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Smith, Vesta, 1937-

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Dates

  • Existence: 1937-

Biography

Vesta Smith (born 1937) is an author in the District of Columbia. She served as president of American Mothers, Inc.

Vesta Smith was born on July 10, 1937, in Bluffdale, Utah, to Reynold Wilford Crump and Myrtle Almira Frost. She attended Utah State University for a short time and then decided to pack up and move with some girl friends to California. Once there she worked as a stenographer for McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm. She also spent some time in Hawaii and as a student at Brigham Young University. She married Dr. Joseph Smith on August 23, 1963 in the Logan Utah Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joe had six children from a previous marriage, most of whom would live with them in Salt Lake City. Additionally, they had two daughters together. The Smith family moved to Washington, D.C., in 1974, when Joe began law school. Vesta also went back to school at George Washington University. She began working for a mother's volunteer organization, the American Mothers, Inc.

Citation:
Vesta Smith papers (b. July 10, 1937 in Bluffdale, Utah; parents Reynold Wilford Crump and Myrtle Almira Frost; attended Utah State University; moved to California; worked as stenographer for McKinsey & Company; spent some time in Hawaii; student at Brigham Young University; married Dr. Joseph Smith on August 23, 1963 in the Logan Utah Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Joe had six children; had two daughters together; family moved to Washington, D.C. in 1974; Joe began law school; Vesta enrolled at George Washington University; worked for The American Mothers, Inc.).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Vesta Smith papers on American Mothers, Inc., circa 1971-1991

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1659 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains papers on Smith's work with American Mothers, Inc. from her period of service as the organization's president during the 1980s. Includes correspondence, newsletters, reports, financial records, announcements, speeches, Mother of the Year information, other awards, bylaws, procedures, records of meetings and conferences, yearbooks, recipes, directories, a scrapbook, and other miscellaneous papers and records. There are some cassette and video tapes with recordings of speeches and...
Dates: circa 1971-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1659, Vesta Smith papers

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