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Family histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: Narrative studies of families and the tracing of their lineages and histories. For lineages of people, or purebred animals in tabular or diagrammatic form see [Genealogical tables.]

Found in 636 Collections and/or Records:

Saints at War Project records for the United States Coast Guard, 1942-2006

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from Latter-Day Saints serving in the U.S. Coast Guard in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Materials include personal papers, memoirs, histories, and newspaper articles. Dated 1942-2006.

Dates: 1942-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific)

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps, 1949-2002

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 10 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains documents from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S Marine Corps during the Korean War. Materials include personal papers. Dated 1949-2002.

Dates: 1949-2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for Korean War

Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy, 1924-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Subseries contains letters; photographs; memoirs; responses to the Saints at War questionnaire and the Latter-day Saints in the Military survey; histories, including family histories, personal histories, and military histories; interviews, including transcripts and audiocassettes; articles; autobiographies and biographies; accounts; military records; books; clippings; artifacts, namely a dog tag worn by John Kotch; clippings; a drawing of the USS Pennsylvania; and articles from LDS veterans...
Dates: 1924-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II

Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy, approximately 1940-2012

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials from Latter-day Saints serving in the U.S Navy during World War II. Materials include personal papers, autobiographies, photographs, memoirs, biographies, newspaper articles, interviews, questionairres, and letters. Dated approximately 1940-2012.

Dates: approximately 1940-2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific)

Saints at War Project records for World War I, 1917-2012

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Series contains histories, biographies, memoirs, maps, photographs, letters, military records, books, clippings, and a CD-ROM from Latter-day Saint veterans who served in the United States military during the World War I, the majority of which served in the U.S. Army, while one served in the U.S. Navy. The materials detail the various experiences of each of the veterans during the World War I. Dated 1917-2012.

Dates: 1917-2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records

Saints at War Project records for World War II, 1924-2012

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5
Scope and Contents Series contains artifacts, military records, photographs, biographies, memoirs, transcripts and audiocassettes of interviews, accounts, poetry, a sermon, negatives, cartoons, articles, diaries and journals, books, responses to the Saints at War Questionnaire and Latter-day Saints in the Military Survey, clippings, autobiographies, telegrams, histories, including family histories, personal histories, and military histories, a drawing of the USS Pennsylvania, e-mails, floppy disks, a map...
Dates: 1924-2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records

Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific), 1931-2009

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6
Scope and Contents

This series contains documents from Latter-day Saints that served in the Pacific part of World War II. Records are from the army, air corps, marine corps, navy, coastal guard, civilians, and merchants. Also contains artifacts yearbooks, photographs, currency, and stamps that have been included. Dated 1931-2009.

Dates: 1931-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records

Salisbury family miscellany, 1863-2003

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3078 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Series contains miscellaneous papers from the Don Carlos family papers, the Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family Foundation, and other family history materials dating from 1863 to 2003.

Dates: 1863-2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3078, Salisbury family papers

Sant family biographical sketches

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237049]
Identifier: MSS SC 268
Scope and Contents

Typewritten sketches relating to a Mormon family who emigrated from England in 1861 on the packetship Manchester to America and final settlement in Utah and Idaho.

Dates: Undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sant family biographical sketches

Schow-Holt family history

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239251140]
Identifier: MSS 9314
Scope and Contents

Contains a compact disc with PDF files of a family history booklet prepared by descendants of Alvin J. Schow. The booklet outlines general information about Schow-Holt ancestors and specific stories regarding some of them. Stories about the family's time in Denmark and in Utah are present. Materials compiled and created in 2009.

Dates: 2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Schow-Holt family history

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