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Politics, Government, and Law

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1642 Collections and/or Records:

George Reynolds letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227631774]
Identifier: MSS 4000
Scope and Contents

Letter of George Reynolds, as Secretary of First Presidency, to Elder Alfred W. Millgate, Clerk of the High Council, Weber Stake, conveying approval for the ordination of John M. Brown as an Elder. Dated 10 February 1891, written on Church letterhead.

Dates: 1891 February 10
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Reynolds letter

George Reynolds papers

 Collection — Folder 34: [Barcode: 31197239266270]
Identifier: Vault MSS 10
Scope and Contents Papers contain correspondence to and from George Reynolds from various church, civic, and business leaders, a number of certificates relating to Reynolds ecclesiastical and civic duties and positions, and some family correspondence, as well as a history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints written by Reynolds. Many of these items relate to Reynolds' conviction and imprisonment for practicing polygamy in the 1870s and 1880s, though some items date from as early as 1863 to as...
Dates: approximately 1863-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Reynolds papers

Henry T. Reynolds letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230241140]
Identifier: MSS SC 438
Scope and Contents

Letter mentions the gunboat Pensicola, camp conditions, the death of Matthew Luis and why part of the letter is in pencil. The letter is written on printed stationary of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. Includes a photocopy of a photograph of Reynolds.

Dates: 1862
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Henry T. Reynolds letter

Richard Marsh Butler post-WWII papers, 1945-2005

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8849 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains military and flight records documenting Richard Marsh Butler's post-WWII military career in the Air Reserves, as well as correspondence with fellow prisoners of war, publications regarding Stalag Luft III, airplanes, and other military ephemera. Materials dated 1945 to 2005.

Dates: 1945-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8849, Richard Marsh Butler papers

Richard Marsh Butler scrapbooks and journals, 1933-1945

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8849 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains diaries and scrapbooks created by Richard Marsh Butler during and about his time serving in WWII, including his time serving in a German prisoner of war camp. Materials dated 1933-1945.

Dates: 1933-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8849, Richard Marsh Butler papers

Richard Marsh Butler WWII letters, 1940-1945

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8849
Scope and Contents

Contains a partial accounts of Richard's time as a prisoner of war and German POW identification cards. Materials dated 1936-1945 and 1991.

Dates: 1940-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8849, Richard Marsh Butler papers

Richard Marsh Butler WWII papers, 1927-1955

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8849 Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Consists of Richard Marsh Butler's personal scrapbook (including military papers, foreign cartoons and maps, photographs, letters, notes and other small personal memorabilia, a patriarchal blessing, a lock of hair, cloth swatches, pieces of Nazi stationary, postcards, foreign currency, etc.); POW items (clippings, letters, ID cards, etc.); family history papers (a historical guardianship transfer document, Butler's flight log and war diary; assorted ephemera, including U.S. and foreign...
Dates: 1927-1955
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8849, Richard Marsh Butler papers

F. D. Richards letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283891]
Identifier: Vault MSS 119
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated April 5, 1858, and addressed to Jesse P. Harmon. Richards tells Hrmon to notify all officers to attend a military council to be held at the tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. Pasted to the same sheet is an appointment to the Standing Committees on the Improvement and Public Grounds and a note that was certified by R. A. McBride, selectman for Millard County, Utah.

Dates: 1858 April 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / F. D. Richards letter

Karl Richards papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6136
Scope and Contents Collection primarily documents Karl Richards' religious and professional life between 1940 and 1970. This includes church material from his mission to French Polynesia, his service as a Regional Representative, and other various ecclesiastical assignments. There are also correspondence and administration files from the Automobile Manufacturers Association (AMA) and material regarding the Romney family and their political lives. The collection also includes personal and family correspondence...
Dates: 1921-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Karl Richards papers

Preston D. Richards papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1993
Abstract

The collection consists of papers regarding the life of Preston D. Richards. The collection has correspondence, newspaper clippings, certificates, photographs and other papers. It specifically deals with his life in terms of his business, church, and personal relations. The collection dates 1894-1970.

Dates: 1894-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Preston D. Richards papers

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