Politics, Government, and Law
Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad
Found in 1642 Collections and/or Records:
Walter Mason Camp biographical information, 1925 August 8
Series
Identifier: MSS 57 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains biographical sketch of Camp written in Railway Review railroad journal.
Dates:
1925 August 8
Walworth County (Wis.) legal records
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310903]
Identifier: MSS SC 1270
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous handwritten legal documents. The collection consists of court records on the suits: (1) Nelson Strang vs. Lyman Cowdery to obtain the books of the Board of Supervisors of Walworth County, WI., April 1851 (7 leaves); (2) Romeo Smith (Voree, Walworth County WI.) vs. David Smith, suit over 5 cords of wood, appealed before Lyman Cowdery, County Judge, February-March 1856 (24 leaves); (3) Elizabeth McNutt transferring a mortgage to Mary A. P. Strang, 10 April 1858 (1 leaf); and (4)...
Dates:
1851-1858
Ray C. Hillam war experiences and papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232483856]
Identifier: MSS 2767
Scope and Contents
Typed autobiography "War Experiences" in which Hillam discusses his military exieriences and his work as a propoganda expert during both the Korean War and the Vietnamese War. Also included are Weekly Activity Reports for the Advisory Detachment, Political Warfare College, Advisory Team # 34 for the years 1967 and 1968. Also with the collection are propaganda leaflets and other documents in Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese. A copy of Hillam's book, "A Time to Kill: Reflections on War" is...
Dates:
approximately 1950-2000
Daniel Warner letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323740]
Identifier: MSS SC 2447
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated 16 March 1838 addressed to the law firm of Law & Todd of New York City. Warner writes requesting information on how he may pay funds he owed. The item was written in Concord, Ohio. Warner alludes to Mr. "Bissel." "I want you to write to Esq. Bissel to not do anything about that mortgage until I see you ... you will certainly get your money sooner of me than you can colect [sic] it by law. Mr. Bissel is a head strong man & likes to make cost." This...
Dates:
1838 March 16
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Daniel Warner letter
Ellen Poelman Warner autobiography
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337781]
Identifier: MSS 2720
Scope and Contents
Typed autobiography. Warner graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1942 and began classes at the University of Utah that year. She graduated in 1946. She married Don Warner in 1959.
Dates:
2001
Oral history interview with Wayne A. Warr
Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 3192
Scope and Contents
A typescript and two audiocassette recordings of an interview with Wayne A. Warr conducted by Scott M. Fellows on February 14, 1985, for the Ray Hillam war project. Warr served in the United States Army and was sent to Vietnam in 1965 as a radio operator. He was in Vietnam for three months in 1965 and returned in 1967 as a platoon sergeant. He tells about his daily routines, experiences when ambushed, and difficulty distinguishing the enemy. States the North Vietnamese were well trained,...
Dates:
1985 February 14
Henry Knox warrant
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293528]
Identifier: Vault MSS 620
Scope and Contents
Printed and signed warrant. This item 7 was issued at the War Office on May 26, 1789 and is addressed to the Geographer of the United States. This warrant requires the survey of one hundred acres of land for Gustavus Aldrich, a former soldier of the Massachusetts line.
Dates:
1789 May 26
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Henry Knox warrant
John McKeager Warren letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326164]
Identifier: MSS SC 2747
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated 13 Feb. 1858 and addressed to "Dear Father" who was probably living in Franklin County, Missouri. Warren was with the United States Army at "Camp Scott," Utah Territory. The cite is near Fort Bridger, Wyoming. Warren writes about a confrontation with Cheyenne Indians and speculates about the prospect of war with Brigham Young and the Mormons of Utah. He did not think Brigham Young would fight but was confident that the United States Army would win any...
Dates:
1858 February 13
Wartime experiences : Aug. 1943 to Sept. 1945
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341460]
Identifier: MSS 2634
Scope and Contents
Typed copy of an interview. Fife was stationed at Fort George Wright in Spokane, Washington, and was later transferred to Fairmont Army Airforce Base near Fairmont, Nebraska. She talked about her association with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the war. She married Leland James Fife in 1944.
Dates:
approximately 2001
Washington County (Utah) deeds to properties
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318922]
Identifier: MSS SC 2091
Scope and Contents
Printed and typewritten deeds with handwritten sections. The materials relate to land purchases in Washington County.
Dates:
1898