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South America -- Description and travel

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Orson Hyde Elliott autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230364256]
Identifier: MSS 2059
Scope and Contents

Writes of his family's conversion to the Mormon Church prior to his birth; move to Nauvoo, Illinois, 1844; Iowa, 1846; and Utah, 1852. Discusses his disillusionment with Mormonism; and travels in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Includes mention of Brigham Young; plural marriage; Corinne, Utah; and several other topics. Some characters and words are difficult to read in this multi-generation photocopy.

Dates: 1899

Gertrude L. Marcus travel papers, 1937-1941

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Materials include letters, information brochures, receipts, and maps of the travels Gertrude L. Marcus took. Dated 1937-1941.

Dates: 1937-1941

John Goddard papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1956
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts, typescripts, transcripts, correspondence, photocopies, magazines, diary, and papers. Handwritten diaries, magazine articles, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets. The diaries include accounts of Goddard's Congo expedition in 1956, his Nile expedition in 1951, and his South American expedition in 1962. The correspondence are between Goddard and his family relating his various activities.

Dates: 1950-1986

Richard L. Gunn diaries on Travel Study

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9087
Scope and Contents

Contains illustrated diaries by Richard L. Gunn documenting his work with BYU Travel Study. Includes detailed descriptions of individual tours with embedded photographs to areas including Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Dated 1986-2004.

Dates: 1986-2004

Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies slides, approximately 1963-1995

 Series
Identifier: UA 1072 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies slides, including some with accompanying audio recordings, photographs, and negatives. Slide images include BYU Travel Study tours in Europe, Africa, South America, and the Middle East, and images of landmarks associated with the Bible. Also includes images of the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. Collected by Robert C. Taylor. Dated approximately 1963-1995.

Dates: approximately 1963-1995

Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert South America trip, 1958

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2243 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains pamphlets, maps, stamps, passports, postcards, receipts, slides and other materials from Minerva Teichert's trip to South America.

Dates: 1958

Stark family slides, approximately 1949-1986

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2357 Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains slides collected by the Stark family. Many are photographs taken by members of the Stark family while traveling throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Many are professionally produced and were purchased as souvenirs. There are also slides taken by the Stark family while at home. Materials dated approximately 1949-1986.

Dates: approximately 1949-1986