Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Southern States Mission
Dates
- Existence: 1867 - 1971
Administrative History
The Southern States Mission (1867-1971) provided religious instruction for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts of Ohio.
Citation:
President Charles A. Callis and his contributions to the Southern States Mission, 1980:p. 15 (encompassed Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts of Ohio)Deseret News 2001-2002 Church Almanac, 2000:p.428 (Southern States Mission; organized Nov. 1867; renamed to Georgia-South Carolina Mission in June 1971; renamed to Georgia Atlanta Mission on June 20, 1974)
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Wesley C. Carter scrapbooks
Gerald N. and Florence I. Christiansen mission papers
Joseph B. Keeler family papers
Includes journals, biographical sketches, correspondence, articles, lesson manuals, published and unpublished manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera. The bulk of the material was created by Joseph B. Keeler's descendants, who used his papers as they compiled their published family history, "Build Thee More Stately" (1989). The collection focuses on family history, religion, education, and professional organizations.
Photograph album of Southern States Mission
Photograph album, 1920s, owner unknown, with pictures from a mission to the Southern States. Some pictures are labeled to be from North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming. The album contains a photograph of Apostle David O. McKay, labeled from Sarah, Mississippi, on December 7, 1926.
Edward Hunter Snow papers
Robert M. Wilson papers
Contains diaries, photographs, and mission material of Robert M. Wilson from his mission to the Southern States, particularly Mississippi, from 1939 to 1940. Material dates from between 1934 and 1940.
John Wood family papers
The John Wood family papers include journals from John Wood's mission to the Southern States, as well as personal histories, photos, and other family materials, circa 1882-1940.
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