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Biography -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:

Testimony of Lizzie McKenzie, Dundee

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231009702]
Identifier: MSS SC 1110
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of Margaret Campbell Wilson (1860-1924) by McKenzie which also tells about the Mormon Church in Scotland. Margaret was able to stay true to her Mormon faith despite many obstacles including the disapproval of her husband, William Wilson.

Dates: 1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Testimony of Lizzie McKenzie, Dundee

Tiger Jack

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1589
Scope and Contents

Printer's proofs, a rough draft, and newsletters. These include a printer's proof of "Tiger Jack" and a photocopy of printer's proofs with handwritten corrections superimposed on each. Also included is a typewritten rough draft of "Division Commander: Study of a leader, 'P' Wood and the 4th Armored Division," and newsletters (1973-1974) describing the history of the division during World War II.

Dates: 1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Tiger Jack

Lola Turley biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315142]
Identifier: MSS SC 1713
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript of the biography of Lola Turley who settled in Mesa, Arizona as a farmer's wife.

Dates: approximately 1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lola Turley biography

Merrill Warnick biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230314806]
Identifier: MSS SC 1750
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed biography of Merrill Warnick which includes the autobiography of Lurena Warnick. He became very active in dairymen's associations and she in 4-H activities. This item includes photocopies of family pictures.

Dates: 1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merrill Warnick biography

Bessie Rachel Weeter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341338]
Identifier: MSS 2625
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of Bessie Rachel Weeter by an unknown author. Weeter graduated from the LDS Hospital School of Nursing in Salt Lake City, Utah. She served in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps for 31 years and retired in 1976. She died in 1999.

Dates: 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Bessie Rachel Weeter

My father, John Shaw Welch

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337682]
Identifier: MSS 2734
Scope and Contents

This brief biography describes the life of John Shaw Welch. It emphasizes his roles as principal of the Maori Agricultural College and as Idaho Commissioner of Agriculture. The biography was written by his son, John Stanley Welch.

Dates: 2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / My father, John Shaw Welch

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