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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 2700 Collections and/or Records:

Daughters of Utah Pioneers records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1788
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clipping of pioneer monuments, scrapbooks, biographies, histories of various industries, lists of officers and members, and meeting programs. The materials relate to the operation of the organization primarily in Provo, Utah.

Dates: 1911-1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Daughters of Utah Pioneers records

Davenport, Chloe Lorlean Walters, 1899-, approximately 1950-1959

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232486420]
Identifier: MSS 827
Dates: approximately 1950-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 827, J. Allen Parkinson biographies / DA-DU

Davenport, Samuel Allen, 1898-, approximately 1950-1959

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232486420]
Identifier: MSS 827
Dates: approximately 1950-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 827, J. Allen Parkinson biographies / DA-DU

David Garner, 1959-2006

 File — Box 43: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644654], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 123
Scope and Contents

Contains a glossy reproduced photograph of David Garner, biographies (including photocopies), pedigree chart on David with both wives, research photocopies (fact sheets, photos, letters, Battalion documents, name indexes, cemetery records, etc.), biographies of David's wife Dolly Durfee, and family group records for David and two wives (Dolly and Jane Stephens). Materials dated 1959 to 2006.

Dates: 1959-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

David Hyrum Clayton / written by Margaret Cannon Clayton, approximately 1947-1960

 Item — Oversize-folder 4: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197239133603]
Identifier: MSS 2344 Series 1 Item 5
Dates: approximately 1947-1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2344, Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon collection / Emmeline B. Wells and Annie Wells Cannon papers

David Ira Frederick, after 1964-2006

 File — Box 43: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644654], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 121
Scope and Contents

Contains transcriptions of letters from David to his daughters, David's patriarchal blessing, and a biographical excerpt from Our Pioneer Heritage; family history research emails and notes (including photocopies of letters and photos), a biography of wife Mary Ann Winner, and family group records for David and Mary. Materials dated from some time after 1964 to 2006.

Dates: after 1964-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

David Moss, 1980

 File — Box 48: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644704], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 203
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical sketches of David Moss. Materials dated 1980.

Dates: 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

David O. McKay, date of production not identified

 File — Box 285: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197230191089], Folder: 22
Identifier: UA 1000 Series 2 Sub-Series 10
Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1000, Ernest L. Wilkinson papers / Office of the President records / Ernest L. Wilkinson biographical sketches

David Orin Dance papers, 1997-2001

 File — Box 14: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231005049], Folder: 23-24
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 368
Scope and Contents note Materials include an edited typewritten biography of David Orin Dance, written from an oral interview outlining the experiences Dance had as he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. The biography includes details about his training, combat experiences, wounding, and recovery. Also included are two handwritten letters from Dance, a photocopied magazine page with a picture of the 81mm Mortar System that Dance's platoon operated, and a two page photocopied magazine article about Dance...
Dates: 1997-2001
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 Infantry

David P. Rainey, 1999

 File — Box 49: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644712], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 227
Scope and Contents

Contains a biography of David Pinkney Rainey and Ancestral File index printout. Materials dated 1999.

Dates: 1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

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