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Autobiographies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 2092 Collections and/or Records:

Ellen Mulville Fagg memoir and photographs, approximately 1945-2006

 File — Box 36: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 14; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005262], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2 File 823
Scope and Contents

Materials contain a memoir written by Ellen Mulville Fagg regarding her service in the U.S. Navy W.A.V.E.S. (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War II. She attended hospital training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station and served in a procurement office at Seattle Naval Hospital. She describes her husband's career after the war and the places they moved. Contains copied photographs of Fagg during World War II. Dated approximately 1945 and 2006.

Dates: approximately 1945-2006

Orson Hyde Elliott autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230364256]
Identifier: MSS 2059
Scope and Contents

Writes of his family's conversion to the Mormon Church prior to his birth; move to Nauvoo, Illinois, 1844; Iowa, 1846; and Utah, 1852. Discusses his disillusionment with Mormonism; and travels in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Includes mention of Brigham Young; plural marriage; Corinne, Utah; and several other topics. Some characters and words are difficult to read in this multi-generation photocopy.

Dates: 1899

Elmer F. Cox papers, 2002-2003

 File — Box 52: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197231012854], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 1121
Scope and Contents note

Material contains papers relating to Elmer F. Cox's service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Contains memoirs of Elmer Cox, as well as two photocopied photographs. Recounts his travels, how he never developed a hatred of the hostile Germans, and his work in the postal department. Dated 2002-2003.

Dates: 2002-2003

Elwin Hurd Elliott memoir, approximately 2001

 File — Box 15: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005056], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 392
Scope and Contents note

Materials include a written history detailing Elwin Hurd Elliot's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a musician. He writes mostly of his experiences being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He mentions being present aboard the U.S.S. Saratoga, "Sara," when a Kamikaze attack came on them at the Battle of Iwo Jima. He also spends time speaking of a good friend he met through the war and spent time with at home in Utah. Dated approximately 2001.

Dates: approximately 2001

Emily Carlisle historical sketch of Emily Rozella Stevenson McDonald, and patriarchal blessing, 1879-1946

 File — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232480902], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 2337 Series 2

Emily M. Carlisle Genealogical Book Company catalog, 1964

 Item — Box 3: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232480910], Folder: 2, item: 3
Identifier: MSS 2337 Series 2

Emily M. Carlisle genealogy and family history, 1879-1984

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2337 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Series contains biographies, genealogical records, obituaries, and diaries associated with Emily M. Carlisle and her family history from 1879 to 1984.

Dates: Other: 1879-1984

Emily M. Carlisle letters and composition notebook of genealogical information, undated

 Item — Box 3: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232480910], Folder: 2, item: 5
Identifier: MSS 2337 Series 2

Emily Stevenson McDonald Carlisle autobiography, undated

 File — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232480902], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 2337 Series 2

England trip--business items, 2005-2006

 File — Carton 22: Series 4, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 6154 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous email correspondence. Handwritten notes on trip. Draft of The Role of the British Missions in Preparing Twentieth Century General Authorities by Donald Cannon. Travel itinerary. Airline ticket receipts. Newsletter about tour to Great Britain, 2006 May.

Dates: Other: 2005-2006