Vera Swain Smith journal
Scope and Contents
Contains a journal with the handwritten memories of Vera Swain Smith, who lived in Monroe, Utah. The journal discusses her own memories of growing up in a farm lifestyle and reminiscences about her family and youth. Dated 1910-1964.
Dates
- 1910-1964
Creator
- Smith, Vera Swain, 1893-1967 (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 publish material from the Vera Swain Smith journal must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Vera Swain Smith (1893-1967) was a Latter-day Saint woman in Monroe, Utah.
Mary Vera Swain was born May 31, 1893 in Monroe, Utah to John Swain and Mary Duggelman. On April 10, 1916 she married Morris Burns Hansen, and they had one son. After Hansen's death in 1919, she married Hanmer Duzette Smith on December 28, 1929. She lived in Utah her whole life, and died on October 6, 1967 in Richfield, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Files are maintained in their original order.
Custodial History
Donated by LeRoy Gunnell in 2011.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; LeRoy Gunnell; 2011.
Appraisal
LDS, Utah, and Western American women (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.V, August 2007.)
Contains records of life in Utah as written by Vera Swain Smith, a Latter-day Saint woman.
Processing Information
Processed; Kelsey Samuelsen, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2012.
- Title
- Register of Vera Swain Smith journal
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kelsey Samuelsen, student manuscripts processor, and John M. Murphy, curator.
- Date
- 2013 January 9
- 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