Oral history interviews with Edward and Virginia Smith
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Edward and Virginia Smith, conducted by Dean Sundberg and Elizabeth Scheib on 27 June 1972 and 20 July 1971 for the Utah State Historical Society and California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program. The subjects are range riding, Navajo stock reduction, and Navajo trading experiences. Edward discusses in depth his experiences with the Navajo tribe in Arizona and Virginia discussed life on a reservation and trade relations with the Navajos.
Dates
- 1971 July 20
- 1972 June 27
Creator
- Smith, Edward, 1915-1986 (Person)
- Smith, Virginia (interviewee, Person)
- Scheib, Elizabeth (Person)
- Sundberg, Dean (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 the oral history interviews with Edward and Virginia Smith must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Edward D. Smith was born in West Orange, New Jersey on 22 December 1915. He attended Rutgers University and worked in a variety of careers, including the Forest Service, the railroad and a Navajo tribe in Arizona. He married Virginia Carson of Farmington, New Mexico and owned a trading post in Oljato, Utah. He died in January of 1986 in Navajo County, Arizona.
Biographical History
Virginia Carson Smith was born about 1921 in Farmingon, New Mexico and spent her whole childhood on the Indian reservation there. Her father ran an Indian trading post. Virginia and her husband later carried on this profession in Oljato, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interviews with Edward and Virginia Smith, conducted by Dean Sundberg and Elizabeth Scheib on 27 June 1972 and 20 July 1971 for the Utah State Historical Society and California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program. The subjects are range riding, Navajo stock reduction, and Navajo trading experiences.
Custodial History
Purchased from Gary L. Shumway in 1987.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Gary L. Shumway; 1987.
Appraisal
Collection development policy of 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007.
Processing Information
Processed; Karen Glenn; 21 January 2009.
- Title
- Register of the Oral history interviews with Edward and Virginia Smith
- Author
- Karen Glenn, student processor; John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- 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