Smith, George Albert, 1870-1951
Dates
- Existence: 1870 - 1951
Biography
George Albert Smith (1870-1951) was an ecclesiastical leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah, and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Citation:
His Sharing the Gospel with others, 1948.Biography index, v. 2, Z5301.B5 (d. 1951)
LDS.org, via WWW, Feb. 13, 2006 (George Albert Smith; b. April 4, 1870, in Salt Lake City; d. April 4, 1951, Salt Lake City; served as the 8th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1945-1951) found: Against all odds, [2011], ©2011:t.p. (George Albert Smith) p. [x] (b. April 4, 1870, Salt Lake City; 1882-1883 attended Brigham Young Academy; 1883-1887 worked for Grant-Odell Co. and ZCMI clothing factory; 1887-1888 attended University of Utah; 1888-1891, 1894-1898 salesman for ZCMI; receiver of the US Land Office; October 6, 1903 became member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 1922 elected vice-president of The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; 1930 elected president of the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association; 1931 elected member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America) p. [xi] (July 1, 1943 President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; May 21, 1945 President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; d. April 4, 1951 in Salt Lake City, Utah)
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Patriarchal blessing given to George Albert Smith
Typescript of a blessing given by Coltrin to Smith, who later became President of the Latter-day Saint Church.
Photograph of academic procession at the seventy-fifth anniversary convocation
Photograph of George Albert Smith, Howard S. McDonald, and Franklin Stewart Harris at commencement
Photograph of seventy-fifth anniversary convocation in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium
Photographs of George Albert Smith, date of production not identified
Photographs of university trustees
Contains thirty-nine black-and-white photographs of presidents of the Board of Trustees of Brigham Young Academy and University; also views of chairmen of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of BYU. Also includes view of Karl G. Maeser's wife, Anna.
Mutual Improvement Associations presentation of the contributors
Printed and signed circulars. "Presentation of the Contributors and Improvement Eras made by the General Board of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association." The items were signed by George Albert Smith, Richard R. Lyman, and Melvin J. Ballard.
Slides of Mormon General Authorities
Slides of Mormon General Authorities, 1910-1925 colletion contains 2 35mm slides of General Authorities from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.