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Saints at War Project

 Organization

Biography

The Saints at War Project (1999-) works to collect documentation on veterans from various wars ranging from the Mexican-American War to current conflicts. They are gathered in Brigham Young University's L. Tom Perry Special Collections.

The Saints at War project was started in 1999 by BYU Church History professors Dr. Robert C. Freeman and Dr. Dennis A. Wright to capture the stories of veterans who have served in various wars to preserve them for future generations. Included in this collection are stories from general authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who served in the military including Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust, and Boyd K. Packer to provide personal accounts of American wars ranging from the Mexican-American war to current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Using these stories gathered for the collection, this project works to contribute to the Library of Congress's "Veterans History Project" and has used the records gathered in the collection for regular conferences, documentary films like KBYU's "Saints at War," and books including Robert C. Freeman's "Saints at War: Experiences of Latter-day Saints in World War II." They are currently held at BYU's L. Tom Perry Special Collections department.

Citation:
Meridian Magazine, Oct. 19, 2001 (Saints at War project started in 1999; housed in BYU's Special Collection; materials provide personal accounts of war from individuals including leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Saints at War Project records for Korean War, approximately 1945-2010

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the Korean War. Materials include papers, interviews, photographs, articles, memoirs, biographies, letters and publications. Dated 1945-2010.

Dates: approximately 1945-2010

Saints at War Project records for the United States Air Force, 1959-2008

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 12 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in U.S. Air Force during Vietnam War. Materials include memoris, newspaper articles, interviews, papers, photographs, journals, and questionnaires. Dated 1959-2008.

Dates: 1959-2008

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, approximately 1945-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 10 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Materials include interviews, papers, histories, photographs, books, memoirs, and booklets. Dated approximately 1945-2010.

Dates: approximately 1945-2010

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1948-2009

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 12 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Materials include memoirs, intervies, letters, photographs, and papers. Dated 1948-2009.

Dates: 1948-2009

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1940-2012

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Sub-series includes the Saints at War Project records for the U.S. Army during World War II. These are records which refer to the war in general, don’t have a specific theater, or apply to more than one theater. The records are primarily in the forms of military records, memoirs, interviews, photographs, articles, and letters. There are many other types of materials included in the files as well. These materials together detail the personal and military history of the veterans. Dated...
Dates: 1940-2012

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1937-2015

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains personal papers of those participating in the United States Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Dated 1937-2015.

Dates: 1937-2015

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1926-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains documents of Latter-Day Saints serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Material contains accounts, articles, photographs, letters, memoirs, histories, interviews, and survey responses. Dated 1926-2010.

Dates: 1926-2010

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps, 1939-2007

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains memoirs, letters, responses to the Saints at War Questionnaire and Latter-day Saints in the Military Survey, photographs, articles, interviews, accounts, books, written histories, oral histories, journal entries, clippings, biographies, autobiographies, military records, artifacts, telegrams, diaries, etc from Latter-Day Saint veterans who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, which would later become the U.S. Air Force, during the World War II. Dated 1939-2007.

Dates: 1939-2007

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps, 1937-2009

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Materials include histories, photographs, interviews, memoirs, briographies, articles, and papers. Dated 1937-2009.

Dates: 1937-2009

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps, 1934-2008

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains accounts of Latter-day Saints in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Materials include photographs, histories, letters, papers, memoirs, newspaper articles, interviews and charts. Dated 1934-2008.

Dates: 1934-2008

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Accounts 28
Articles 28
Interviews 28
Letters 28
Military records 26
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Transcripts 26
Histories (Literary works) 25
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 24
Certificates 23
Audiocassettes 22
Diaries 22
Biographies 21
Oral histories 20
Books 19
Maps 19
Poetry 18
CD-ROMs 17
Speeches, addresses, etc. 17
Floppy disks 16
Narratives 16
Personal papers 16
Documents 15
Lists 15
Military 15
Essays 14
Surveys 14
Telegrams 14
Programs 13
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe 12
Caricatures and cartoons 11
Comic books, strips, etc. 10
Drawings 10
Money 10
Obituaries 10
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 10
United States -- Military -- History 10
Videocassettes 10
Military orders 9
Newsletters 9
Notes 9
Pamphlets 9
Electronic mail messages 8
Typescripts 8
Artifacts 7
Greeting cards 7
Manuscripts 7
Negatives 7
Newspapers 7
World War, 1939-1945 7
DVDs 6
Paintings 6
Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) 6
Postcards 6
Publications 6
Sketches 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 6
Audiotapes 5
Family histories 5
Graphs 5
Money -- Germany 5
Press releases 5
Correspondence 4
Designs and plans 4
Genealogies 4
Records 4
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 4
Awards 3
Editorials 3
Eulogies 3
Medals 3
Memorandums 3
Microfilms 3
Notated music 3
Periodicals 3
Scrapbooks 3
Video tapes 3
Announcements 2
Art 2
Calendars 2
Catalogs 2
Documentary films 2
Envelopes (Stationery) 2
Flags 2
Illustrations 2
Invitations 2
Korean War, 1950-1953 2
Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. 2
Pedigrees 2
Portraits 2
Reports 2
Rosters 2
Sermons 2
Songs 2
Bonds 1
Conference papers and proceedings 1
Merchant marine -- United States 1
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