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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Southern States Mission

 Organization

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 26 Collections and/or Records:

A. O. Smoot family documents, 1815-1961

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3843 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains receipts, diaries, poetry, account and memo books, certificates and other personal documents, autograph books, invitations, bank notes and warranty deeds, speeches, periodicals, letters, IOUs, and newspaper clippings. Materials are dated approximately 1815 to 1961.

Dates: 1815-1961

William Eugene Bingham mission journal

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9210
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to Willard Eugene Bingham's service as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Carolina from 1885 to 1886. Includes both the original journal of Willard Eugene Bingham and a transcription created by his grandson George Bingham in 1978. Includes short, daily entries pertaining to the events of his day, individuals taught, members baptized, service administered, and areas traveled to. Dated approximately 1885-1886.

Dates: 1885-1886

James Richard Bodily mission diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6120
Scope and Contents Two diaries from Bodily's mission to the Southern States for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One journal is a “synopsis of (his) missionary labors,” beginning from the time of his call to his journey to the Southern States from Utah. Elder Bodily makes reference to conditions and also many of the individuals and families he had the privilege to visit, teach, and baptize. The second journal continues to document his labors in the Southern States Mission. In the second journal...
Dates: 1897-1900

Gerald N. and Florence I. Christiansen mission papers

 Collection — Box 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197239243709], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 9100
Scope and Contents Materials from Gerald N. Christiansen's missionary service for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Northwestern States Mission and Florence I. Christiansen's missionary service in the Western States Mission, both spanning from 1918 to 1920. Materials include photographs, journals, and assorted books, in addition to various documents from the rest of both Gerald and Florence Christiansen's lives in Idaho dating from 1909-1979. Also contains a missionary weekly report book...
Dates: 1896-1979; Majority of material found within 1918-1920

Norma Larson Elliott papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8264
Scope and Contents Materials include Norma Larson Elliott's Book of Remembrance, correspondence to her from missionary family members, financial records, journal notebooks, and ephemera. Also included is scrapbooks and family history of Norma's siblings, MayBelle, Gladys, and Marsden; history of the towns Lakeside, Snowflake, and Taylor, Arizona; family history and reunions; and personal and family history of both Norma and her husband, John Budge Elliott. Also includes biographies and photographs, Norma's and...
Dates: 1913-2012

David Horton Elton journals

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2050
Abstract

The papers of David Horton Elton contain David Horton Elton’s LDS Church mission diaries, 1898 – 1900, and one additional diary, 1905.

Dates: 1898-1905

Facer family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2332
Abstract

Contains books, records, diaries, correspondence, and other documents from Joseph Facer's life, dealing mainly with his service in the LDS Church. Also contains Hill and Richards family books and a detailed history on the John Kenny and Agnes Hill Richards families and the Alexander Hill and Elizabeth Currie Hill families(the grandparents and great-grandparents of Emma Richards Facer, Joseph's wife).

Dates: 1856-1977

Nathaniel Henry Felt Jr. missionary journal

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 3197
Scope and Contents

Contains Nathaniel Felt's missionary journal from his Mormon mission to the Southern States, and a typescript of the journal. Entries date from between 1901 and 1903.

Dates: 1901-1903

Florence I. Christiansen mission papers, 1918-1979, bulk: 1918-1920

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9100 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, a diary and some weekly reporting books from Florence I. Christiansen's mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Western States Mission from 1918-1920. Also contains documents pertaining to the Florence's life history and her funeral service in Moreland, Idaho in 1979. All materials from between 1918-1979.

Dates: 1918-1979; Majority of material found within 1918-1920

Asahel Luther Fuller journal typescript

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2940
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a typescript with annotations of Asahel Luther Fuller's first Southern States Mission journal, 14 February 1887 - 31 December 1887, and a typescript of his second Southern States Mission journal, 1 January 1888 - 19 February 1888.

Dates: 1887-1888

Filtered By

  • Subject: Diaries X

Additional filters:

Type
Collection 23
Archival Object 3
 
Subject
Diaries 24
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 18
Missions and Missionaries 17
Letters 8
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Southern States -- Diaries 7
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Mormon missionaries -- Southern States 6
Mormon Church -- Missions -- Southern States 5
Photographs 5
Southern States 4
Account books 3
Biographies 3
Family histories 3
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Southern States -- History 3
Typescripts 3
Utah 3
Alabama 2
Books 2
Certificates 2
Correspondence 2
Home and Family 2
Immigration and American Expansion 2
Material Types 2
Photocopies 2
Saint George (Utah) 2
Social Life and Customs 2
Address books 1
Articles 1
Autobiographies 1
Church Government 1
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
Clubs and Societies 1
Colorado 1
Compact discs 1
Documents 1
East (U.S.) 1
Electronic journals 1
Family records 1
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- History 1
Funeral service -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1
Georgia 1
Great Britain 1
Handbooks and manuals 1
Kentucky 1
Kirtland (Ohio) 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Alabama 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Florida 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- North Carolina 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Virginia -- History 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- West Virginia -- History 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Tennessee 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Arizona 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Diaries 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Florida 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Great Britain -- Diaries 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Kentucky 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Photographs 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- South Carolina -- Diaries 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Virginia -- History 1
Latter Day Saint missionaries -- West Virginia -- History 1
Latter Day Saint women -- Utah -- Biography 1
Latter Day Saint women -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Latter Day Saint women missionaries -- Diaries 1
Latter Day Saints -- Diaries 1
Latter Day Saints -- Mississippi -- History 1
Latter Day Saints -- Virginia -- History 1
Latter Day Saints -- West Virginia -- History 1
Mayors -- Utah -- Provo -- History 1
Mississippi 1
Mormon Church -- Southern States -- History 1
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail 1
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail -- History 1
Mormon missionaries -- Northwestern States -- Diaries 1
Mormon missionaries -- Spanish-American Mission -- Diaries 1
Newsletters 1
Notebooks 1
Pioneers 1
Poetry 1
Politicians -- Utah -- Provo -- History 1
Postcards 1
Printed ephemera 1
Provo (Utah) 1
Provo (Utah) -- History 1
Receipts (Acknowledgments) 1
Religion 1
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History 1
Scrapbooks 1
Tennessee 1
Territorial Enquirer (Provo City, Utah) 1
Transcripts 1
Universities and colleges -- Utah -- Provo -- History 1
Vernal (Utah) 1
Washington (D.C.) 1
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