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Emery F. Barrus letters and diary
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 947
Scope and Contents
Nine handwritten letters and 6 pages of Elder Emery F. Barrus' journal kept while he served as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Southern States Mission in 1899. Letters and journal describe both Barrus' travels and attempts to preach the restored gospel, primarily to people of Tennessee and Missouri. Both letters and journal pages are photocopied for patron use. Also included are the funerary program and a newspaper obituary of Ruth Hammond Barrus.
Dates:
1889-1980
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Alvin Pliny Bean essays
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2272
Scope and Contents
Typewritten talk, a biography of Bean's father, Willard Washington Bean, and a biography of Alvin Pliny Bean by Vicki Zimmerman. The biography of Willard Bean relates his missionary experiences for the Mormon Church in the Southern States, 1882-1884. The other items emphasize Alvin Bean's experiences in Palmyra.
Dates:
approximately 1978
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Willard Washington Bean autobiography,|f1880-1978.
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1529
Scope and Contents
Softbound photocopy of a typewritten autobiography which includes a newsclipping from "The Church News." Willard W. Bean served the Mormon Church for 29 years and acquired many properties for the Mormon Church in New York State, including the Hill Cumorah.
Dates:
1880-1978
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Willard Washington Beans papers
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2271
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of a typewritten autobiography, a newspaper clipping, a Mormon Church blessing, and an essay. Also included are photocopies of handwritten letters received by Bean. These items include letters received from Mormon Church leaders Heber J. Grant and J. Golden Kimball. Bean was a missionary to the Southern States and lived in Palmyra, New York from 1915 to 1939.
Dates:
1893-1978
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Edward L. Black journals
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1603
Scope and Contents
Eight original handwritten and bound journals and typescripts of the same. The items describe the experiences of Edward L. Black while serving as a missionary in the Southern States Mission of the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1896-1898
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Charles A. Callis papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 22
Scope and Contents
Diaries (1893, 1940, 1943, and 1945), correspondence (1892-1947), reports of the Southern States Mission (1908-1934), sermons, articles, personal certificates, speeches, patriarchal blessings, and miscellaneous items. These materials deal with a wide range of Mormon theological and administrative issues. They also deal with personal and family matters.
Dates:
1892-1947
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George H. Carver diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 524
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of handwritten diaries. The collection consists of two diaries. The first was kept from 1879 to 1880 while Carver was serving in the Southern States. The second was kept from 1898 to 1899 while Carter was working in the Northwestern States. Also included is an account of Carter's interview with a female servant of the infamous John D. Lee, who was associated with the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857.
Dates:
1879-1899
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Andrew F. Smith diary
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 494
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary. Smith writes short statements about his daily activities while serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in the Southern States.
Dates:
1896-1897
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James G. Duffin diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1696
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and bound diaries. Also included are bound photocopies of the handwritten journals. The items are for the years 1887 through 1889 when Duffin served as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Southern States Mission. The diaries also cover the years 1901 through 1906 when Duffin was president of the Southwestern States Mission (1900-1904) and of the Central States Mission (1904-1906) also for the Mormon Church. Duffin includes handwritten copies of letters both sent and...
Dates:
1887-1906
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Darwin Engstrom mission journal
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 7657
Scope and Contents
Contains the mission journal of Darwin Engstrom. The journal documents his train ride to the Southern States Mission, his visits with church members, and the cottage and fast meetings he attended. Entries date from between 1931 and 1932.
Dates:
1931-1932
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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