John Henry Smeath mission journals
Scope and Contents
The John Henry Smeath mission journals, 1923-1990. Includes: John Henry Smeath journals, 1923-1925 and Maude Frances Smeath Weight personal history, 1990. John Henry Smeath served in the British Isles Mission from 1923-1925, and the collection includes both his original journals and a bound typescript. The personal history of Maude Weight, John Henry's sister, is also included.
Dates
- 1923-1990
Creator
- Weight, Maude Frances Smeath, 1900-1998 (Person)
- Smeath, John Henry, 1902-1994 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from John Henry Smeath mission journals must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
John Henry Smeath was born March 18, 1902, in Montpelier, Vermont, to James Charles Smeath and Frances Mae Brown Smeath. Despite his family's financial hardships, he chose to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, beginning in September 1923. On October 10, 1928, Smeath married Alice Delores Anderson, with whom he had five children. Smeath died from cardiac arrest on January 20, 1994 in Springville, Utah. Maude Frances Smeath Weight, John Henry's sister, was born July 11, 1900, also in Montpelier, Vermont. On June 4, 1924, she married Verne W. Weight in the Salt Lake Temple. She was an expert whistler, a skill she used while performing with the USO during World War II. She moved to Provo, Utah, after 51 years in Los Angeles, California. She died of natural causes in Provo on November 23, 1998.
Extent
5 folders (0.40 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The John Henry Smeath mission journals, 1923-1990includes two archival series: (1) John Henry Smeath journals, 1923-1925 and (2) Maude Frances Smeath Weight personal history, 1990.
Custodial History
These items were donated to Special Collections in 2004.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated ; Donna S. Peterson; 2004.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Birmingham (England)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Diaries
- Latter Day Saint families
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- McKay, David O. (David Oman), 1873-1970
- Missions -- British Isles -- History
- Missions and Missionaries
- Montpelier (Idaho)
- Provo (Utah)
- Smeath, John Henry, 1902-1994 -- Diaries
- Talmage, James E. (James Edward), 1862-1933
- Title
- Register of John Henry Smeath mission journals
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 May 5
- 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