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Biographies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 2700 Collections and/or Records:

Zane Grey biographical history extracts , between 1920 and 1970

 File — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197235219026], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical history extracts from various sources detailing parts of Zane Grey's life and works dating from between 1920 and 1970.

Dates: between 1920 and 1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6081, Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey personal papers / Zane Grey biographies

Zane Grey biographical manuscripts, 1927-1938

 Sub-Series — Box 8: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197233647608], Folder: 1-8
Identifier: MSS 8316 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains a manuscript of The Living Past: The Autobiography of Zane Grey and a screenplay of We are Enjoined to Overcome the Last Wilderness -- Ourselves, dating from 1927 to 1938.

Dates: 1927-1938
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8316, Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey manuscripts

Zane Grey biographies, approximately 1920-1976

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts, extracts, notes, and other materials relating to biographies on Grey dating from approximately 1920 to 1976.

Dates: approximately 1920-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6081, Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey personal papers

Zane Grey biography, 1948-1949

 File — Carton 3: [Barcode: 31197239253096], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 8710
Dates: 1948-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8710, Zane Grey Inc. records

Zane Grey newspaper biographical history, between 1920 and 1960

 File — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197235219026], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains a proofsheet of a biographical history on Zane Grey dating from between 1920 and 1960.

Dates: between 1920 and 1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6081, Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey personal papers / Zane Grey biographies

Zane Grey personal papers, approximately 1900-1976

 Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials concerning Grey's life and death and his personal relationships with friends and family. These materials include autographs, correspondence with his wife, Lina Grey, and son, Romer, journals, itineraries, and other materials documenting his fishing expeditions and writing trips, and biographical histories written about him both during and after his life dating from approximately 1900 to 1976.

Dates: approximately 1900-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6081, Zane Grey papers

Zane Grey : the secret of his success / by Robert McDuffie , between 1920 and 1970

 File — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197235219026], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains drafts of Zane Grey: The Secret of His Success by Robert McDuffie with anotations and edits dating from between 1920 and 1970. 7 p.

Dates: between 1920 and 1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6081, Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey personal papers / Zane Grey biographies

Zechariah B. Decker, 1962-1966

 File — Box 42: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644647], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 98
Scope and Contents

Contains photograph and biographies of Zechariah Bruyn Decker, Sr., and family group records for Zechariah and wife Nancy Bean. Materials dated 1962 to 1966.

Dates: 1962-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Zemira Palmer, 1962

 File — Box 48: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644704], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 215
Scope and Contents

Contains a glossy photo and biographies of Zemira Palmer. Materials dated 1962.

Dates: 1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Zundel, Marie E., 1899-1927

 File — Box 195: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197231015204], Folder: 5
Identifier: UA 909 Series 1
Dates: 1899-1927
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 909, Collection on university faculty and staff / Collection on university faculty members

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