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Mormons -- Southern States -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

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

Willis E. Robison journals

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232481546]
Identifier: MSS 1591
Abstract

Handwritten missionary journals and typescripts. The items describe Robison's experiences while serving in the Southern States Mission of the Mormon Church. In particular the journal relates information about the slaying of John H. Gibbs and William S. Berry, two Mormon missionaries in the mission; the subsequent investigation of the slayings by Robison and his mission president B.H. Roberts; as well as other stories of persecution towards Mormons.

Dates: 1882-1884

David Crockett Shupe journals

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313352]
Identifier: MSS SC 1585
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten journals which describe David C. Shupe's missionary experiences in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia.

Dates: 1898-1901

George H. Webb diaries

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231055465]
Identifier: MSS 1322
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries kept while Webb was serving a mission for the Mormon Church in the Southern States.

Dates: 1896-1898