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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 758 Collections and/or Records:

Barbara Toomer autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341288]
Identifier: MSS 2620
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography. Toomer was born in 1929 and went into nursing. She served as a nurse at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, from 1953 to 1955. She married Ross Toomer in 1953.

Dates: 2000

Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert pay voucher

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324144]
Identifier: MSS SC 2484
Scope and Contents

Printed, handwritten, and signed pay voucher dated 28 Oct. 1858. The item documents the pay Torbert received while serving as a second lieutenant of the Fifth United States Infantry stationed at Camp Floyd, Utah.

Dates: 1858 October 28

David B. Tower diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 992
Scope and Contents

One handwritten, bound journal with photocopy and typescript. Tower's record gives the views of one enlisted man in the War with Mexico. He was not involved in battle but presents an account of marching from Veracruz to Mexico City. He also describes the various areas he visited. Tower spent three months in a military hospital and later returned to the United States.

Dates: 1847-1857

Thomas B. Toyn papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337567]
Identifier: MSS 2743
Scope and Contents

Diary, autobiography, photographs, newspaper clippings, and histories. The typescript of his diary covers 7 February 1943 to 10 January 1944 while Toyn served as a fighter pilot. Also included is information on his life and service in the United States Air Force.

Dates: 1943-2000

Karla Paul Tripp autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337799]
Identifier: MSS 2719
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography. Tripp served as a nurse at the Navy Hospital at Mare Island, California. She married Boyd Tripp on 25 June 1947.

Dates: 2001

Utah aviation history files

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2088
Scope and Contents

Preliminary research materials gathered for a proposed history of aviation in Utah, including audiotaped interviews; 16 mm. film; videotape; and information booklets for Hill Air Force Base and Morton Thiokol, Inc. There are also copies of "Downwind" and "Centerline," both published by the Salt Lake City Airport Authority.

Dates: approximately 1920-1995

Utah in World War II Symposium videotapes

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232477718]
Identifier: MSS 6195
Abstract

Utah in WWII symposium; three videotapes of the Utah in World War II Symposium. The first tape is labeled with Roger Launius, Aviation in Utah and Ann Noble, Utah Homefront, June 28, 1991. The second tape is labeled as Panels: Working and Struggling, Fighting and Capturing, Living and Surviving, June 28, 1991. The third tape is labeled Don Norton, Combat Humor; Kent Powell, Military Experience, June 28, 1991.

Dates: 1991

Utah Indian war records

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321165]
Identifier: MSS SC 2234
Scope and Contents

Handwritten lists and meeting minutes of the Sons and Dauthers of Black Hawk and Indian War Veterans in Springville, Utah from 1946 to 1954. The lists date from 1908 and include the name, residence, age, war in which they served (Walker, Tintic, or Black Hawk), length of service, under whose command served, and death dates--when appropriate--of 1731 veterans of the major Utah Indian wars.

Dates: 1908-1954

Utah Militia military appointment

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230312321]
Identifier: MSS SC 1387
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a certificate signed by Brigham Young electing James B. Walker to the office of Captain, Company B., Tooele Military District Infantry Battalion.

Dates: 1855

Utah Territorial Militia (Nauvoo Legion) Iron County Militia roster

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 801
Scope and Contents

Utah Territorial Militia (Nauvoo Legion) Iron County Militia roster. 12.5 inch by 4 inch, 24 page booklet made from six folded leaves, bound with string. Written in dark ink, possibly partly written in the hand of James H. Martineau. Dated June 1857. Includes the companies and platoons to which approximately 450 men were assigned. Some changes have been made in the manuscript; some indicate promotions in their company or platoon.

Dates: 1857 June