Kermit H. Smith papers
Scope and Contents
Contains materials related to the life of Kermit H. Smith, including a copy of his family's history (written in 2014), and materials from his 1949-1952 mission to Argentina. Includes letters, photographs, and other documents. Materials dated approximately 1949-1952 and 2014.
Dates
- approximately 1949-1952
- 2014
Creator
- Smith, Kermit H., 1926-2007 (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 Kermit H. Smith papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Kermit H. Smith (1926-2007) was an early missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Argentina and an educator at California State University, Sacramento.
Kermit H. Smith was born in Fruita, Colorado on September 5, 1926 to Mary Abigail Hancock and Randolph Edwin Smith. During World War II in 1944 he joined the United States Navy, but the war ended before his training was complete. He went on to serve a mission from 1949-1952 in Argentina. Throughout his life he would make many visits to Central America and Spain.
On August 26, 1952 Kermit H. Smith married Dixie L. Almond, and the couple had eight children. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University and a PhD from UCLA in 1963. He served for twenty-eight years at California State University in Sacramento as a teacher and chairman. During his career he founded the 3-Summer MA program in Spain, Peru, and Mexico.
Kermit H. Smith died on January 31, 2007 in Wilton, California.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Dixie L. Smith, wife of Kermit H. Smith, to son-in-law Tom Wells. Tom Wells tranferred collection to John Murphy in September 2016.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Dixie L. Smith; September 2016.
Appraisal
LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.V, August 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Natalie Kokol; 2016.
- Title
- Register of Kermit H. Smith papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Natalie Kokol
- Date
- 2016 October 13
- 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