Jacobs, J. Smith (1909-2007)
Dates
- Existence: 1909 - 2007
Biographical History
J. Smith Jacobs (1909-2007) was an educator and academic administrator in Utah.
J. Smith Jacobs was born February 25, 1909, in Ogden, Utah, to Henry Chariton Jacobs and Emma Rigby. Smith grew up in Ogden and graduated from Ogden High School. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1930. He married Leone Perry on June 6, 1939, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Smith worked in the elementary and secondary school systems as a teacher, principal, and then superintendent. In 1950, he received a PhD from the University of Utah, and moved to California where he worked in school leadership positions until he retired in 1974. He returned to Utah in 1988. J. Smith Jacobs died March 20, 2007, in Orem, Utah.
Citation:
Chariton, Susie, Emma Jacobs and their family, 2001:verso t.p. (J. Smith Jacobs)FamilySearch, accessed March 5, 2024 (J. Smith Jacobs born February 25, 1909, in Ogden, Utah, to Henry Chariton Jacobs and Emma Rigby. Smith grew up in Ogden and graduated from Ogden High School. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1930. He married Leone Perry on June 6, 1939, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Smith worked in the elementary and secondary school systems as a teacher, principal, and then superintendant. In 1950, he received a PhD from the University of Utah, and moved to California where he worked in school leadership positions until he retired in 1974. He returned to Utah in 1988. J. Smith Jacobs died March 20, 2007, in Orem, Utah)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with J. Smith Jacobs
Typescripts of an oral history conducted as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club. Jacobs tells about attending Brigham Young University from 1928 to 1930 and gives his impressions of the university presidents, Enest L. Wilkinson and Franklin S. Harris.
The Life of Henry Charitan Jacobs 1846-1915 / J. Smith Jacobs
A 35-page typescript biographical sketch titled "The Life of Henry Charitan Jacobs 1846-1915," about the life of Henry Charitan Jacobs written by J. (Joseph) Smith Jacobs on July 19, 1960. Joseph is the son of Henry. Also includes two appendixes, "The Funeral Services of Henry C. Jacobs" and "Smith's Recollections of Father."