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Found in 758 Collections and/or Records:

Nauvoo Legion printed receipt

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 800
Scope and Contents

Original and photocopy of Nauvoo Legion, printed receipt, dated 24 July 1843, No. 81, for $1.00. Signed by Wilson Law, Joseph Smith, and John S. Fulmer, paymaster. Printed with holograph signatures.

Dates: 1843 July 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Nauvoo Legion quartermaster diary

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306349]
Identifier: MSS SC 854
Scope and Contents

Diary of the Quartermaster's office of the Nauvoo Legion from April 12 to May 28, 1858. At that time the Nauvoo Legion was resisting the entry of "Johnston's Army" of United States government troops into Utah. Each entry records briefly the weather in Salt Lake City, and tells of the dispatching of supplies to various areas and troops. The diary also reports the arrival and departure from Salt Lake City of various important militia and Mormon Church leaders.

Dates: 1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Nauvoo Legion redeemable script

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292660]
Identifier: Vault MSS 716
Scope and Contents

Printed and signed redeemable script of the Nauvoo Legion for the sum of one dollar. The note is dated July 25, 1843 and is signed by Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the Mormon prophet and Lieutenant General of the Legion.

Dates: 1843 July 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Earl Nay interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330372]
Identifier: MSS SC 3152
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by Tim Turner on 22 July 1985 for the Ray Hillam project. Hillam later used this interview as part of his research for a book. Nay was born in Bowen, Utah, and joined the United States Army in 1962. He was trained as a paratrooper, he went to the Dominican Republic in 1965 where he stayed for eight months, and he was sent to Vietnam in 1968. He said he never killed anyone. He thought the Vietnam War was a "waste" and that it was a "policital" war. ...
Dates: 22 July 1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Eleanor Nicholes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341205]
Identifier: MSS 2611
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of Eleanor Nicholes. Eleanor was born in American Fork, Utah, in 1915. She became an officer in the Army and served much of the war in hospitals in the Midwest, mostly in Iowa. She never married and died in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Bennett F. Nielsen collection on Nielsen family military history

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8516
Content Description

Contains stories of various members of the Nielsen family who served in the military in World War II and the Korean War. Material is dated 2006.

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

Jay Nielsen autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336916]
Identifier: MSS 2712
Scope and Contents

Typed autobiography. Nielsen joined the Army in 1969 and was trained as a medic. He writes about his many experiences in combat during his deployment in Vietnam.

Dates: 2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Charles R. Nordin letter and a note

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348598]
Identifier: MSS 1379
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter with a note. The items document and explain a photograph taken by Nordin of the location of the Battle of Massacre Canyon which took place in 1873 and involved Pawnee and Dakota Indians.

Dates: 1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9148
Scope and Contents

Includes interviews with veterans conducted by Don E. Norton, a retired English professor in Utah, and recorded on cassette tapes and optical discs. Also selected transcripts, bound histories, and a scrapbook. Interviews include Latter-day Saint veterans who served in World War II or other United States-involved wars. Interviews include war experiences and biographical narrative. Dated approximately 1944 to 2017.

Dates: approximately 1944-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

L. John Nuttall papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 790
Scope and Contents Handwritten diaries, correspondence, lists, minutes, patriarchal blessings, and notes. The materials relate to Nuttall's involvement in numerous Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Utah Militia activities. Nuttall's position as secretary to the president of the Church allowed him to record various observations on Church conduct and doctrine. He records many of the meetings of the Church's ruling bodies. Nuttall also recounts campaigns against the Ute Indians during the Black Hawk...
Dates: 1857-1904
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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