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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:

Gerald N. Christiansen mission papers, 1909-1967, bulk: 1918-1920

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9100 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, diaries, an account book, an address book and weekly reporting missionary books from Gerald N. Christiansen's mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Northwestern States Mission from 1918-1920. Also contains a few documents from various points in Gerald N. Christiansen's life dated 1909-1967.

Dates: 1909-1967; Majority of material found within 1918-1920

Frank S. Griffin papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239248682]
Identifier: MSS 9221
Scope and Contents

Contains eight journals and record books produced by Frank S. Griffin documenting his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to North Carolina in the Southern States Mission. Materials date from approximately 1913 to 1915.

Dates: approximately 1913-1915

Thomas William Gunn mission diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230364728]
Identifier: MSS 2062
Scope and Contents Account of his activities as a Latter-day Saint missionary, primarily in Florida, part of the Southern States Mission. Collection also includes a photocopy and typescript of each volume, prepared by the Department of Special Collections and Manuscripts at Brigham Young University. The third volume includes poetry, song lyrics, scripture references, and financial and other notes. A list of persons baptized by Gunn and a missionary companion, September 1906-March 1907, is included at the...
Dates: 1906-1908

Thomas Ephraim Harper missionary journals

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225536892]
Identifier: MSS 3181
Scope and Contents Thomas Ephraim Harper served as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Southern States Mission (1884-1887) working largely in Virginia and West Virginia Harper gives a detailed account of his missionary experiences, including run-ins with anti-Mormon mobs. The transcription includes title page, preface, guide to the editorial procedures used, 12 illustrations, transcripts of the journals, and photocopies of the items. Also included in the collection is a life sketch of Thomas Harper,...
Dates: 1884-1887

J. Warren Johnson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2275
Abstract

The collection contains the journals of J. Warren Johnson before and after his mission to the Southern States during the years 1895-1899. It also contains the journals while he was serving as a Mutual Improvement Missionary in Wasatch County, Utah. The Journals are organized chronologically. The collection contains material on the Southern States Mission during the years 1895-1899 and of the Mutual Improvement Program along the Wasatch front from 1901-1902.

Dates: 1895-1902

Joseph B. Keeler family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2016
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: approximately 1840-1990

Arvin and Jean Palmer collection of Palmer and Thomas family mission journals

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233647194]
Identifier: MSS 8410
Scope and Contents

Contains the missionary journals of Elijah Thomas Jr. to the Northwestern States, LeRoy Arthur Palmer to the Southern States, and Elijah and Mary Ann Petersen Thomas to the Spanish-American Mission. Also contains transcriptions of the diaries. Materials date from 1907-2013.

Dates: 1907-2013

A. O. Smoot family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3843
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1815-1961

A. O. Smoot papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 896
Scope and Contents The A. O. Smoot papers comprise the accumulation of records over the period of fifty-seven years and include journals, diaries, financial records and correspondence dealing with business, personal, church, and Brigham Young Academy matters. The letters are holograph and typewritten, the journals are in both the original handwritten form and xerox copies.The missionary journals were written by A.O. Smoot for the years of 1837 to 1838 and 1844 to 1845 while he was serving in the...
Dates: 1837-1894

Abraham Owen Smoot III mission papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9253
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1899-1901

Filtered By

  • Subject: Diaries X

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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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