Saints at War Project
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 32 Collections and/or Records:
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Signal Corps, 1942-2003
Subgroup contains memoirs, photographs, and papers, interviews and transcripts, letters, and other papers of those serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Dated 1942-2003.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps, 1931-2007
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.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps technicians, 1941-2001
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.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Merchant Marines, 1941-2003
Contains materials from Mormons who were merchant marines in World War II. Materials include memoirs, personal accounts, and notes. Dated 1941-2003.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy, 1950-2010
This subseries contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Materials include intervies, histories, papers, photographs, accounts and letters. Dated 1950-2010.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy, 1967-2009
This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Materials include memoirs, histories, accounts, and photographs. Dated 1967-2009.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy, 1924-2010
Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy, approximately 1940-2012
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.
Saints at War Project records for Vietnam War, 1948-2009
Contains materials from Latter-Day Saints serving in the Vietnam War. Materials contains interviews, questionnaires, memoirs, photographs, papers, books, histories, and letters. Dated 1948-2009.
Saints at War Project records for World War II, 1924-2012
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- Articles 31
- Interviews 31
- Photographs 31
- Transcripts 31
- Histories (Literary works) 28
- Letters 28
- Military records 28
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 23
- Diaries 22
- Poetry 22
- Biographies 21
- Certificates 21
- Questionnaires 21
- Books 20
- Maps 20
- Military 19
- Documents 18
- Oral histories 17
- Personal papers 17
- Speeches, addresses, etc. 16
- CD-ROMs 15
- Floppy disks 15
- Programs 15
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 15
- United States -- Military -- History 15
- Lists 14
- Narratives 14
- Obituaries 13
- Caricatures and cartoons 12
- Newspapers 12
- Surveys 12
- Telegrams 12
- Essays 11
- World War, 1939-1945 11
- Drawings 10
- Artifacts 9
- Money 9
- Newsletters 9
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 9
- Electronic mail messages 8
- Notes 8
- Pamphlets 8
- Videocassettes 8
- Comic books, strips, etc. 7
- DVDs 7
- Military orders 7
- Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) 7
- Typescripts 7
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe 7
- Greeting cards 6
- Negatives 6
- Paintings 6
- Postcards 6
- Sketches 6
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 6
- Correspondence 5
- Family histories 5
- Korean War, 1950-1953 5
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- Art 3
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- Microfilms 3
- Money -- Germany 3
- Periodicals 3
- Persian Gulf War, 1991 3
- Scrapbooks 3
- Video tapes 3
- Affidavits 2
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- Catalogs 2
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- Flags 2
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- Illustrations 2
- Invitations 2
- Legal instruments 2
- Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. 2
- Notated music 2
- Pedigrees 2
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- Reports 2
- Rosters 2
- Sermons 2
- Songs 2 + ∧ less