Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe), 1926-2010
Scope and Contents
Contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in World War II in Europe. Materials include war artifacts, papers, interviews, photographs, articles, memoirs, biographies, letters, and publications. Materials are dated from 1926 to 2010.
Dates
- Creation: 1926-2010
Creator
- Saints at War Project (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
The Saints at War Project (1999-) works to collect documentation on Mormon 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 Mormon 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. 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."
Partial Extent
10 videocassettes
Partial Extent
767 folders
Partial Extent
1 oversize box
Partial Extent
32 audiocassettes
Partial Extent
8 items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in nine subseries: 1. Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1926-2010. 2. Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps, 1937-2009. 3. Saints at War Project records for the United States Coast Guard, 2000. 4. Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy, 1938-2004. 5. Saints at War Project records for the United States Merchant Marines, 1945-2004. 6. Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps, 1941. 7. Saints at War Project records for Civilians, 1944-2007. 8. Saints at War Project records for other militaries, 1937-2005.
Genre / Form
- Accounts
- Articles
- Artifacts
- Audiocassettes
- Autobiographies
- Autobiographies
- Awards
- Biographies
- Books
- CD-ROMs
- Calendars
- Caricatures and cartoons
- Certificates
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Designs and plans
- Diaries
- Documents
- Drawings
- Editorials
- Electronic mail messages
- Envelopes (Stationery)
- Essays
- Eulogies
- Flags
- Floppy disks
- Genealogies
- Graphs
- Greeting cards
- Histories (Literary works)
- Illustrations
- Interviews
- Letters
- Lists
- Manuscripts
- Maps
- Medals
- Microfilms
- Military orders
- Military records
- Money
- Narratives
- Newsletters
- Newspapers
- Notated music
- Notes
- Obituaries
- Oral histories
- Paintings
- Pamphlets
- Periodicals
- Personal papers
- Photocopies
- Photographs
- Poetry
- Portraits
- Postcards
- Press releases
- Programs (Publications)
- Publications
- Questionnaires
- Sketches
- Songs
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- Surveys
- Telegrams
- Transcripts
- Typescripts
- Video tapes
- Videocassettes
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States