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Mormons -- Southern States -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Willard Washington Bean autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230312826]
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

Henry Green Boyle diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 156
Scope and Contents Contains a handwritten autobiography and diaries related to Boyle's life and experience as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The autobiography was written beginning in 1844 and, in the same volume, he starts a diary in 1846. Boyle kept 14 additional volumes of diaries, dating from 1855 to 1889. Most of the content relates to Boyle's missionary experiences in California and to Southern States Mission, including while he was mission president from 1875 to 1878. Also...
Dates: 1844-1912

Andrew F. Smith diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337310]
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

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

Warren N. Dusenberry diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334341]
Identifier: MSS 1060
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten diary dept from January 1 to December 31, 1868 while Dusenberry was serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in the Southern States.

Dates: 1868

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

Jesse Holyoak LeFevre journal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315290]
Identifier: MSS SC 1803
Scope and Contents

Leatherbound handwritten journal of a Mormon missionary in the Southern States including Georgia and Tennessee. There is a handwritten copy of Jesse Lefevre's patriarchal blessing at the end of the journal.

Dates: 1900-1902

George Edmond Miles missionary journal

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230364884]
Identifier: MSS 1709
Scope and Contents

Typescript of missionary journal for George Edmond (or Edmund) Miles' service in the Southern States Mission from July 1896-November 1897. Includes nearly daily entries describing Miles' experiences as a missionary. Journal is in two volumes: Volume 1 is July 1896-April 1897 and Volume 2 is May-November 1897.

Dates: 1896-1897

Fredrick Willard Morgan diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2206
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries. Morgan writes about his daily life and various experiences while serving on his mission. Some entries have been edited and rewritten.

Dates: 1890-1891