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Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 2700 Collections and/or Records:

William A. Follett, approximately 1964-1998

 File — Box 42: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644647], Folder: 21
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 116
Scope and Contents Contains biographies and photographs of William Alexander Follett and Nancy Mariah Fausett, family group sheet and pedigree chart for William's parents (King Follett and Louisa Tanner), name index photocopy on Nancy "Faucett" Follett, family group records for William and Nancy, history of Nancy's mother (Matilda Coroline Butcher Fausett), and account written by a descendant of William Follett on his experience team-creating a Mormon Battalion monument in California. Materials dated from...
Dates: approximately 1964-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

William B. Pace, 1941-1978

 File — Box 48: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644704], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 214
Scope and Contents

Contains glossy photo of William Byram Pace, biography and diary transcripts, and biography of his father James. Materials dated 1941 to 1978.

Dates: 1941-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

William Bailey Maxwell, 1997

 File — Box 47: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644696], Folder: 21
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 194
Scope and Contents

Contains a photograph and biographies of William Bailey Maxwell, family group record for William and wife Lucretia Charlotte Bracken, and biography of Lucretia. 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

William C. McClellan, 1915-1954

 File — Box 47: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644696], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 191
Scope and Contents

Contains a glossy reproduced photo, testimony, biography, and journal transcripts for William Carroll McClellan, photocopies of biographical information (including excerpt from a book, historical documents, photos, etc.), poetry written by his wife Almeda Day, etc. Materials dated 1915 to 1954.

Dates: 1915-1954
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

William C. Prows, approximately 1991

 File — Box 49: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644712], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 223
Scope and Contents

Contains glossy photo and biographies of William Cook Prows. Materials dated approximately 1991.

Dates: approximately 1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

William Casto, 1985-1997

 File — Box 40: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644621], Folder: 19
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 67
Scope and Contents

Contains biographies and biographical photocopies for William Casto, as well as family group records and printouts for William and three wives. Materials dated 1985 to 1997.

Dates: 1985-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

William Coons, 1988-1998

 File — Box 41: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644639], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 87
Scope and Contents

Contains a biographical sketch on Emerette Elizabeth Goodwin, and family group records for William Coons and two wives (Emerette and Martha Twitchell). Materials dated 1988 to 1998.

Dates: 1988-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

William Coray, 1988-2011

 File — Box 41: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644639], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 89
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical sketches for William Coray and Melissa Burton Coray Kimball and their life together (including a photograph of their joint burial site), and a family group record for the two of them, as well as correspondence and information about their infant son William and his grave site. Materials dated 1988 to 2011.

Dates: 1988-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

William D. Hendricks, 1962-1980

 File — Box 44: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644662], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 145
Scope and Contents

Contains glossy reproduced photo and biographies of William Dorris Hendricks (including newspaper clipping), research letters, family group sheet for William and wife Mary Jane Andrus, and biographical information on four of William's children (with 4th wife Christine Olsen). Materials dated 1962 to 1980.

Dates: 1962-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

William Dean Lindsay papers, after 1950

 File — Box 125: Series 5; Series 10; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197232589033], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 10 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

File includes an overview of William Dean Lindsay's life, the transcript of an interview conducted with Lindsay about the Korean War, and a newspaper article about veterans being opposed to U.S. membership in the United Nations. The article details a negative experience Lindsay had with the U.N. during the Korean War. Dated after 1950.

Dates: after 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for Korean War / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army

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