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Latter Day Saints -- Tennessee -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John D. Lee diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 449
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary with a typed copy of the item. Lee kept this diary while serving in Tennessee as a missionary for the Mormon Church. Lee writes about his experiences as a missionary, the people with whom he stayed, the distances he travelled, and the debates he held with local ministers. He also includes poems, illustrations, and some genealogical notes.

Dates: 1840-1841

Albert Ricks Smith diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2097
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and bound journals. The items cover the time when Smith served as a Mormon missionary in Tennessee and Georgia. Smith tells about his work as a missionary in entries that are often lengthy and detailed.

Dates: 1887-1889