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Biographies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 2700 Collections and/or Records:

Donaldson, Fred Leon, Jr., 1926-Aug. 7th, 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

Dorothy Morgan family history

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: A1979-00-065
Dates: Other: 1882-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Dorr P. Curtis, after 1964-1998

 File — Box 41: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644639], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 93
Scope and Contents Contains a glossy reproduced photograph and biographies of Dorr Purdy Curtis (including photocopies of biographical sources); family group records for Dorr and first wife Sarah Louisa Van Orden; biography of second wife Catherine Adelia Haight and family group record with Dorr; glossy photo, biographies, and family group records for Foster Curtis (unknown relation); and photocopy from the Journal of Mormon History featuring a Josiah Curtis (unknown relation). Materials dated from some time...
Dates: after 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

Biography of Joseph Dorton

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341049]
Identifier: MSS 2593
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Joseph Dorton was born in 1821 in England. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Utah in 1857 with the Evans' Handcart Company. He moved to Lehi and married Martha Clayton in 1858. He soon moved to Cedar Valley, Utah. He helped treat the Indian Chief, Black Hawk, when he was injured. Dorton died in 1898.

Dates: 1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biography of Joseph Dorton

Biography of Martha Clayton Dorton

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341056]
Identifier: MSS 2594
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. Martha Clayton was born in England in 1837, and her family soon joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She migrated to Utah in 1855 and later lived in Lehi. She married Joseph Dorton in 1857 and lived with him in Cedar Valley, Utah. She died in 1923.

Dates: 1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Biography of Martha Clayton Dorton

Douglas C. Phillips papers, approximately 1995-2008

 File — Box 4: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005429], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 8 File 85
Scope and Contents note Materials contain papers relating to Douglas C. Phillips' service as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942-1946. Phillips was assigned to the Air Training and Air Transport Command. Discusses briefly his service in flying cargo planes over the Himalaya Mountains. Discusses the purposes and dangers of these missions. Includes a copy of a letter commending Phillips on a night rescue mission, a photocopied excerpt about "flying the Hump" from a book, and a brief...
Dates: approximately 1995-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (South-East Asia)

Douglas Raymond Cahoon papers, 1999, 1944-2006

 File — Box 13: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005031], Folder: 19
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 339
Dates: Publication: 1999; 1944-2006
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

Dr. George B. Sanderson, 2007

 File — Box 49: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233644712], Folder: 25
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 240
Scope and Contents

Contains biographies of Dr. George W. Sanderson, including a photocopy of an article from the Journal of Mormon History. Materials dated 2007.

Dates: 2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8000, Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association records / Mormon Battalion Association biographies of original members

Dr. Maeser

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325901]
Identifier: MSS SC 2724
Scope and Contents

Handwritten biography of Karl G. Maeser, first president of the Brigham Young Acadmey in Provo, Utah. The author of the item is unknown, and the date of its compositon is uncertain.

Dates: Approximately 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Dr. Maeser

Draft of the paper “Esquimau”, approximately 1854-1856

 Item — Box 2: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232550639], Folder: 3
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Draft of paper on “Esquimau,” written as a diary entry, tells of meeting Eskimos, dated approximatley April 10-12, 1854, also some writing and notes by Thomas L. Kane, [he was helping Elisha with his book in 1856, this may be part of it], some sketches, dated approximately1856.

Dates: approximately 1854-1856
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / John K. Kane papers / John K. Kane papers on ancestors and relatives

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