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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 2700 Collections and/or Records:

Dale W. Young papers, 2008-2010

 File — Box 123: Series 2; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 9; Series 10; Series 12; Series 14; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232593993], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include the personal history of Dale W. Young as a medical labratory technician during World War II, and the Saints at War project consent form. Dated 2008-2010.

Dates: 2008-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, 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 Medical Corps

Life of Emma Wright Dalley

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329846]
Identifier: MSS SC 3088
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typed manuscript. The item is a biography of Emma Wright Dalley, "by her daughter, Mary E. Hulet and her granddaughter, Mary H. Coburn" on an unspecified date. "My mother, Emma Wright Dalley, was born in Hull, Yorkshire England, August 19, 1833." "When mother was fifteen, the family having joined the Latter-Day Saint Church some time before emigrated to America." She married James Dalley on 16 August 1850, "just three days before my mother's...
Dates: approximately 1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Life of Emma Wright Dalley

James Dalley biography

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230351048]
Identifier: MSS 5907
Abstract

A biography of James Dalley about his early life.

Dates: 1821-1905
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Dalley biography

Julius S. Dalley collection of Mormon materials

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3927
Abstract

Materials from the lives of Elizabeth R. Snow and Erastus Snow, 1851-1933.

Dates: 1851-1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Julius S. Dalley collection of Mormon materials

Dalton, 1962 - after 1975

 File — Box 41: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644639], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 94
Scope and Contents Contains family group records for John Dalton and Elizabeth Cooker, John Dalton Jr. and Rebecca Turner Cranmer, Henry (Harry) Dalton and Isabell Ferguson, Edward Dalton and Elizabeth Meeks, and Henry Simon Dalton and Elizabeth Jane Kettleman (or Kittleman); as well as family correspondence and research on Edward and Henry (Harry) Dalton as members of the Mormon Battalion, and a biography of Elizabeth Jane Kittleman (wife of Henry Simon Dolten (Dalton), also a member of the...
Dates: 1962 - after 1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Daniel B. Rawson, 1997-1998

 File — Box 49: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644712], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 228
Scope and Contents

Contains glossy photo, biography, and autobiography of Daniel Berry Rawson, name indexes and family group records for Daniel and wife Martha Atchinson, and biography of Mariah Atchinson Rawson. Materials dated 1997 to 1998.

Dates: 1997-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Daniel Browett, 1997

 File — Box 38: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644605], Folder: 27
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 38
Scope and Contents

Contains research notes on Daniel Browett, family group record for Daniel and Elizabeth Harris, biographical sketches of Robert Harris Jr. and Sr. (Elizabeth's brother and father) containing details about Daniel and Elizabeth, biography of Elizabeth Harris Browett, and photocopy of a name index highlighting Elizabeth and sister Harriet. Materials dated 1997.

Dates: 1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Daniel Brown, 1987-2008

 File — Box 38: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644605], Folder: 29
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 40
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical notes and sketches on Daniel Brown, research and correspondence about him, document photocopies, articles, and photographs; also includes biographical sketches on his wife, Harriet St. John Brown, correspondence, research notes and photocopies of historical documents, family group records for Harriet's second husband and her sister, and source notes. Materials dated 1987 to 2008.

Dates: 1987-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Daniel Coon Davis, 2000-2008

 File — Box 41: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644639], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 95
Scope and Contents

Contains biographies of Captain Daniel C. Davis (including photocopies); correspondence, family research, and family group records for Daniel and his first wife, Sophronia Fuller; biographies of his second wife, Susan (or Susanna) Moses, with individual and family group records and family research and correspondence on Susanna; and family group records and biographical information on Daniel and his third wife, Maria/Mary Julia Benson. Materials dated 2000 to 2008.

Dates: 2000-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Daniel Francis Thomas biographical documents, 1847-1942

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3197 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical information pertaining to the Daniel Francis Thomas family dating between 1847-1942. These documents include biographical sketches of Daniel Francis Thomas written by family members, as well as articles published in local newspapers such as Victory News and The Deseret News.

Dates: 1847-1942
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3197, Daniel Francis Thomas family papers / Daniel Francis Thomas family history documents

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