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Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Newspaper Articles
- Richard Sherwood Air Force Information
- World War II Materials
- Newspaper Articles on World War II
- Senior US/Soviet World Exchange Program
- Soviet Union Materials
- Miscellaneous Materials and Papers
- Richard Sherwood and Family Materials
- Miscellaneous Documents
- S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Choir Materials
- Miscellaneous Materials
- Names and Subjects
Richard Farnham Sherwood papers, 1942-1991
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sherwood, Dick (Richard Farnham), 1924-2011
- Title
- Richard Farnham Sherwood papers
- Dates
- 1942-1991 (inclusive)19421991
- Quantity
- 4.75 linear feet, (12 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2997
- Summary
- The Richard Farnham Sherwood papers (1942-1991) consist of personal papers, WWII Air Force materials, information pertaining to the Senior World Exchange Program and political activism materials.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English, Russian
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Richard Farnham Sherwood was a World War II veteran, organizer of the Senior World Exchange Program, and peace activist. Sherwood was a member of the Air Force during World War II and took part in photo reconnaissance of Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb. Dick was born in Price, Utah and spent his childhood in Salt Lake City until joining the Air Force. He served as a pilot during World War II and became actively involved in peace organizations because of his experiences during the war. Dick married Virginia Honey Sherwood. They loved experiencing different cultures and traveling the world promoting peace. The former Salt Lake City Water Department superintendent and his wife helped initiate and were involved in several people-to-people exchanges including spending 1950 on a water project in Mexico and five months in Russia pioneering a U.S.-Soviet exchange initiative in 1985. They were involved in the Civil Rights movement in Salt Lake, and even had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They hosted people from all over the world in their home and believed that to get to know one-another better was the secret to international peace and brotherhood. Dick and Honey were invited to Japan in 1995 when Dick was part of a four-part documentary promoting peace and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Dick enjoyed a long life, full of adventure. He loved the outdoors, and was an avid fisherman. He was happiest in his canoe, with a fish on the line. He was also a talented violinist and singer. He sang for many years with the Beehive Statesmen Barbershop Chorus and loved to serenade his family with songs.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Richard Farnham Sherwood papers consist of personal papers, WWII Air Force materials, information pertaining to the Senior World Exchange Program and political activism materials.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
Processed by Kelsie Flack in 2017.
Click here to read a statement on harmful language in library records.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Newspaper ArticlesReturn to Top
Contains printed and reprinted newspaper articles on various topics pertaining to World War II history and Soviet relations.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Atomic Bomb News Articles |
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1 | 2 | "A KGB Spymasters Tale of How the Soviets Got the Bomb" |
1994 |
1 | 3-4 | Newspaper Articles |
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1 | 5-6 | Printed Newspaper Articles |
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1 | 7 | Russian Newspaper |
Richard Sherwood Air Force InformationReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1 | 505th Bombardment Group |
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2 | 2 | 509th Composite Group Wendover |
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2 | 3 | 509th Composite Group Peace Memorial Wendover |
1990 |
2 | 4 | Headquarters 505th Bombardment Group San Francisco, California |
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2 | 5 | Sherwood Reference Letter |
1942 |
2 | 6 | Pilot Log Books |
1942-1943 |
2 | 7 | Shipping Tickets |
1942-1943 |
2 | 8 | Air Force Papers |
1943 |
2 | 9 | Marfa, Texas Air Cadets Class 43-J Graduation |
1943 |
2 | 10 | Hobbs Army Air Field |
1943-1944 |
2 | 11 | Authorization for Allotment of Pay |
1943-46 |
2 | 12 | Individual Flight Records |
1943-1946 |
2 | 13 | National Personnel Records Center- Richard Sherwood Military Records |
1943-1955 |
2 | 14 | Air Force Papers |
1944 |
2 | 15 | Pilot's Information File |
1944 |
2 | 16 | Air Force Papers |
1945 |
2 | 17 | Air Force Plane Operations |
1945 |
2 | 18 | Army Leave of Absence |
1945 |
2 | 19 | Bleeding Heart Award |
1945 |
2 | 20 | Civil Air Regulations |
1945 |
2 | 21 | Notice of Approval and Mailing of Duplicate Check |
1945 |
2 | 22 | Sherwood Officers Pay Data Card |
1945 |
2 | 23 | Sketches of Japan |
1945 |
2 | 24 | Receipt for Payment of Taxes |
1945-1946 |
2 | 25 | Remitter Receipts |
1945-1946 |
2 | 26 | Air Force Papers |
1946 |
2 | 27-28 | Air Force Papers |
1946 |
2 | 29 | Aviation Publications |
1946 |
2 | 30 | Counter Receipt- Acknowledgement of Remittance |
1946 |
2 | 31 | Pay and Allowance Account |
1946 |
2 | 32 | Schedule of Expenses and Itinerary of Traveler |
1946 |
2 | 33 | Headquarters Fourth Air Force |
1947 |
2 | 34 | Air Force Papers |
1949 |
2 | 35 | Air Force Insurance |
1951 |
2 | 36 | Air Force Papers 1953 |
1953 |
2 | 37 | Air Force Papers |
1955 |
2 | 38 | Aircraft Flight Report Operations |
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2 | 39 | Allotments of Pay |
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2 | 40 | Application for Discharge of Service |
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2 | 41 | Cumulative Years of Service |
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2 | 42 | Discharge and Veterans Information |
World War II MaterialsReturn to Top
Contains materials from and information regarding WWII. Includes articles on peace and recounts of the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan by the United States. Also includes information on the 1995 Japanese story on Sherwood.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
3 | 1 | Flight Instructor's Manual |
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3 | 2 | Headquarters Combat Crew Detachment, Pyote, Texas |
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3 | 3 | "How Can We Make Real World Peace?" |
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3 | 4 | Individual Issue Record |
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3 | 5 | Information for Veterans Enrolling at U of U |
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3 | 6 |
Interphone Marana Army Air Field
43-J.
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3 | 7 | Miscellaneous Air Force Papers- Expenses
Contains expense papers.
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1945 |
3 | 8 | Notice of Change of Address |
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3 | 9 | Personal Report of Reserve Officer |
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3 | 10 | Pilot Instrument Papers |
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3 | 11 | Promotion of Officer Richard Sherwood |
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3 | 12 | Ration Books
Empty Ration Books from WWII.
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3 | 13 | Reserve Officers Association of the United States |
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3 | 14 | Richard Sherwood Pilot Certificate |
1946 |
3 | 15 | Richard Sherwood Records Jacket Envelope |
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3 | 16 | Transmittal of Records |
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3 | 17 | Undated Air Force Papers |
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3 | 18 | United Airlines Application and Letters |
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3 | 19 | Utah Chapers Eighth Air Force Historial Society March 1997 Newsletter |
1997 |
3 | 20 | Veterans Application for Surplus Property |
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3 | 21 | Veterans Department of Labor/Insurance |
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3 | 22 | Veteran Interview Card |
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3 | 23 | Vouchers for Per Diem and/or Reimbursement of Expenses Incident to Official Travel |
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3 | 24 | War Department Memorandum Receipt |
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3 | 25 | Western Union Telegraph Company Receipts |
1945-1946 |
3 | 26 | Anti-Nuclear War Article and Fliers |
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3 | 27 | Articles on Peace |
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3 | 28 | Atomic Bomb
Contains information and articles regarding the Atomic Bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima.
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3 | 29 | Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Hearing 2010 |
2010 |
3 | 30 | D-Day and V-E Day Fact Sheets |
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3 | 31 | Earle and Barbara Reynolds and Mr. Yamada on Japan-America Peace
Reynolds and Yamada accounts of life after the dropping of the Atomic Bomb. This letter promotes peace.
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1958 |
3 | 32 | Enola Gay Archives from Smithsonian |
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3 | 33 | General Leslie R. Groves Information |
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3 | 34 | Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration August 6 Program Flier |
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3 | 35 | International Senior Citizens Association First Annual Peace Forum |
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3 | 36 | Japan
Contains papers from Japan.
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3 | 37 | Japan 1995
Information regarding the Sherwood interaction with Japan TBS in 1995.
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1995 |
3 | 38 | Japanese Newspaper Article on Sherwood |
1995 |
3 | 39 | "Misused Enola Gay," Salt Lake Tribune
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1995 |
3 | 40 | "The Mustangs of Iwo Jima" |
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3 | 41 | Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act and Newspaper Articles |
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3 | 42 | Orion Sherwood Protest Statement |
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3 | 43 | Peace Institute: Time to Act |
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3 | 44 | Peace Leaf Newsletter |
1988 |
3 | 45 | The Peace Reporter |
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3 | 46 | Personal Accounts of The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
Contains personal remembrance and experience from witnesses of the Atomic Bomb dropping on Hiroshima, Japan.
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3 | 47 | Prayer for Healing and Mankind |
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3 | 48 | "Preparing for Peace " by Robert T. Snipes |
1988 |
3 | 49 | Projects for Planetary Peace T-Shirt Project |
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3 | 50 | Reminiscences of Los Alamos by Josheph O. Hirschfelder |
1943-1945 |
3 | 51 | Ruins of Manila |
1945 |
3 | 52 | "D-Day + 20 Years: Ike's Story" from Salt Lake Tribune
Chapter sections from the book by Pres. Eisenhower.
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3 | 53 | Seeking the True Meaning of Peace |
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3 | 54 | Summary of the Olphin Plan |
Newspaper Articles on World War IIReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
4 | 1 | "When the War Stopped" from Time Magazine
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1995 |
4 | 2 | "The United States Academy of Peace...What It Is and Is Not" |
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4 | 3 | Veterans For Peace
Contains information and materials from the Veterans For Peace organization.
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4 | 4 | Veterans Stories |
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4 | 5 | "What is Killing the Babies of Vernal, Utah?" |
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4 | 6 | "White Light, Black Pain" |
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4 | 7 |
Yank: Tokyo Edition Volume I, No. 4 |
1945 |
4 | 8 | Twentieth Air Force Association Newsletter |
Senior US/Soviet World Exchange ProgramReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
5 | 1 | World Exchang Info/Fliers |
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5 | 2 | World Exchange Program Information |
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5 | 3 | Blank World Exchange Application Forms |
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5 | 4 | World Exchange Correspondence |
1987-1988 |
5 | 5 | Miscellaneous World Exchange Correspondence |
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5 | 6 | World Exchange Soviet Contacts |
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5 | 7-9 | Senion US/Soviet World Exchange Applications |
Soviet Union MaterialsReturn to Top
Contains papers and materials involving the Sister Cities program and other organizations involving Soviet-US relations.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
6 | 1 | Sister Cities |
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6 | 2 | Sister Cities Information |
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6 | 3 | Sister City Senior Exchange |
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6 | 4-5 | Sister City News |
1988-1994 |
6 | 6 | Soviet-American Dialogue |
1987-1988 |
6 | 7 | International Peace Walk Papers and Information |
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6 | 8 | Soveit-American Peace Walk |
1987-1988 |
6 | 9 | The Soviet-American Citizens Summit |
1988 |
6 | 10 | American-Soviet Homestays, Inc. |
1989 |
6 | 11 | The Bridge-Youth Ambassadors International Newspaper |
1989 |
6 | 12 | Glasnost Soviet-American News |
1988-1989 |
6 | 13 | Project Development Trip |
1989 |
6 | 14 | The Global Family News |
1989 |
6 | 15 | Moscow News |
1989 |
6 | 16 | U.S.S.R Questionaires |
1989 |
6 | 17 | Utah Committee for American Soviet Relations |
1989-1991 |
6 | 18 | International Student USU Igor Moiseev |
1990 |
6 | 19 | News From Ukraine |
1989 |
6 | 20 | Soviet Union Spring Break |
1991 |
7 | 1 | Armenian General Benevolent Union |
1993 |
7 | 2 | Dialogue Cooperative Agency, Kiev |
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7 | 3 | Private Visits to the Soviet Union |
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7 | 4 | "Remembering the American Soviet Walk," An Open Letter from Fred Segal |
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7 | 5 | Russian Addresses |
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7 | 6 | Russian Christmas Cards |
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7 | 7 | Envelopes from Russia |
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7 | 8 | Russia Initiative-United Methodist Church |
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7 | 9 | Russian Language Lessons |
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7 | 10 | Russian Language Learning Papers |
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7 | 11 | Letters from Russia |
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7 | 12 | Russian Materials and Magazines
In the Russian Language.
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7 | 13 | Russia and Northern Capitals |
1989 |
7 | 14 | Miscellaneous Russian Papers
In the Russian Language.
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7 | 15 | US and Soviet Customs Declarations |
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7 | 16 | "The Presidents US-Soviet Exchange Initiative" Fact Sheet |
1986 |
Miscellaneous Materials and PapersReturn to Top
Contains various papers and articles. Organized in alphabetical order.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
8 | 1 | American Association for the United Nations: People's Section Bulletin |
1958 |
8 | 2 | American Association for the United Nations |
1959 |
8 | 3 | American Friends Service Committee |
1951 |
8 | 4 | ASSA Exchanges |
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8 | 5 | "The Case of the Empty Courtroom" |
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8 | 6 | The Chicago Theological Seminary |
1951 |
8 | 7 | The Egg: "Global Warming" |
1991 |
8 | 8 | Extra! Update Newsletter |
1995 |
8 | 9 | Fellowship: Peace Information Edition |
1959 |
8 | 10 | Gulf War |
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8 | 11 | The ILIFF Reporter |
1958 |
8 | 12 | The Interdependent Publications |
1991-1992 |
8 | 13 | Interfaith Peacemaking Resource Center of Utah |
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8 | 14 | Memo From Washington: American-Israel Friendship |
1958 |
8 | 15 | The Nation: "The Anniversary of Almost Everything at 50" |
1995 |
8 | 16 | Pen Pals for Peace |
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8 | 17 | People's Diplomacy, English Language Friends Club |
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8 | 18 | The Present Attitude of the United States Public Toward the United Nations |
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8 | 19 | Project Update Newsletter |
1989 |
8 | 20 | Saturday Review: "If There Is to Be Mobilization" |
1959 |
8 | 21 | The Superficial Aspect: Idiocy as a Catalyst |
1959 |
8 | 22 | "A Thyng of Valor," Airforce Magazine |
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8 | 23 | "Tomorrow's World" by George Holt |
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8 | 24 | United Nations |
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8 | 25 | Inited World Federalists |
1951; 1959 |
8 | 26 | William Winter Comments: "The Emperor Ponders War" |
1990 |
8 | 27 | World Constitutional Convention Agreement |
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8 | 28 | World Federalist Association of Utah |
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8 | 29 | Youth Center "Justice" |
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8 | 30 | Letters to the Presidents on Iraq
Letters addressed to Presidents Carter and Bush from Sherwood on US relations with Iraq.
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Richard Sherwood and Family MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
9 | 1 | Richard and Honey Sherwood Correspondence |
1989 |
9 | 2 | Sherwood Collection of Genealogical Records |
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9 | 3 | "Deer Hunting As a Sport," Richard Sherwood |
1940 |
9 | 4 | "Design Considerations In the Use of Glauber Salt for Energy Storage," Kim H. Sherwood's Master's Thesis |
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9 | 5 | Sherwood Japan Trip |
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9 | 6 | KUTV Japan Documentary |
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9 | 7 | Letter from Honey Sherwood |
1944 |
9 | 8 | Letter from Honey Sherwood on Marriage |
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9 | 9 | Sherwood's Literature Notecards |
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9 | 10 | Sherwood Miscellaneous Notes |
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9 | 11 | Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes |
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9 | 12 | Sherwood's Music and Art Certificates |
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9 | 13 | Dick and Honey Sherwood's NAACP Certificates |
1956 |
9 | 14 | "The Priceless Profits of Peace," Richard Sherwood |
1939 |
9 | 15 | Richard Sherwood Trespassing Trial |
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9 | 16 | UNAU Newsletter Article on Sherwood |
1995 |
9 | 17 | Sherwood's Utah Water Systems Certificates |
Miscellaneous DocumentsReturn to Top
Contains miscellaneous papers and correspondence.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
10 | 1 | The Negro Herritage Library Calendar |
1966 |
10 | 2 | Alaska/Finn Airlines |
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10 | 3 | Alexander Andrusevich |
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10 | 4 | Alexander Matthewsow (Matusov) Summary of Qualification |
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10 | 5 | Applications for Employment and Enrollment |
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10 | 6 | Application for International Driving Permit |
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10 | 7 | Biological Warfare Re-Emerges in Utah |
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10 | 8 | Blue Cross-Interim Plus |
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10 | 9 | Bonneville Salt Flats |
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10 | 10 | Christmas Cards |
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10 | 11 | The Club 310 |
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10 | 12 | Correspondence |
1987-2009 |
10 | 13 | East Canyon Resort and Great Rift Valley Map |
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10 | 14 | Equality Christmas Cards |
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10 | 15 | Excerpts from My Diary
Richard Sherwood's diary.
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10 | 16 | Galerie Perestroika |
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10 | 17 | Gary Esposito Application and Correspondence |
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10 | 18 | Humphrey Mantle for Lamps |
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10 | 19 | Institute of Humann Resource Development |
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10 | 20 | Japan Brochures and Maps |
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10 | 21 | Kids Drawings |
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10 | 22 | Licenses to Operate Motor Vehicles in National Parks |
1939-1940; 1946 |
10 | 23 | Maps
Various maps.
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10 | 24 | Medico |
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10 | 25 | Methodist Church |
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10 | 26 | Methodist Peace Courier |
1958 |
10 | 27 | Miscellaneous Business Cards |
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10 | 28 | Miscellaneous Correspondence and Cards |
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10 | 29 | Miscellaneous Money
From Japan, China, and Russia.
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10 | 30 | Miscellaneous Name Cards |
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10 | 31 | Miscellaneous Papers |
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10 | 32 | National Geographic Arctic Ocean Map |
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10 | 33 | Natural Disasters |
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10 | 34 | Outdoor Activity Preparations |
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10 | 35 | Poetry |
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10 | 36 | PolySci, Terrorism, Soviet, and Misc. Lecture Notes
Sherwood lecture notes.
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10 | 37 | Rel-Tek |
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10 | 38 | Rex Waste and Water Memo Book |
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10 | 39 | Salt Lake Corporation Normal Retirement Age Advancement |
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10 | 40 | State of Utah Global Business Directory Paperwor |
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10 | 41 | Thunderbird Field Lower Class Graduation Dance, Sixth Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment- Glendale, Arizona |
1943 |
10 | 42 | U.C.I. |
1939 |
10 | 43 | Unit Reunions Information |
2002 |
10 | 44 | University of Utah Eightieth Annual Commencement |
1949 |
10 | 45 | Unversity of Utah Review |
1988-89 |
10 | 46 | Wendover Travel Brochures |
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10 | 47 | William Butt's Story |
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Choir MaterialsReturn to Top
This series contains choir songbooks and tickets to the choir events.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
11 | 1 | Beehive Statesmen Chorus Annual Spring Show |
1944 |
11 | 2 | Christmas Songbooks |
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11 | 3 | Miscellaneous Songbooks |
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11 | 4 | S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Show Fliers |
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11 | 5 | S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Show Tickets |
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11 | 6 | S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Songbooks A-I |
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11 | 7 | S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Songbooks J-Y |
Miscellaneous MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
12 | 1 | American Theater Campaign Ribbon |
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12 | 2 | Photocopies of Sherwood's Plaques
Contains plaques awarded to Sherwood for his service in various occupations.
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1951-2008 |
12 | 3 | Pilot Hat
Unworn Armed Forces pilot hat.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Exchange of persons programs, American
- Pacifists--Utah--Archives
- World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Archives
Personal Names
- Sherwood, Dick (Richard Farnham), 1924-2011--Archives
Corporate Names
- Barbershop Harmony Society--Records and correspondence
- United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (Very Heavy), 505th
- United States. Army Air Forces. Composite Group, 509th--Veterans--Archives
Geographical Names
- Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945
- United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Fliers (Ephemera)
- Maps
- Newsletters
- Records (Documents)
- Songbooks
- Tickets