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Latter Day Saints -- Biography

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:

Verlyn Dale Frost biographical documents, approximately 1970-2010

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231010882], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 7585 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical documents written by Frost and his wife, Carol Jean Frost. Dated approximately 1970-2010.

Dates: approximately 1970-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7585, Verlyn Dale Frost papers

Voices from the Past collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1526
Abstract

The Leonard J. Arrington Voices from the Past collection contains submissions for a contest held during a BYU Education Week in 1980. The records date from 1830 to 1980.

Dates: 1830-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Voices from the Past collection

Wakefield News collection

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230235944]
Identifier: MSS SC 191
Scope and Contents

Newsletter containing family organization and genealogical information with biographical sketches of David, Thomas, and Samuel Wakefield.

Dates: 1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wakefield News collection

David Henry Weech journal and life story

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331446]
Identifier: MSS SC 3013
Scope and Contents

Journal entries, 1901-1957, includes iformation on the founding and development of Pima, Arizona. Autobiography details memories of his childhood in Pima; attendance at Brigham Young Academy, 1892-1893; marriage; church service. Also includes information on his first wife, Estella Newell, and his second wife, Hannah May Allen. Also includes information on his parents, children and other family members.

Dates: 1901-1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / David Henry Weech journal and life story

Ray T. Wilcox autobiographical sketch

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328921]
Identifier: MSS SC 2984
Scope and Contents

Briefly describes his U.S. Army service during World War II; church service, including a Latter-day Saint mission in Tahiti, 1946-1948; attendance at BYU; marriage; teaching high school; teaching at BYU Laboratory School and the College of Education; travels; and his family.

Dates: 1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ray T. Wilcox autobiographical sketch

W. Thomas Wride biographies

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2135
Scope and Contents

Contains biographies for Lewis William Barry Wride, 1862-1934 and Harriet Stark Wride, 1868-1944; Alma Baker, 1877-1950 and Hannah McKinley Baker, 1870-1946; and Daniel Stark, 1820-1907. The collection also consists of Philip J. Hart's autobiography, his personal journals 1932-1999; scrapbooks, photographs, and materials relating to Hart's career.

Dates: 1932-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / W. Thomas Wride biographies

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