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 24 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Ephraim Harper missionary journals
J. Warren Johnson papers
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.
Joseph and Emma R. Facer autograph books, circa 1891-1908
Contains the autograph books of Emma Richards Facer and Joseph Facer, used between 1891 and 1908.
Heber Meeks papers
Correspondence, reports, and speeches. The materials relate to Meeks' assignment as the mission president to the Southern States Mission for the Mormon Church and to his work with the Democratic Party in Utah.
Arvin and Jean Palmer collection of Palmer and Thomas family mission journals
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.
Photograph album of Southern States Mission
Photograph album, 1920s, owner unknown, with pictures from a mission to the Southern States. Some pictures are labeled to be from North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming. The album contains a photograph of Apostle David O. McKay, labeled from Sarah, Mississippi, on December 7, 1926.
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.
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- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 17
- Diaries 17
- Missions and Missionaries 17
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- Mormon Church -- Missions -- Southern States 8
- Mormon missionaries -- Southern States 8
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Southern States -- Diaries 7
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Southern States -- History 4
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- Certificates 3
- Account books 2
- Alabama 2
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- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Arizona 2
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- Receipts (Acknowledgments) 2
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- Utah 2
- Alabama -- Pictorial Works 1
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- Autograph albums 1
- Books 1
- Church Government 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Colorado 1
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- Newsletters 1
- North Carolina -- Pictorial works 1
- Notebooks 1
- Photocopies 1
- Photograph albums 1
- Poetry 1
- Politicians -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
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- Provo (Utah) -- History 1
- Reports 1
- Saint George (Utah) 1
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History 1
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- Speeches, addresses, etc., American 1
- Tennessee 1
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- Universities and colleges -- Utah -- Provo -- History 1
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