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Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 2629 Collections and/or Records:

Norfolk Charitable Trust film collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9002
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of 19 reels of American western-themed 16mm films, 13 film titles total, collected by the Norfolk Charitable Trust. Films are both silent and sound. Materials dated 1903-1978.

Dates: 1903-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Leslie Norris papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2954
Scope and Contents Collection documents the activities and career of Leslie Norris, including his service as a professor and poet laureate at Brigham Young University. It also contains personal materials, including letters which were collected by Norris through correspondence with friends and colleagues over a long period. Some of the important topics and materials represented in the collection are poetry and short stories in varying stages of completion; literary matters and events; academics and school...
Dates: 1921-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Max Norton collection

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197233242194]
Identifier: MSS 2478
Abstract

Oil painting of actor Dean Jagger, done ca. 1940; photograph of Jagger with LDS Church President Spencer W. Kimball; scene still from motion picture "Twelve O'Clock High"; campaign poster for State Superintendent of Schools candidate Albert Vane, the character Jagger played in the televisioin series "Mr. Novak."

Dates: 1940-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Alfred L. Riggs notes on Ponca and Dakota languages

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233741]
Identifier: MSS SC 106
Scope and Contents

Handwritten volume of Ponca language grammar notes with lists of prepositions, verbs, pronouns, adverbs and articles. Includes comparative lists of words in Ponca and Dakota with only occasional English translations. An appendix at the end of the volume lists Dakota words translated into English.

Dates: 1872
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Notes on the life of Carl Christian Anton Christensen, pioneer artist

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308790]
Identifier: MSS SC 1092
Scope and Contents Typescript of a biography of C. C. A. Christensen (1831-1912) by his granddaughter Norma Taggart "with the help of her daughter, Ethel Taggart Christensen." The account uses many direct quotes from the diaries and autobiography of C. C. A. Christensen. Mr. Christensen was an artist, writer, and historian who was born and raised in Denmark and later immigrated to Utah. He served as a missionary and as a patriarch for the Mormon Church. This biography is chiefly concerned with Mr....
Dates: 1950-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Now sleeps the crimson petal

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2519
Scope and Contents

Handwritten short stories. These are original manuscripts of the stories "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal" and "The Birthday." These items include handwritten corrections made in the texts. Also included are newspaper clippings that document Bates' life and career.

Dates: 1952-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Obituary, funeral, and memorial service papers for Merian C. Cooper, 1973

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, obituaries, funeral service programs, eulogies, tributes, recordings, and photographs related to Cooper's death and burial. Materials date from 1973.

Dates: 1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper personal papers

Sven N. Oftedal papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230232677]
Identifier: MSS 718
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, research notes, miscellaneous pamphlets, articles, and newspaper clippings. The materials deal primarily with Norway and Sweden.

Dates: 1945-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Kenneth Mead and Barbara Mackey Ogilvie letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6695
Scope and Contents

The collection contains letters mainly from Eve Ball to Barbara and Kenneth Ogilvie, spanning the years 1972 to 1984. Topics are mostly about life and health updates, though some content discusses Eve's publications and research on Native Americans. Collection also includes envelopes, clippings, and four color slide photographs of Eve Ball's home. Includes an April 1984 newsletter from the Lincoln County Historical Society.

Dates: 1972-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Rick Olsen collection of This People magazine

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6072
Abstract

Materials collected for publication in This People Magazine.

Dates: approximately 1980-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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