Rhoda E. Smith theology notebook
Scope and Contents
Contains a notebook produced by Rhoda E. Smith as a student at Brigham Young Academy with notes from her Theology course under George H. Brimhall. Notes date from 1899.
Dates
- 1899
Creator
- Smith, Rhoda E. (Rhoda Elizabeth), 1879-1923 (creator, 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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Rhoda Elizabeth Perry was born to Philander Franklin Perry and Hannah Elizabeth Jacques on June 29, 1879, in Provo, Utah. She was raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was baptized in 1887. She attended Brigham Young Academy in Provo, and worked in the local woolen mills.
In 1904, Perry married Hamlin Hannibal Smith in the Salt Lake Temple. They eventually had four children. The family moved to Idaho by 1910, where Rhoda Perry Smith worked as a schoolteacher and a homemaker.
Rhoda Smith passed away in Melba, Idaho on January 9, 1923, a complication of an accident four years earlier.
Extent
1 folder (0.05 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Donna Datwyler Lane, Gail Datwyler Water, Barbara Datwyler Merri-Muzzy, and Charlyn Datwyler Oyler, granddaughters of Rhoda E. Smith, in June 2019.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Donna Datwyler Lane, Gail Datwyler Water, Barbara Datwyler Merri-Muzzy, and Charlyn Datwyler Oyler; June 2019. Inherited; Melba Columbia Smith Datwyler; no date. Inherited; Rhoda E. Smith; no date.
Appraisal
Students and student organizations (University Archives Collection Development Policy, V. b. Ii. 2. c, October 2015).
Processing Information
Processed; Myles Larsen, student manuscript processor, and Cory Nimer, curator; 2019.
- Title
- Register of Rhoda E. Smith theology notebook
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Myles Larsen
- Date
- 2019 August 16
- 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