Autobiographies
Found in 2092 Collections and/or Records:
William Greenwood papers
Contains twelve handwritten, signed letters which concern Greenwood's conversion to Mormonism in England, his immigration to the United States, activities in Nauvoo, Illinois, and the 1847 trek to Salt Lake City and American Fork, Utah. Also includes a bound autobiography (plus typescript) written between 1869 and 1884.
Elisha Hurd Groves autobiography and biography
Handwritten life sketches (some photocopies) concerning Groves' conversion to the Mormon Church, his missionary activities and his immigration to Utah in 1848.
Growing up Mormon : autobiographical narratives and related papers
Collection of papers by Robert Kent Fielding that describes his employment as a history professor at Brigham Young University, conversion to humanism, and eventual separation from the Mormon faith.
"Gung Ho--The China Years" part one , approximately 1984
Annotated original. Undated, but approximately 1984.
"Gung Ho--The China Years" part two , approximately 1984
Annotated original. Undated, but approximately 1984.
Guy Chesnut autobiography, approximately 2000
Materials contain an autobiography of Guy Chesnut detailing his military service as a hospital corpsman with the U.S. Navy during World War II. There is a very brief mention of Chesnut's service in the South Pacific and the different duties undertaken by his ship, the U.S.S. Pocomoke. Dated approximately 2000.
Lilian Joan Lockhart Guy autobiography
Typescript of an autobiography. Guy describes her childhood on the island of Tasmania and, at age fifteen, being conscripted into a military clothing factory during World War II. She relates how her family joined the Mormon Church as a unit in 1961 and details their church activities in Brisbane.
H. Burke Peterson papers, 2008-2010
Materials include a personal history written by H. Burke Peterson regarding his time serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and the transcript of an interview conducted by Robert Freeman. Dates range 2008-2010.
H. Curtis Wright papers, 2001 January 26
Materials contain a memoir detailing H. Curtis Wright's early life and life in the U.S. Navy working as a blimp mechanic during World War II. Memoir is titled "My Two-year 'Kiddy Cruise' in the U.S. Navy, 1946-48". Also contains photocopied documents including a letter from General Omar Bradley to veterans, Wright's service record, his notice for separation, his honorable discharge certificate, and scholarly article on blimps.
H. Grant Humphreys memoir, approximately 2001
Materials contain an account of the military service of H. Grant Humphreys regarding his service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1941 to 1944. He describes his service in Alaska and achieving the rank of Second Lieutenant. Memoir describes weather and military conditions there. Describes battles at Japanese-occupied islands of Attu and Kiska. Dated approximately 2001.