Title
The Annals of the Southern Mission : A Record of the History of the Settlement of Southern Utah
Files
Role
Editor
Department
History & Political Science
Document Type
Book
Abstract
James G. Bleak's Annals of the Southern Mission (1900-1907) number 2,266 loose and lined pages and represent the finest early history of Southern Utah stretching from its initial Mormon settlement in 1849 into the early years of the twentieth century. Bleak submitted the first portion of the history, numbering over 500 pages, to the Church Historian's Office in April 1903. He submitted additional increments of the manuscript when he visited Salt Lake City, usually for general conferences. He delivered the final installment of his Annals to the Historian's Office in October 1907. The complete holograph manuscript has been in the continuous custody of the Church History Department (formerly the Church Historian's Office) ever since. Carefully transcribed and annotated by Aaron McArthur and Reid L. Neilson, this important work provides a detailed historical, ecclesiastical, agricultural, governmental, and cultural record of Southern Utah in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Publication Date
2019
Publisher
Greg Kofford Books
City
Salt Lake City
ISBN
9781589586529, 1589586522
Recommended Citation
Bleak, James G. The Annals of the Southern Mission : A Record of the History of the Settlement of Southern Utah. Edited by Aaron McArthur and Reid L Neilson. Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2019.