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Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Wesley W. Craig autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330125]
Identifier: MSS SC 3066
Scope and Contents

Comments on his ancestry; early life in Cabarton, Cascade, and elsewhere in Idaho; service in the U.S. Navy during the 1940s; conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), 1949; work in the Department of Sociology and School of Social Work at BYU; and professional and religious experiences, including in Guatemala, Peru, Spain, and Venezuela.

Dates: 1990-1998

James William Denver letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309632]
Identifier: MSS SC 1153
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter to Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy, recommending A.C. Bradford for the post of "navy agent" in San Francisco.

Dates: 1857

E. Gene Shumway papers, approximately 1940-2006

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8874 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains military documents, artifacts, notes, technical manuals, other papers, and ephemera relating to the military service in the U.S. Navy of E. Gene Shumway during World War II. Dated approximately 1940 to 1960.

Dates: approximately 1940-2006

Ernest DeAlton Partridge papers and Nell Clark Partridge family correspondence, approximately 1920-1994

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4153 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Partridge family correspondence including letters from Ernest DeAlton Partridge's time in the Navy and at Montclair State College. Also includes letters from Alice Louise Reynolds. Dated approximately 1920 to 1994.

Dates: approximately 1920-1994

Glen Gottfredson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 7941
Scope and Contents

Contains a record of Gottfredson's military service aboard the U.S.S. Phoenix during World War II. Also contains materials pertaining to the history of the Pioneer Ward in Provo, Utah. Dated 1910-1969.

Dates: 1910-1969

Ray M. and Romola L. Hanchett letters

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197232592714]
Identifier: MSS 8561
Content Description Contains handwritten and typed personal letters between Ray Mc Hanchett and his wife, Romola Lunt Hanchett, during their separation due to Ray's enlistment in the United States Navy for World War II, from June 18, 1943, until his release August 7, 1945. Letters discuss the lives and daily occurrences of Romola "Mollie" and baby son Mc Jr. in Arizona, and Ray "Mc" in his journey with the Navy through California, the South Pacific, and the Aleutian Islands. Also includes photographs,...
Dates: 1943-1945

Sheldon P. Hayes navigational training kit

 File — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233627873]
Identifier: MSS 7653
Scope and Contents

Collection of military papers and equipment used to train naval airforce cadets in navigation techniques. The papers were published between 1939-1942 and later annotated by Sheldon P. Hayes. His reasons for collecting and annotating the materials are unknown.

Dates: 1939-1942

History of the Mine Force United States Atalantic Fleet 1917-1918

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230327766]
Identifier: MSS 310
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed book draft. Davis writes about the anti-mine force of the United States in the Atlantic Ocean during World War I.

Dates: 1920

Milton Kurzrok letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337625]
Identifier: MSS 2780
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter dated 31 Aug. 1945 and addressed to Manuel W. Goodman of Brooklyn, N.Y. The second leaf of the letter is missing, so the item is not signed. Kurzrok writes about playing tennis and meeting Lt. Gen. James Doolittle. Kurzrok was impressed with Doolittle and called him a "very regular guy." Also included is the envelope in which the letter was sent.

Dates: 1945 August 31

Earl Maeser photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6764
Abstract

This collection of photographs was collected by Earl Maeser.

Dates: 1920-1970

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Collection 13
Archival Object 4
 
Subject
Letters 9
Military 6
Material Types 5
Politics, Government, and Law 5
Photographs 3
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World War, 1939-1945 3
Books 2
Church Government 2
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 2
Handbooks and manuals 2
Home and Family 2
Military records 2
Naval officers 2
Printed ephemera 2
Safety film negatives 2
Social Life and Customs 2
Aerial photographs 1
Aeronautics 1
Argentina -- Politics and government -- 1943-1955 1
Artifacts 1
Autobiographies 1
Certificates 1
College teaching -- United States 1
Colleges and Universities 1
Correspondence 1
Education 1
Family histories 1
Government publications 1
Graphs 1
Havana (Cuba) -- Photographs 1
Histories (Literary works) 1
Idaho -- Biography 1
Images 1
Malad City (Idaho) -- Photographs 1
Mines (Military explosives) -- History 1
Mormon doctrine -- Personal interpretations 1
Mormons -- Guatemala 1
Mormons -- Peru 1
Mormons -- Spain 1
Mormons -- Venezuela 1
Nitrate negatives 1
Panama -- Photographs 1
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 1
Philippines -- Photographs 1
Politicians -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Postcards 1
Presidents -- United States -- Biography 1
Publications 1
Scrapbooks 1
Training 1
Typescripts 1
United States -- History -- 1913-1921 -- Sources 1
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 1
Veterans 1
Victoria (B.C.) -- Photographs 1
Wards (Mormon Church) -- Utah -- Provo -- History 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Photographs 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women 1
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