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Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Southern States -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

Henry Charles Eddington diaries

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341973]
Identifier: MSS 784
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten diary Eddington kept while serving on a mission to the Southern States from 1886 to 1887 and to England in 1888. Eddington was transferred to England because of hostile feelings against Mormon missionaries in the Southern States.

Dates: 1886-1888

Henry Charles Eddington diaries

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045904]
Identifier: MSS 1231
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten diary from 1886 to 1888 when Eddington was serving as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Southern States of the United States and in England. He was transferred from the Southern States to England because of hostile activities against the Mormon missionaries. Also included is a typescript of a diary kept by Eddington from September to December in 1879. He writes about the weather while passing through various communities in Utah.

Dates: 1879-1888

John Henry Gibbs papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 741
Scope and Contents

The John Henry Gibbs Collection deals mainly with Gibbs' mission. The collection is organized into the following categories: genealogical information, journals, notebooks and miscellaneous items, letters, personal history of Louisa Gibbs, articles written about the Tennessee Massacre and books owned by Gibbs.

Dates: 1872-1938

John Claiborne Harper papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 185
Scope and Contents Handwritten diary, letters, certificates, paroles, and Mormon Church blessings. The diary was kept while Harper served on a mission to the Southern States for the Mormon Church from 1887 to 1888. Also included is an autograph book signed by Mormons in the Utah State prison for polygamy in 1889. The certificates and letters relate to Mormons in Mexico, to Harper's civic appointments in Payson, and to family matters. Two paroles were given to Harper on 10 April 1865 at Appomattox Court...
Dates: 1856-1899

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

John Childs Holt papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1680
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries, appointment books and miscellaneous items. The materials document Holt's activities as a missionary for the Mormon Church. They include a typewritten copy of a priesthood blessing given to Holt by George Reynolds.

Dates: 1895-1898

James Willard Hubbard diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 150
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary kept while Hubbard was on a mission for the Mormon Church. Hubbard writes about his daily activities doing work for the Mormon Church--mostly in Tennessee.

Dates: 1895-1897

George Tilton Hyde oral history transcript

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308923]
Identifier: MSS SC 1105
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a transcript of an interview done with George Hyde by his son, Rosel H. Hyde, on 16 Aug. 1956. George was raised in Kaysville, Utah, served on a Mormon mission to the Southern States, and spent most of his adult life in Idaho. He lived in Downey and was stake president of the Pocatello Stake for the Mormon Church for twenty-five years.

Dates: 1956 August 16

Jessie E. Murphy diary

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSSSC1010
Dates: 1867-1869

Joseph Ellis Johnson diary and biographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230345743]
Identifier: MSS 960
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a diary and two biographies. Johnson kept the diary from 1886 to 1887 while serving on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States. Also included are two biographies of Johnson by family members.

Dates: 1886-1963