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Mormon missionaries -- Southern States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Facer missionary papers, circa 1885-1952

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2332 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains books carried by Joseph Facer on his mission to the southern United States (1897-1899); ordinations and blessings before and during his mission; letters to Joseph Facer, his companion, and the other missionaries in the Southern States Mission; and original hymn lyrics by Joseph Facer.

Dates: Other: circa 1885-1952

Mary Elizabeth Clark Barrus family papers, 1897-1961

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3070 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains diaries and autobiographical writings written by Mary Elizabeth Clark Barrus. These writings outline her life, her testimony and dreams, and poetry penned by Barrus. Also included are photographs, circa 1940. Materials created between 1897 and 1961.

Dates: 1897-1961

Miscellaneous Levi James Taylor notebooks, 1913-1927

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2200 Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Four notebooks: notes on his farm and plantings, quotes from Rolins Ancient History, Taylor family history and genealogy, and volume of 'Ropp's Business Calculator.'

Dates: Other: 1913-1927

Missionary journal of Amos Moroni Taylor, 1915-1917

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2200 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Red leather cover. 9 x 15 cm. Approximately 200 pages, 90% written on. Details his mission to Virginia.

Dates: Other: 1915-1917

Fredrick Willard Morgan diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2206
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries. Morgan writes about his daily life and various experiences while serving on his mission. Some entries have been edited and rewritten.

Dates: 1890-1891

Orrin James Olsen collection on Orrin Orlando Barrus and Mary Elizabeth Clark Barrus family

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3070
Scope and Contents

Contains autobiographical writings and family records pertaining to members of the Orrin Orlando Barrus and Mary Elizabeth Clark family, created between the years 1897 and 1961 in Utah. Information regarding their personal lives and ecclesiastical work are presented. Included are letters, diaries, and photographs of Orrin, Mary, their children, and their grandchildren. Also contains documents pertaining to Fred A. Turley and Edward Stevenson. Materials created 1897 to 1961.

Dates: 1897-1961

Orlando Clark Barrus papers, 1917-1922

 Series — Box 2: Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197239252478], Folder: 6-16
Identifier: MSS 3070 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains materials relating to the mission of Orlando Clark Barrus, including mission journals, outgoing letters, and certificates. Also included is his patriarchal blessing, given in 1917. Materials created between 1917 and 1922.

Dates: 1917-1922

Orrin Orlando Barrus family papers, 1922-1958

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3070 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains autobiographical writings by Orrin Orlando Barrus, including a photocopy of his written will, circa 1940-1949. Also included are letters written by various officials of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Barrus regarding the death of his son, and an invitation to serve in the Logan temple. Materials created between 1922 and 1958.

Dates: 1922-1958

Other journals of Levi James Taylor, 1872-1935

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2200 Series 2 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

51 journal notebooks, and one 'scratchbook.'

Dates: Other: 1872-1935

Personal history of William I. Burk

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311745]
Identifier: MSS SC 1466
Scope and Contents

Typed transcript of personal histories. The first portion of the transcript deals with Burk's experiences as a Mormon missionary in the Southern States Mission of the Mormon Church as recorded in his missionary journal. The second portion of the item relates to Burk's experiences as a Mormon temple worker in the Mesa, Arizona Temple.

Dates: 1898-1943