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Autobiographies

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 2092 Collections and/or Records:

Genealogy papers on the Roberts family, date of production not identified

 File — Box 8: [Barcode: 31197231055762], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 1422
Dates: date of production not identified

George A. Cheever papers, 1942-1945, 1980

 File — Box 10: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005486], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 5 File 262
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a detailed memoir outlining the military experiences of George A. Cheever. Discusses his assignment to the engineering corps in the U.S. Army during World War II. Provides a list of needed equipment and logistics necessary in setting up a telecommunications base. Discusses training, transport to England, and his two-month attachment to the famed 101st Airborne Division as a member of a reconnaissance team with special assignments on D-Day. Mentions a letter received from...
Dates: 1942-1945; 1980

George A. Lewis memoir, after 1948

 File — Box 15: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005056], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 8 File 400
Scope and Contents note

Materials include George A. Lewis' memoir detailing his travels around the world, especially the Pacific Ocean, as a radio operator in the U.S. Merchant Marines from 1946-1948. He speaks of his religious experiences before, during, and after the war and how they helped him while in the service. Dated after 1948.

Dates: after 1948

George Bromley Clark memoir, 2001

 File — Box 59: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 9; Series 12; Series 14; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231012920], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 5 File 1240
Scope and Contents note

Material contains a memoir of the military experiences of George Bromley Clark during World War II as an engineering officer. Dated 2001.

Dates: 2001

George Dean Ellsworth papers, approximately 1943, approximately 2001

 File — Box 22: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 14; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005163], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 8 File 577
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain a memoir written by George Dean Ellsworth regarding his service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942-1946. Also contains a memoir written by his wife, Helen Hamblin Ellsworth, about her experiences during World War II. Includes two photographs and their negatives. Dated approximately 1943, approximately 2001.

Dates: approximately 1943; approximately 2001

George Elwin Golding memoir, approximately 1990

 File — Box 112: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 17; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197233285334], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains one memoir written by Golding titled "The War," about his service in the Pacific theater of World War II in the Army Air Corps. Includes transcriptions of letters he sent, retrospective narrative, quotes about war, and photocopied photographs. Dated approximately 1990.

Dates: approximately 1990

George Halliday diary, 1845-1854

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338854]
Identifier: MSS 139

George Halliday family record and autobiography, 1884-1920

 Item — Folder 2: [Barcode: 31197230338847]
Identifier: MSS 139
Scope and Contents

Volume includes a family record book providing genealogical information pertaining the family of George Halliday, including ordinance information. Also includes at the end of the volume a handwritten short autobiography of Halliday, written on August 17, 1887, in Santaquin, Utah. Dated 1884-1920.

Dates: 1884-1920

George Holmes papers, approximately 1999

 File — Box 4: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005429], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 3 File 75
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain a history of George Holmes regarding his service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Includes autobiography and a short biographical outline of Holmes's life written by his wife, Clara Holmes. Discusses a patrol in Germany in which he was severely wounded and several of his comrades killed. Dated approximately 1999.

Dates: approximately 1999

George Iland Passey memoir, 1970 June 30

 File — Box 97: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 12; Series 16; Series 14; Series 18 [Barcode: 31197233285185], Folder: 31
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 4 File 1866
Scope and Contents

Materials contain the life story of George Iland Passey with a particular focus on his service in the U.S. Army during World War I. Passey discusses his service in the Massachusetts General Hospital Field Unit helping wounded men recuperate. Dated June 30, 1970.

Dates: 1970 June 30