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Found in 751 Collections and/or Records:

135th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron photograph album

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2956
Abstract

355 personal photographs taken by members of the 35th photo reconnaissance squadron, 272 mounted on cardstock, 82 loose; 1 binder made from aluminum from an aircraft used by the squadron, the binder contains a yellowing photograph fixed in the spine with scotch tape; 2-page personal written history and poem by creator.

Dates: approximately 1940-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / 135th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron photograph album

911 mysteries part 1 : demolitions

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239277897]
Identifier: MSS 9265
Scope and Contents

Contains a DVD labeled, "911 Mysteries; Part 1: Demolitions; 911 Mysteries.com." DVD contains a truth seeker documentary discussing different theories for 9/11, military involvement in 9/11, and different political incidents. The documentary was written and directed by Sofia Shafquat. Dated 2006.

Dates: 2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / 911 mysteries part 1 : demolitions

John James Abert letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227605356]
Identifier: MSS 4045
Scope and Contents

Letter from John James Abert to James Holt written on February 7, 1861. The letter originally accompanied a copy of Abert's report on the planning of a wagon route between Utah and Nevada. The report was published by the government in 1876.

Dates: 1861 February 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John James Abert letter

Account of Custer's fight on Little Bighorn

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306216]
Identifier: MSS SC 860
Dates: 1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Account of Custer's fight on Little Bighorn

George L. Adams interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330448]
Identifier: MSS SC 3161
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by Craig Niederriter on 20 March 1985 for the Ray Hillam project. Adams in the 259th quartermaster battalion out of Pleasant Grove, Utah. He served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969, and he told of feeling very lonely and homesick. He talked about his feelings when many men were killed around him and about how he dealt with stress. He also described his other activities in Vietnam where he also served as a perimeter guard and on ammunition supply...
Dates: 1985 March 20 ; 1985 March 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George L. Adams interview

Douglas MacArthur address before joint session of Congress

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2355
Scope and Contents

Contains speech made after MacArthur was relieved of his command in Korea by President Truman.

Dates: 1951 April 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Douglas MacArthur address before joint session of Congress

Wylma J. Callahan Ade autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341197]
Identifier: MSS 2610
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography. Ade was born in Iowa in 1920. She served as a nurse in the United States military from 1942 to 1946. She served on the island of Espirutu Santo in the New Hebrides and in other areas as well. She also writes about her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ade worked for many years as a public health nurse and retired in 1979.

Dates: 2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wylma J. Callahan Ade autobiography

Adventurous story of an army nurse during World War II and the Korean Conflict

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341163]
Identifier: MSS 2606
Scope and Contents

Typed autobiography. Kauffroth was born in 1922 and studied nursing at the LDS Hospital School of Nursing in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was stationed in Brigham City, Utah, and India during World War II. She married Sylvester Kauffroth in 1953.

Dates: 2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Adventurous story of an army nurse during World War II and the Korean Conflict

Jose Maria Albiza petition

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317460]
Identifier: MSS SC 1871
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten document. The item is a petition from Albiza requesting a discharge from the army for medical reasons.

Dates: 1831
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jose Maria Albiza petition

James C. Alden letters

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225551537]
Identifier: MSS 3902
Abstract

Three letters from John C. Alden to his wife, written during the Civil War, 1863.

Dates: 1863
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James C. Alden letters

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