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Found in 436 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas Adams papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 679
Scope and Contents

Holographs and printed material. Contains a journal of Adams' mission to Great Britain, 1895-1897, including newspaper clippings about Mormonism in Ireland, and records of his correspondence and missionary work. Also included are a letter changing his mission call to Great Britain, 1895, genealogical data, and family histories of his father's family, William Adams.

Dates: 1895-1897
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas Adams papers

Myrtle K. Aiu personal history

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239127506]
Identifier: MSS SC 1102
Scope and Contents

Contains a 10-page typed autobiography of Myrtle K. Aiu detailing her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and some of her memorable spiritual experiences, including a trip to Hong Kong in 1969. Includes a typed postscript and envelope. Myrtle refers to this work as her "personal history." Materials dated 1978.

Dates: 1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Myrtle K. Aiu personal history

Thomas G. Alexander papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1970
Scope and Contents Contains the professional and personal papers of Thomas G. Alexander, dated 1954 to 2018. The professional papers include correspondence, reports, minutes, articles, awards, manuscript drafts, newspaper articles, posters, photographs, questionnaires, outlines, and audiocassettes. These materials pertain to research, students, committees, professional organizations, and courses taught by Dr. Alexander. The personal papers pertain to the U.S. Army and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Dates: 1954-2018
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas G. Alexander papers

James B. Allen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2183
Abstract

The collection of professional papers of James B. Allen, includes drafts and research files for various books, correspondence, class lecture notes and other papers. Manuscripts include those for The Story of The Latter-day Saints, The Company Town in the American West, Men with a Mission and Hearts Turned to the Fathers.

Dates: approximately 1950-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James B. Allen papers

Mark K. Allen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2031
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, personal and professional papers, printed materials, photographs, and newspaper clippings of Brigham Young University professor of psychology, Mark K. Allen, his mother, Inez Knight Allen, and his grandfather who was a Utah businessman and financier, Jesse Knight. Allen's papers include professional records dealing with the tenure and chairmanship of the Psychology Department at BYU (1946-1975). Papers also deal with Allen as a student and his faculty years at BYU,...
Dates: 1907-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mark K. Allen papers

J. Max Anderson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9228
Scope and Contents The collection contains various resources and writings from J. Max Anderson. This includes one of the manuscripts for his book "The Polygamy Story" which was later published in 1979. Included are notes and feedback regarding the book, as well as other resources and research. The research focuses mainly on historical accounts from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its leaders and and members of the church from the 1800s and early 1900s. Also includes two floppy disks from...
Dates: 1935-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. Max Anderson papers

Richard B. Anderson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8430
Content Description Collection contains correspondence between Anderson and his parents as well as other family members. Other letters included are from various family members to other family members and document their lives at the time including school, work, family life, and missions. Also included are newspaper clippings and articles particularly related to Richard's parents (H. Duane and Leola Seely Anderson) and their service as mission president and matron in the French Mission, and a diary kept by his...
Dates: 1918-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Richard B. Anderson papers

Shauna Christine Anderson Young research on Scandinavian missionaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8370
Scope and Contents Contains files collected and created by Young while researching for the book "Legacy of Sacrifice: Missionaries to Scandinavia, 1872-1894," which she co-authored with Susan Easton Black. Files consist primarily of biographical histories and genealogical information of the missionaries who were sent by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Scandinavia in the latter part of the 19th century. This information was sent to Young by descendants or other relatives of these missionaries...
Dates: approximately 2003-2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Shauna Christine Anderson Young research on Scandinavian missionaries

Wendell J. Ashton collection on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' 150th Anniversary in England

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232477577]
Identifier: MSS 6222
Abstract

The collection consists of speeches made by President Ronald Reagan, Gordon B. Hinckley, Ezra Taft Benson and Sir Rhodes Boyson at the celebratory 150th anniversary dinner of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England. It also includes letters by David Whittaker to the donor Wendell J. Ashton.

Dates: 1987
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wendell J. Ashton collection on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' 150th Anniversary in England

William Frank Atkin papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232484912]
Identifier: MSS 341
Scope and Contents Correspondence, diaries, and a biography. The diaries relate to Atkin's missions to New Zealand from 1903 to 1906 and from 1916 to 1918. The correspondence is from family members and friends and largely relates to family matters and to Atkin's missionary activities. The biography is a history of Atkin's father, Thomas Atkin (1833-1919), who was a Mormon pioneer that was active in Tooele County politics. The biography also includes information about the Mormon response to the Utah...
Dates: 1883-1919
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Frank Atkin papers

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