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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 55 Collections and/or Records:

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Military Intelligence, 1942-2003

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains papers by those involved in Saints at War Project records for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence in the European Theater during World War II. Materials include memoirs, photographs, interviews, letters, and other papers. Dated 1942-2003.

Dates: 1942-2003

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Ordinance Corps, 1943-2003

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Army Ordinance Corps during World War II. Materials include memoirs, personal papers, photographs, and other papers. Dated 1943-2003.

Dates: 1943-2003

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Signal Corps, 1942-2003

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1942-2003

Saints at War Project records for the United States Cavalry Reconnaissance, 1944-2002

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Subgroup contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S. Army Cavalry Reconnaissance in the European Theater during World War II. Materials include personal papers, photographs, histories and an interview. Dated 1944-2002.

Dates: 1944-2002

Saints at War Project records for the United States Coast Guard, 1942-2006

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from Latter-Day Saints serving in the U.S. Coast Guard in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Materials include personal papers, memoirs, histories, and newspaper articles. Dated 1942-2006.

Dates: 1942-2006

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps, approximately 1941-2013

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 14 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in multiple wars. Materials include papers, memoirs, and photographs, and other papers. Dated approximately 1941-2013.

Dates: approximately 1941-2013

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

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  • Subject: Histories (Literary works) X
  • Subject: Military X

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Photographs 52
Autobiographies 50
Photocopies 47
Interviews 46
Accounts 44
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Military records 42
Articles 41
Transcripts 41
Letters 40
Military 35
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 33
Audiocassettes 31
Certificates 30
Biographies 27
Maps 27
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 27
United States -- Military -- History 27
Questionnaires 25
Books 23
Diaries 23
Poetry 23
Documents 21
Oral histories 21
CD-ROMs 20
Speeches, addresses, etc. 20
Personal papers 19
World War, 1939-1945 19
Lists 18
Programs 18
Narratives 17
Newspapers 16
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe 16
Floppy disks 15
Surveys 15
Essays 14
Telegrams 14
Caricatures and cartoons 13
Comic books, strips, etc. 13
Obituaries 12
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 12
Korean War, 1950-1953 11
Drawings 10
Electronic mail messages 10
Money 10
Newsletters 10
Pamphlets 10
Videocassettes 10
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 10
Artifacts 9
Military orders 9
Negatives 9
Correspondence 8
Notes 8
Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) 8
Sketches 8
Typescripts 8
Greeting cards 7
Manuscripts 7
Money -- Germany 7
Paintings 7
Audiotapes 6
Calendars 6
DVDs 6
Family histories 6
Postcards 6
Publications 6
Graphs 5
Press releases 5
Designs and plans 4
Genealogies 4
Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. 4
Art 3
Awards 3
Editorials 3
Eulogies 3
Medals 3
Memorandums 3
Microfilms 3
Notated music 3
Persian Gulf War, 1991 3
Records 3
Scrapbooks 3
Testimonies 3
Affidavits 2
Announcements 2
Catalogs 2
Documentary films 2
Envelopes (Stationery) 2
Flags 2
Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. 2
Illustrations 2
Invitations 2
Legal instruments 2
Pedigrees 2
Periodicals 2
Portraits 2
Reports 2
Rosters 2
Sermons 2
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