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Bessie Rachel Weeter

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2625
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of Bessie Rachel Weeter by an unknown author. Weeter graduated from the LDS Hospital School of Nursing in Salt Lake City, Utah. She served in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps for 31 years and retired in 1976. She died in 1999.

Dates: 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Charles Weidner photographs of San Francisco

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS P 560
Scope and Contents

Collection includes eight photographs of San Francisco, California taken by Weidner between the 1900s and the 1910s.

Dates: approximately 1900-1919
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Kenneth E. Weight papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5690
Scope and Contents

Materials consist of a Brigham Young University track warm-up cloak and pennant collected by Kenneth E. Weight. Materials also include a life history prepared by Weight, both printed and on a USB flash drive. The life history was completed in 1977 but published by his family in 2014. Dated 1919-2014.

Dates: 1919-2014
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Newell Weight papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8226
Scope and Contents

Collection contains materials that were collected during Weight's years of teaching music at Provo High School, Brigham Young University, and University of Utah. It includes audiotapes, photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, and tour information. Materials dated 1948-1984.

Dates: 1948-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Weights of Gen. George Washington and his generals taken at West Point, August 19, 1783

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 762
Scope and Contents Photographs, photocopies of the photographs, and CD-ROM of photographs of a handwritten list of the names and weights of generals, colonels, and lieutenant colonels in the United States Army in 1783. Included in the photograph are etchings of Washington's farewell to his officers and his resignation as commander of the United States Army. Also includes correspondence about the items between the Division of Manuscripts and the Library of Congress. The photograph was created by Jack V....
Dates: 1968
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Weiledning til de nyeste opfindelser

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 34
Scope and Contents

Handwritten book in Danish with illustrations. The item describes the manufacture and use of fireworks

Dates: 1862
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Herman G. Weinberg interview

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2786
Scope and Contents

Typewritten transcript of an interview conducted in New York City on 30 Oct. 1978 by James V. D'Arc, an archivist at Brigham Young University. Weinberg talks about his life and his writing career.

Dates: 1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Bernhard Weiner patent

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8589
Scope and Contents

Contains the Czechoslovakian patent of Bernhard Weiner. Also contains a letter explaining the patent and its importance as evidence of one of the world's first computers. Patent relates to typewriters and calculating or computing devices. Materials date from 1929-1972.

Dates: 1929-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Weir family papers

 Collection — Box: 8
Identifier: Vault MSS 511
Scope and Contents

Contains the papers of various members of the Weir family, including Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889), John F. Weir (1841-1926), and Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919) and others. Contains correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, manuscripts, speeches, artwork, clippings, and published material relating to the family, dating from between 1765 to 1952. The bulk of the collection relates to Julian Alden Weir.

Dates: 1765-1952
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Weir family photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 78
Scope and Contents Collection contains 142 photographs of the Weir family and friends from approximately 1840 to 1940, including French, German, English, and American impressionist painters. Includes photographs taken by Samuel Morse, Jessie Tarbox Beals, George C. Cox, and Pirie MacDonald. Photographs include portraits, landscapes, and group photographs of leisure activities. A majority of the photographs are centered around Julian Alden Weir. Also includes three photograph albums of European art and...
Dates: approximately 1840-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Wilkinson, Ernest L., 1899-1978 66
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Grant, Heber J. (Heber Jeddy), 1856-1945 59
United States. Army. Mormon Battalion 55
Brimhall, George H. (George Henry), 1853-1932 49
Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901 49
Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 49
Taylor, John, 1808-1887 48
Timpson, Laura Logie, 1886-1973 46
Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 43
McKay, David O. (David Oman), 1873-1970 42
Smith family 42
Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909 41
Tanner, George S. 41
Utah. Legislature 40
Brigham Young University. College of Education 39
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Cluff, Benjamin, Jr., 1858-1948 38
Harris, Franklin Stewart, 1884-1960 38
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 37
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Smith, George Albert, 1817-1875 32
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Southern States Mission 30
Salt Lake Temple 30
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Phelps, William Wines, 1792-1872 29
Brigham Young High School (Provo, Utah) 28
Matthews, T. Pat, 1883-1958 28
Brigham Young University. Division of Continuing Education 27
Hicks, Mary A. 27
Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844 27
University of Utah 27
Wells, Daniel H. (Daniel Hanmer), 1814-1891 27
Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies 25
Anderson, George Edward, 1860-1928 24
Brigham Young University. Department of Music 24
Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 24
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First Presidency 24
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 24
Kimball, Heber C. (Heber Chase), 1801-1868 24
Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry), 1857-1933 24
Brigham Young University. Admissions and Records 23
Manti Temple (Manti, Utah) 23
Old Army Press 23
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598 23
Brigham Young University. College of Fine Arts and Communications 22
Oaks, Dallin H. 22
Poll, Richard D. (Richard Douglas), 1918-1994 22
Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876 22
Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, 1818-1888 22
Brigham Young University. English Department 21
Cannon, John M. (John Mousley), 1865-1917 21
Catholic Church 21
Cowdery, Oliver 21
Harold B. Lee Library. Department of Archives and Manuscripts 21
Kirkham, Francis W. (Francis Washington), 1877-1972 21
Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877 21
Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker), 1807-1857 21
Associated Students of Brigham Young University 20
Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) 20
Illinois. Circuit Court (Hancock Co.) 20
Nurses at War project 20
Pratt, Orson, 1811-1881 20
Smith, Emma Hale 20
St. George Temple (Saint George, Utah) 20
Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952 20
Brigham Young University. College of Business 19
Kimball, Spencer W., 1895-1985 19
L. Tom Perry Special Collections 19
Reynolds, George, 1842-1909 19
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971 19
Brigham Young University. Motion Picture Studio 18
Clark, J. Reuben, Jr., 1871-1961 18
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 18
McDonald, Howard S. (Howard Stevenson), 1894-1986 18
Smoot, A. O. (Abraham Owen), 1815-1895 18
Babbitt, Almon W. (Almon Whiting), 1813-1856 17
Brigham Young University. Board of Trustees 17
Brigham Young University. College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences 17
Brigham Young University. Speech and Dramatic Arts Department (1967-1975) 17
Jones, Edith Boley, 1892-1973 17
Reynolds, Alice Louise, 1873-1938 17
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