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Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- South Africa

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Robert John Evans papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8244
Scope and Contents Collection contains 738 slides taken by Robert John Evans between 1965 and 1985. Majority of slides are photographs taken while on Travel Study Tours with Brigham Young University to places such as Europe and Mexico. Other slides demonstrate the performance of science experiments. Materials include 39 pages of handouts from Brigham Young University Travel Study Tours. Collection also includes journals of both personal and professional nature, materials from Evans' LDS mission to South...
Dates: 1918-1997

J. Wyley Sessions papers on mission to South Africa, 1919-1929

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 156 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains papers regarding his profession and church service. Includes materials related to missions he served as the president of, his service with the Institute program, his work at Brigham Young University, and other papers regarding his career.

Dates: 1919-1929

Robert John Evans and Alice Hazel Stallings Evans family correspondence, 1918-1985

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains approximately 2,000 letters written between 1918 and 1985. Majority of letters are written by Robert John Evans, but other authors include his son, Robert Pugmire Evans, and his mother, Alice Hazel Stallings Evans. Other letters are written by family friends and include holiday and birthday cards. Subjects of the correspondence include religious missions, school and university work, and everyday experiences.

Dates: 1918-1985

Robert John Evans church papers, 1950-1997

 Series — Box 3: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197235217566], Folder: 4-10
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains Sunday programs, ward photo directory, assorted publications, a hand-written manuscript of the Doctrine and Covenants, and personal temple records. Dated 1950 to 1997.

Dates: 1950-1997

Robert John Evans ephemera, approximately 1950-1990

 Series — Box 3: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197235217566], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains assorted papers, an Arizona desert painting on wood, some lab supplies (unused), and undated papers. Dated approximately 1950 to 1990.

Dates: approximately 1950-1990

Robert John Evans journals, 1922-1994, bulk: 1963-1964

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains personal, professional, and travel journals belonging to Robert John Evans. Materials dated 1922 to 1994, with the bulk of the materials falling between 1963 and 1994.

Dates: 1922-1994; Majority of material found within 1963-1964

Robert John Evans letters to Robert James Evans and Alice Hazel Stallings Evans, 1939-1977

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 8 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Letters sent by Robert John Evans to his parents Robert James Evans and Alice Hazel Stallings Evans between 1939 to 1977. Letters discuss everyday occurrences, family happenings, and school and work opportunities. Majority of letters sent from Pullman, Washington and East Lansing, Michigan by Robert John Evans to his parents in Utah.

Dates: 1939-1977

Robert John Evans mission correspondence, 1929-1932

 Sub-Series — Carton 7: Series 8 [Barcode: 31197239254631], Folder: 1-5
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Letters written by Robert John Evans while serving a full time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa. Majority of letters sent to his parents Robert James Evans and Alice Hazel Stallings Evans. Material dated 1929 to 1932.

Dates: 1929-1932

Robert John Evans missionary papers, 1929-1950

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Series contains Evans' missionary journals and record book from his experiences in South Africa in 1929-1932, and issues of Cumorah's Southern Cross (title changed to Cumorah's Southern Messenger in July 1933) from 1929 to 1937, plus one issue from 1950. Also contains assorted missionary broadsides from 1929-1932 and statistical mission reports. Dated 1929 to 1950.

Dates: 1929-1950

Robert John Evans slides and other material on Brigham Young University Travel Study, 1983-1985

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233639209], Folder: 2-6
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains 618 slides taken between 1983 and 1985 while Robert John Evans was on Brigham Young University Travel Study tours to England, Mexico, Greece, Turkey, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, and other places in Eastern Europe. Materials dated 1983 to 1985.

Dates: 1983-1985