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 30 Collections and/or Records:
A. O. Smoot family papers
The A. O. Smoot family papers consists of correspondence, publications, genealogy records, journals, account books, receipts, and related ephemera. The collection covers several generations and family members of the Smoot Family. Materials are dated 1815 to 1961.
A. O. Smoot papers
Abraham Owen Smoot III mission papers
Contains diaries and other materials related to Smoot's service in the Southern States Mission from 1899-1901. Also includes a letter from Jeannine Madsen Beck with notes about Smoot's mission. Dated 1899-1901.
Edward Hunter Snow papers
Southern States Mission records
Handwritten and typewritten reports, correspondence, receipts, and certificates (51 items). The materials document the finances, organization, and operation of the Southern States Mission.
Edward F. Stevens missionary journal and family newsletter
This collection contains a journal written by Edward F. Stevens during his LDS mission to the Southern States, 1896-1898, and a photocopy of the journal. It also contains a family newsletter of the Stevens family, from 1978.
Tuttle family papers
Contains a correspondence book belonging to Newton Tuttle. Includes courtship letters between Henry Bartholomew and Clara Tuttle. Also contains the missionary diaries of Henry Bartholomew to the Southern States and British missions. Includes financial documents, journals, address books, calling cards, and newspaper clippings belonging to the Tuttle family. Includes Clara Tuttle's patriarchal blessing. Also includes Garretty's Guide to Salt Lake City (circa 1890).
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.
Ether Wolfley mission diary
Contains correspondence, photographs, and a journal of Ether Wolfley. These items are all from the time that Ether spent as an LDS missionary in the Southern States mission. The photographs show Ether and a few of his friends from the mission. There are letters and papers pertaining to his assignments as a missionary. The journal spans the years he served.
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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