Joseph W. Smith court transcript
Scope and Contents note
The Joseph W. Smith court transcript is the account of the trial of Joseph W. Smith vs. Buddy Youngreen. The trial in 1991 is a result of a discrepancy in a story regarding Samuel S. Smith, the son of Joseph F. Smith. Samuel S. Smith owned many valuable letters of his father to his wife, Mary Taylor Swartz Smith. Buddy Youngreen claimed that Samuel S. Smith promised to give the gift to Mr. Youngreen in a trust in order for preservation of the documents to be donated to BYU or Church Archives. Joseph W. Smith claimed that this was not what in fact happened and that Mr. Youngreen had been given the letters within the terms that they were to be given back to the original family members. The court endeavors to solve ownership of the letters.
Dates
- 1991
Creator
- Smith, Joseph W. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Joseph W. Smith court transcript must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Joseph W. Smith is the son of Samuel S. Smith. Samuel S. Smith was the son of Joseph F. Smith.
Extent
5 folders (0.25 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Joseph W. Smith court transcript is 600 typed pages dealing with the trial of Joseph W. Smith vs. Buddy Youngreen about the ownership of letters written by Joseph F. Smith to his wife, Mary Taylor Swartz Smith.
Custodial History note
Donated by Richard C. Tatton in 1991.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Richard C. Tatton; 1991.
Appraisal note
20th Century Western and Mormon Americana because the case regards letters valuable for Mormon Church leader history.
Processing Information note
Procssed; Katie Connors, student processor, and John Murphy, curator; 2008.
- Title
- Register of Joseph W. Smith court transcript
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katie Connors, student processor, and John Murphy, curator,
- Date
- 4 September 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States