Descriptive SummaryMSS SC 813"Out of Obscurity Into Light"Lyman, Melvin A.L. Tom Perry Special Collections705 pagesMormon author and medical
doctor living in Delta, Utah.Typewritten manuscript. The manuscript
is approximately 705 pages long, divided into 14 chapters. This is a history of
Mormon missionary activities among "Lamanites," broadly defined as Native
Americans in both North and South America and the natives in the Pacific
Islands. Included is a large section of the work of Cordell M. Anderson, field
director of the Foundation for Indian Development. The manuscript has since
been published: Out of Obscurity into Light
(Salt Lake City: Albany Books, 1985), 264 pp.ProvenanceThis manuscript was a personal gift to the BYU Archives by the author,
Melvin A. Lyman, M.D., Delta, Utah. The manuscript is dated 1983 and it was
given to the BYU Archives in 1984.
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Preferred CitationInitial Citation: MSS SC 813; "Out of
Obscurity Into Light"; 20th Century Western and Mormon Americana; L. Tom Perry
Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.
Following Citations:MSS SC 813,
LTPSC.
Subject TracingsInstitutionsChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints--MissionsChurch work with Indians--Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day SaintsPeopleAnderson, Cordell M.Genre/FormManuscripts (for publication)SubjectIndians of North America--HistoryIndians of South America--HistoryPacific Islanders--HistoryLamanites (Mormon Church)Mormons--Relations with IndiansContainer List"Out of Obscurity into Light" Series"Out of Obscurity into Light"BoxFolderContents
11Title page, dedication, table of contents, introduction,
acknowledgments. 14 pp.12Chapter 1, "The Lamanite, Who? You Have a Beautiful
Daughter" 46 pp.13Chapter 2, "The Obligation (By Whom)" 12 pp.14Chapter 3, "The First Successful Mission to the
Lamanites" 12 pp.15Chapter 4, "Cordell Anderson, A Modern Ammon" 132
pp.16Chapter 5, "The 'Good Life' Approach to Teaching Indians
by Cordell Anderson" 64 pp.17Chapter 6, "AYUDA" 41 pp.18Chapter 7, "Church Agriculture Program" 42
pp.19Chapter 8, "Church Indian Social Services" 25
pp.110Chapter 9, "The Placement Program" 31 pp.111Chapter 10, "Lamanites Proselyting Begins" 15
pp.112Chapter 11, "Colonizing and Missionary Efforts" 53
pp.113Chapter 12, "The Missionary Drought and More
Colonization" 70 pp.114Chapter 13, "Early Successful Missionary Efforts" 66
pp.115Chapter 14, "General Church Proselyting in the U.S." 62
pp.