awards and documents contain information...
Dates: approximately 1944-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Larry Chesley papers

Randy Christensen interview of Grant Ash

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3062
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an interview conducted by Randy Christiansen for Hillam's War Project. Also included is the audiocassette from which the interview was transcibed. Ash talks about flying combat missions in World War II over Romania, Germany, and other parts of Europe. He flew the B-24 bomber. He was also shot down and captured. Ash talks about his experiences as a prisoner of war held by Germany.

Dates: 1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Randy Christensen interview of Grant Ash

Randy Christiansen interview with Albert Aiken Smith

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3001
Scope and Contents Typescript of an interview taken from the included audiocassette. The interview was conducted by Randy Christiansen for Hillam's War Project on an unspecifiied date. Smith talks about joining the Utah National Guard in 1928, his training as an officer of artillery, and his experiences in the European theater during World War II. He first saw combat in Normandy, France. He later participated in the Battle of the Bulge and in the invasion of Germany. He also tells about his experiences in...
Dates: approximately 1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Randy Christiansen interview with Albert Aiken Smith

Howard Allen Christy interview and responses to questions

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330240]
Identifier: MSS SC 3165
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by Murray Duff on 29 March 1985 and responses to questions posed by Ray C. Hillam in November of 1985. Christy graduated from college in 1955 and joined the Marine Corps. He was commissioned a second lieutenant and retired from the Marines in 1975. Christy was in Hawaii when the Vietnam War broke out and was made a company commander of a rifle company in the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day...
Dates: 1985 March 29
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Howard Allen Christy interview and responses to questions

Diaries and a memoir

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197223105955]
Identifier: MSS 2360
Scope and Contents Diaries and memoir tell of Church's life's work, the weather, his accounts of the U.S. Civil War including events at Fort Sumpter (South Carolina), Secession of the Southern States and the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln. One diary contains a brief entry by Church's son, John A. Church, in 1889. The four diaries describe the day-to-day occurrences encountered by Church, including deaths of loved ones and acquaintances (which are described frequently). The fourth item, a...
Dates: approximately 1858-1915
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Diaries and a memoir

Civil War miscellany

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230307347]
Identifier: MSS SC 907
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous items relating to the end of the Civil War and to the Confederate States. Included are General Meade's "General Orders no. 15" of 16 April 1865 announcing the death of President Lincoln and three newspapers ("The Richmond times" 4 May 1865 and "Detroit Tribune" of 15 and 17 April 1865) presenting information on the end of the war and Lincoln's assasination. The Confederate materials are bond notes and a financial record from the treasurer's office.

Dates: 1864-1865
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Civil War miscellany

Robert James Coffey letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9077
Scope and Contents

Two letters from Coffey to Nora M. Brown during his service in the Civil War at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Alexandria, Virginia. Includes a poem by Coffey titled "To Miss N.M.B." Dated 1864-1865.

Dates: 1864-1865
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Robert James Coffey letters

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