Skip to main content

Autobiographies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 2092 Collections and/or Records:

Glen C. Olsen papers, approximately 2000

 File — Box 9: Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005478], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 4 File 245
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain papers regarding the service of Glen C. Olsen in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Includes a handwritten letter commenting on the relationship Glen C. Olsen maintained with his family and church throughout the war. Also contains a memoir entitled "My Adventure/Parting The Tules" which outlines Olsen's life, with twenty-five pages devoted to his military service. One photograph in the appendix shows Olsen in full military dress. Dated approximately 2000.

Dates: approximately 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy

Glen Calder papers, approximately 2004

 File — Box 70: Series 2; Series 6; Series 7; Series 9; Series 10; Series 12; Series 18 [Barcode: 31197231238061], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 File 1439
Scope and Contents note

Materials include a biography and autobiography of Glen H. Calder and the 509th Military Police Battalion focusing on Calder's service in that battalion during World War II. File also contains two compact disks of the autobiography and biography. Within the biographies are photocopied photographs. Dated approximately 2004.

Dates: approximately 2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army

Glen D. Morgan memoir and photograph, approximately 2001

 File — Box 61: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 11; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197235225890], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 11 File 1282
Scope and Contents note

Material contains a short memoir regarding Glen D. Morgan's experience serving in the U.S. Navy following the Korean War. File also includes a photograph of Morgan in his naval uniform. Dated approximately 2001.

Dates: approximately 2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy

Glen J. Garr memoir and photographs, 1942-1945, 1995

 File — Box 23: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 16; Series 14; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197231005171], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 594
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a memoir of Glen J. Garr detailing his service during World War II as a shipfitter in the U.S. Navy CB 71st Battalion, 1st Platoon. Gives a history of personal and national events leading up to World War II. He discusses working on a bridge on Guadalcanal and building an airstrip—Torikina Fighter Strip—in a swamp while being bombed and attacked by Japanese aircraft. Describes Japanese artillery, sniper and air attacks while constructing airfields. Describes service and...
Dates: 1942-1945; 1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy

Glen Sagers papers, 1942-2001

 File — Box 4: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005429], Folder: 35
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 3 File 99
Scope and Contents

Materials contain a brief memoir in which Glen Sagers discusses the various assignments in Sanitary Units in which he served during World War II. Includes photocopied service records and discharge papers and one photograph of Sagers. Dated 1942-2001.

Dates: 1942-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Medical Corps

Glen Smith oral history, 1999 January 11

 File — Box 79: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 16; Series 14; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197233284972], Folder: 25
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 4 File 1648
Scope and Contents

Materials contain the oral history of Glen Smith in which he describes his experiences during World War II teaching radio-mechanics. Dated January 11, 1999.

Dates: 1999 January 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps technicians and mechanics

Glenn Forsyth papers, 1993

 File — Box 13: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197231005031], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 3 File 348
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a detailed memoir describing Glenn Forsyth's military years. Covers his training, voyage to Europe and additional training in England, deployment to the North African theater, and an engagement with enemy tanks that resulted in his capture and transfer to a German prisoner-of-war camp. Describes his experience in the prisoner-of-war camp, the liberation of the camp, and his return home. Includes photocopied photographs of Forsyth in full military dress, his prisoner-of-war...
Dates: 1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Armored Force

Glenn Howard Stephenson memoir, 1994 May 5

 File — Box 44: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 11; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231005346], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 4 File 970
Scope and Contents note

Material contains the oral history memoir of Glenn Stephenson relating to his service in the U.S. Army during World War II. In the memoir he relates his training experiences, going ashore on Omaha Beach after the main D-Day invasion, and fighting his way through Europe with his division. Dated after 1945.

Dates: 1994 May 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Field Artillery

Glenn Y. Williamson papers, 1990

 File — Box 103: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 18 [Barcode: 31197233285243], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 18
Scope and Contents

Materials include a written personal history of Glenn Y. Williamson titled "G.Y.W. Comes To Town". Recounts stories of Glenn's life experiences including time serving in the U.U.S. National Guard. Dated 1990.

Dates: 1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for other veterans

Golden Leroy Fenn papers, after 1945, 1941-1945

 File — Box 13: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197231005031], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 3 File 345
Dates: after 1945; 1941-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Cavalry

Staff Interface | Send Feedback or Report a Problem

More information about Special Collections including Hours, Services, Events, and Exhibits can be found at lib.byu.edu/special-collections.

The BYU Library aims to create descriptions of collections that are inclusive and support an “environment of belonging.” If you encounter language in finding aids, catalog records, or collection descriptions that you find offensive or believe to be harmful, we invite your feedback at librarydescription@byu.edu.