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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 33 Collections and/or Records:

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps, 1931-2007

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains papers from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Marine Corps as technicians during World War II. Materials include personal papers, photographs, questionnaires, memoirs, interviews and autobiographies. Dated 1931-2007.

Dates: 1931-2007

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps technicians, 1941-2001

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains matierials of technicians serving in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Includes interviews, photographs, memoirs, accounts, and other papers. Dated 1941-2001.

Dates: 1941-2001

Saints at War Project records for the United States Medical Corps, 1941-2004

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents Subseries contains memoirs, interviews, articles, correspondence such as letters and emails, photographs, accounts, newspapers, military records, pamphlets, clippings, books, diary excerpts, and histories from Latter-Day Saint veterans, mainly female nurses, who served during World War II. While most of the female veterans served in either the Navy Medical Corps, Army Medical Corps, or Army Air Corps, some also served in the Cadet Nurse Corps, and one served in the Red Cross. One of the men...
Dates: 1941-2004

Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy, approximately 1941-2012

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 14
Scope and Contents

Contains material of Latter-Day Saints serving in multiple wars in the U.S. Navy. Materials include interviews, histories, photographs, military records, memoirs, and other papers. Dated 1941-2012.

Dates: approximately 1941-2012

Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy, 1924-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Subseries contains letters; photographs; memoirs; responses to the Saints at War questionnaire and the Latter-day Saints in the Military survey; histories, including family histories, personal histories, and military histories; interviews, including transcripts and audiocassettes; articles; autobiographies and biographies; accounts; military records; books; clippings; artifacts, namely a dog tag worn by John Kotch; clippings; a drawing of the USS Pennsylvania; and articles from LDS veterans...
Dates: 1924-2010

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

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S Navy during World War II. Materials include personal papers, autobiographies, photographs, memoirs, biographies, newspaper articles, interviews, questionairres, and letters. Dated approximately 1940-2012.

Dates: approximately 1940-2012

Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, 1936-2006

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains interviews, photographs, military records, memoirs, clippings, autobiographies, and articles from Latter-Day Saint women who served in the U.S. Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve), more commonly known as the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). The materials detail each of the women's experiences serving in the United States Navy during the World War II. Dated 1936-2006.

Dates: 1936-2006

Saints at War Project records for United States Army Air Corps crew members, 1937-2006

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

Contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving as crew members in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Materials include autobiographies, photographs, memoirs, articles, and papers. Dated 1937-2006.

Dates: 1937-2006

Saints at War Project records for United States Army Air Corps pilots, 1939-2005

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving as pilots in the U.S. Air Corps during World War II. Materials include papers, photographs, histories, articles, letters, and interviews. Dated 1939-2005.

Dates: 1939-2005

Saints at War Project records for World War II, 1924-2012

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5
Scope and Contents Series contains artifacts, military records, photographs, biographies, memoirs, transcripts and audiocassettes of interviews, accounts, poetry, a sermon, negatives, cartoons, articles, diaries and journals, books, responses to the Saints at War Questionnaire and Latter-day Saints in the Military Survey, clippings, autobiographies, telegrams, histories, including family histories, personal histories, and military histories, a drawing of the USS Pennsylvania, e-mails, floppy disks, a map...
Dates: 1924-2012

Filtered By

  • Subject: Autobiographies X
  • Subject: Interviews X
  • Subject: Records X
  • Subject: World War, 1939-1945 X

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Subject
Photocopies 30
Letters 29
Articles 28
Transcripts 27
Accounts 26
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Histories (Literary works) 26
Audiocassettes 23
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 23
Maps 22
Biographies 21
Certificates 21
Questionnaires 19
Poetry 18
Books 17
Diaries 17
Speeches, addresses, etc. 17
Narratives 16
Military 15
Oral histories 15
Lists 14
Personal papers 14
Surveys 14
World War, 1939-1945 14
CD-ROMs 13
Programs 13
Telegrams 13
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe 13
Essays 12
Obituaries 12
Documents 11
Floppy disks 11
Caricatures and cartoons 10
Newspapers 10
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 10
United States -- Military -- History 10
Videocassettes 10
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 10
Comic books, strips, etc. 9
Military orders 9
Money 9
Artifacts 8
Drawings 8
Newsletters 8
Pamphlets 8
Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) 8
Electronic mail messages 7
Paintings 7
Sketches 7
Typescripts 7
Correspondence 6
Negatives 6
Notes 6
DVDs 5
Graphs 5
Greeting cards 5
Manuscripts 5
Money -- Germany 5
Postcards 5
Press releases 5
Designs and plans 4
Family histories 4
Korean War, 1950-1953 4
Publications 4
Records 4
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 4
Art 3
Editorials 3
Eulogies 3
Genealogies 3
Medals 3
Memorandums 3
Notated music 3
Periodicals 3
Scrapbooks 3
Video tapes 3
Affidavits 2
Announcements 2
Audiotapes 2
Awards 2
Catalogs 2
Envelopes (Stationery) 2
Flags 2
Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. 2
Illustrations 2
Invitations 2
Legal instruments 2
Microfilms 2
Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. 2
Pedigrees 2
Portraits 2
Reports 2
Rosters 2
Songs 2
Testimonies 2
Afghan War, 2001- 1
Bonds 1
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