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Politics, Government, and Law

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1673 Collections and/or Records:

Nauvoo Legion printed receipt

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 800
Scope and Contents

Original and photocopy of Nauvoo Legion, printed receipt, dated 24 July 1843, No. 81, for $1.00. Signed by Wilson Law, Joseph Smith, and John S. Fulmer, paymaster. Printed with holograph signatures.

Dates: 1843 July 24

Nauvoo Legion quartermaster diary

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306349]
Identifier: MSS SC 854
Scope and Contents

Diary of the Quartermaster's office of the Nauvoo Legion from April 12 to May 28, 1858. At that time the Nauvoo Legion was resisting the entry of "Johnston's Army" of United States government troops into Utah. Each entry records briefly the weather in Salt Lake City, and tells of the dispatching of supplies to various areas and troops. The diary also reports the arrival and departure from Salt Lake City of various important militia and Mormon Church leaders.

Dates: 1858

Nauvoo Legion redeemable script

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292660]
Identifier: Vault MSS 716
Scope and Contents

Printed and signed redeemable script of the Nauvoo Legion for the sum of one dollar. The note is dated July 25, 1843 and is signed by Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the Mormon prophet and Lieutenant General of the Legion.

Dates: 1843 July 25

Earl Nay interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330372]
Identifier: MSS SC 3152
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by Tim Turner on 22 July 1985 for the Ray Hillam project. Hillam later used this interview as part of his research for a book. Nay was born in Bowen, Utah, and joined the United States Army in 1962. He was trained as a paratrooper, he went to the Dominican Republic in 1965 where he stayed for eight months, and he was sent to Vietnam in 1968. He said he never killed anyone. He thought the Vietnam War was a "waste" and that it was a "policital" war. ...
Dates: 22 July 1985

New Braunfels (Tex.) contract

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310804]
Identifier: MSS SC 1281
Scope and Contents

Contract for the erection of a bridge over the Comal river at the foot of Mill Street in New Braunfels, Texas. The contract was entered into by the city, George Behinger, and Heinrich Weichold.

Dates: 1855

Clark Newell papers

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230329549]
Identifier: MSS SC 2913
Scope and Contents

Includes a report concerning the Provo City Water Works and Sewer departments, 1929; correspondence; financial papers; a compilation of articles by N. L. Wilson concerning Utah Lake, 1932; and printed and other items relating primarily to water works.

Dates: 1925-1942

News clippings on Mark Hofmann, 1982-2005

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1571 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains of photocopies of newspaper articles (as well as a few original magazine excerpts) regarding Mark Hofmann's life, forgeries, murders, and trial. Materials dated 1982-2005.

Dates: 1982-2005

Eleanor Nicholes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341205]
Identifier: MSS 2611
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of Eleanor Nicholes. Eleanor was born in American Fork, Utah, in 1915. She became an officer in the Army and served much of the war in hospitals in the Midwest, mostly in Iowa. She never married and died in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 2000

Bennett F. Nielsen collection on Nielsen family military history

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8516
Content Description

Contains stories of various members of the Nielsen family who served in the military in World War II and the Korean War. Material is dated 2006.

Dates: 2006

Jay Nielsen autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336916]
Identifier: MSS 2712
Scope and Contents

Typed autobiography. Nielsen joined the Army in 1969 and was trained as a medic. He writes about his many experiences in combat during his deployment in Vietnam.

Dates: 2001