Smith, George Albert, 1870-1951
Dates
- Existence: 1870 - 1951
Biographical History
George Albert Smith (1870-1951) was an ecclesiastical leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah, and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Citation:
His Sharing the Gospel with others, 1948.Biography index, v. 2, Z5301.B5 (d. 1951)
LDS.org, via WWW, Feb. 13, 2006 (George Albert Smith; b. April 4, 1870, in Salt Lake City; d. April 4, 1951, Salt Lake City; served as the 8th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1945-1951) found: Against all odds, [2011], ©2011:t.p. (George Albert Smith) p. [x] (b. April 4, 1870, Salt Lake City; 1882-1883 attended Brigham Young Academy; 1883-1887 worked for Grant-Odell Co. and ZCMI clothing factory; 1887-1888 attended University of Utah; 1888-1891, 1894-1898 salesman for ZCMI; receiver of the US Land Office; October 6, 1903 became member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 1922 elected vice-president of The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; 1930 elected president of the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association; 1931 elected member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America) p. [xi] (July 1, 1943 President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; May 21, 1945 President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; d. April 4, 1951 in Salt Lake City, Utah)
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
John F. Bennett photograph album of Church history
Charles A. Callis photographs
Contains copy prints, with corresponding negatives, of photographs taken by Callis and one original collodion POP carte-de-visite taken by Abernathy, 29 High Street, Belfast, Ireland. Subjects include the Callis family, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Southern States Mission. Dated approximately 1890-1949.
Zina Young Card photographs
Collection includes photographs of various early church leaders, especially prominent women members. Includes images of Brigham Young's wives and family, Joseph F. Smith, George Albert Smith, Eliza R. Snow, and the Card family. Materials dated approximately 1830-1949.
George H. Hansen loose photographs, 1900-1980
Photograph of academic procession at the seventy-fifth anniversary convocation
Photograph of George Albert Smith, Howard S. McDonald, and Franklin Stewart Harris at commencement
Photograph of seventy-fifth anniversary convocation in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium
Photographs of George Albert Smith, date of production not identified
Photographs of university trustees
Contains thirty-nine black-and-white photographs of presidents of the Board of Trustees of Brigham Young Academy and University; also views of chairmen of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of BYU. Also includes view of Karl G. Maeser's wife, Anna.