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Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 2700 Collections and/or Records:

Eva Charlotta Anderson Bjork diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489101]
Identifier: MSS 888
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten diary in six pages. Eva Bjork writes about migrating from Sweden to Utah in 1884. Also included is a biography of Eva's husband, William Bjork. William migrated from Sweden to Utah in 1868. He worked for the railroad and lived in several places in Utah. He finally settled in Provo, Utah. The author of the item is unknown and the date of its composition is uncertain.

Dates: approximately 1884-1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eva Charlotta Anderson Bjork diary

Dickerson, Erma Rupp, 1910-, 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

Biography : John Dickerson

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341890]
Identifier: MSS 2586
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. John Dickerson was born in 1827 in England and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1854. He married Rugh Smith and had ten children. He migrated to Utah in 1871 and settled in American Fork. After his first wife died, he married Katie Burgess and had two sons by her. He died in 1891.

Dates: 1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biography : John Dickerson

Dickerson, Ralph J., abt. 1910-, 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

Didericksen, Odeen Harvey, 1923-, 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

Disney, Walt correspondence, memos, achievements, and biography, 1964

 File — Box 311: Series 7 [Barcode: 31197239259770], Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 1086 Series 7 Sub-Series 3 File 56
Dates: 1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1086, Office of the President records / Office of the President records / Office of the President records on academics

Doctor Kane of the arctic seas advertisement, 1972 November 26

 Item — Box 50: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197232551165], Folder: 9
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 9 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Dates: 1972 November 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / E. Kent Kane papers / E. Kent Kane research on the Kane family / E. Kent Kane research on Elisha Kent Kane

Documentary history of the Utah expedition, 1858 January-1858 March

 Item — Box 52: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197232551181], Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 9 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 8
Dates: 1858 January-1858 March
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / E. Kent Kane papers / E. Kent Kane research on the Kane family / E. Kent Kane research on Thomas L. Kane

Don E. Bush papers, 1943-1944, approximately 2001, 1995

 File — Box 10: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005486], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 260
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a book written by Don E. Bush, describing his military service in the U.S. Navy during World War II as part of the beach landing crew. Depicts life in training camps, on military transports and warships, and beachheads during invasions. Includes biographies of nine of his comrades. Discusses the confusion and carnage present during amphibious invasions on the beaches of Saipan, Lingayen Gulf, and Leyte. Also included are brief histories of the U.S.S. Cavalier and the U.S.S....
Dates: 1943-1944; approximately 2001; Publication: 1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy

Don L. Petersen biography, approximately 2005

 File — Box 72: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197232480522], Folder: 23
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 1475
Scope and Contents note

Materials include a biography of Don L. Peterson detailing his service in the U.S. Navy, largely as a secretary in the first lietenant's office close to the end of World War II. He included a short biography of his life and his experiences in the war aboard the U.S.S. Copahee, a small aircraft carrier. Dated approximately 2005.

Dates: approximately 2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy

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