Politics, Government, and Law
Found in 1642 Collections and/or Records:
Daisy Whaley interview with Lindsey Faucette
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typescript of an interview. Faucette was interviewed by Daisy Whaley in 1937 as part of the Federal Writer's Project for the Works Progress Administration. The item includes handwritten corrections. Faucette said his master and mistress treated him well and never whipped or sold him. He added that the Confederate Army did more damage to the plantation than did the Union. After the Civil War, the master let his father use a plot of land for a year.
John Wheeler letter
Frank Whitaker interview with Albert E. Haines
Typescript of an interview conducted by Frank Whitaker on 29 Jan. 1985 for Hillam's War Project at Brigham Young University. Haines talks about his training in the United States Army, his deployment to combat in October 1944 as a platoon leader, and his participation in the battles of the Hurtgen Forest and the Bulge. He was severely wounded by machine gun fire on 13 Jan. 1945.
Lincoln R. Whitaker interview
Typescript of an interview taken from the included sound tapes. The interview was conducted by Frank Whitaker on 3 March 1985 for Ray Hillam's War Project. Lincoln Whitaker was from Ogden, Utah, and was drafted into the United States Army in January 1944. He landed in Normandy, France, about 25 days after D-Day. He first saw action in Gilenchirchen, Germany, and describes his many combat experiences.
Beverly J. White papers
Budget reports, minutes of meetings, correspondence, pamphlets, and audits. Also included are various legislative papers relating to the passage of legislation on numerous issues. The materials relate to White's work as a state legislator.
Harold J. Whiting papers
Bills and resolutions from the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Utah, some with handwritten annotations. The materials are arranged chronologically by year, by the Senate or House, then by the nature of the bill, and finally by numerical order.
Newel Kimball Whitney legal documents
Handwritten legal documents relating to a suit in which Betsey Chase attempted to recover $1,000 on an unfulfilled promisory note between her deceased husband and Whitney.
Elisha Whitteny letter and enclosure
Handwritten copybook of a letter and an enclosure apparently signed by Elisha Whitteny and addressed to Governor Brigham Young. Both the letter and the enclosure deal with a money discrepancy which the U.S. Treasury awarded to Utah.
Elisha Whittlesey letter
Letter-press copy of a handwritten letter. The item is dated 21 March 1857 and addressed to Lewis Cass (1782-1866), Secretary of State for the United States in the Buchanan administration. Whittelsey's letter relates to a request of William H. Hooper, Secretary of the Utah Territory, regarding requisitions for 1857.
Why ERA won't die
Typewritten essay. This item looks at the Equal Rights Amendment from a constitutional perspective.