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 85 Collections and/or Records:
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, approximately 1945-2010
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.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1948-2009
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.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 2006
This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in the Afghanistan/War on Terror. Materials include the Paul Keene Papers. Dated 2006.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, approximately 2000-2017
Contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in the Iraq War. Materials include the Elizabeth J. Lister Brimley memoir and the Jonathan Volcansek interview. Dated approximately 2000-2017.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, approximately 1940-2011
This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in multiple wars. Materials include histories, papers, interviews, biographies, and newspaper articles, and other papers. Dated approximately 1940-2011.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1990-2009
This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in the Desert Storm/First Gulf War. Materials include interviews, accounts, papers, and memoir. Dated 1990-2009.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1940-2012
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps, 1939-2007
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.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps flight instructors, 1941-2005
Sub-series includes Saints at War Project records for Latter-day Saint flight instructors serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. The records are in the form of histories, photographs, transcripts, and an oral interview. Dated approximately 1941 2001-2005.
Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps Medical Corps, 1943-2003
Subseries contains materials from two women who served in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Zelta Walker's file contains her history, letters, and photographs, and Rayola Andersen's file contains the transcript of an interview. The materials detail these women's experiences as U.S. Army Air Corps nurses during World War II. Dated 1943-2003.
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- World War, 1939-1945 39
- Accounts 35
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 32
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- Articles 27
- Histories (Literary works) 27
- Letters 27
- Korean War, 1950-1953 25
- Correspondence 23
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 19
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- Persian Gulf War, 1991 17
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