Vesta Smith papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains the rough draft of "Beyond the Sunset: Selected Short Stories from the Life of Joseph T. Smith"; originals and photocopies of photographs of Joseph Thurston Smith and family; mostly incoming family correspondence; ephemera from her grandchildren; family newsletters; cards; wedding invitations; newspapers; class notes; death certificates and wills; items from events, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Brigham Young University; brochures of places she has visited; addresses and phone directories; recipes; LDS Church bulletins; art prints and calendars; and miscellaneous items.
Dates
- 1963-2002
Creator
- Smith, Vesta, 1937- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Privacy restricted until 2078; permission to use items must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Vesta Smith papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Vesta Mae Crump Smith was born in 1937 in Bluffdale, Utah. She married Dr. Joseph T. Smith in 1963. She was an important figure relating to American Mothers, Inc., and the Young Women program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Washington D.C. area.
Extent
4 boxes (2 linear ft)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Item-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSSSC3318.xml
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Vesta Smith; 2002.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of Vesta Smith papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 March 14
- 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