THE GEORGE A. SMITH FAMILY PAPERS (Ms 36):

A REGISTER OF THE COLLECTION

J. Willard Marriott Library, Manuscripts Division
University of Utah

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Papers: 1731-1969

Collection Processed by: Lisle G. Brown

Register Prepared by: Lisle G. Brown

Register Completed: September 1975

Register Revised by: Lisa Townsend

Revision Completed: December 1997

Size: 85 lin. ft., 3 map folders

RESTRICTIONS: SOME ORIGINAL MATERIAL MAY BE SEEN ONLY WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE MANUSCRIPTS DIVISION HEAD.

Photographs (P0036) and audio-visual materials (A0036) have been placed in the Multimedia Section of the Manuscripts Division.

The George A. Smith Family Papers were purchased from Emily Smith Stewart in 1965.

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The George A. Smith Family Papers is composed of the personal papers of George A. Smith (1817-1875) and six members of his family: Elias Smith (1804-1888), John Henry Smith (1848- 1911), George Albert Smith (1870-1951), Lucy Emily Woodruff Smith (1869-1937), and Emily Smith Stewart (1895-1973). In addition to these individuals there is also a small amount of materials from the Woodruff, Farr, and Chase families, ancestors to the George A. Smith family. The collection, with documents dating from 1731 to 1968, has been arranged by family name and contains information on them and their affiliation with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Included are correspondence, genealogical information, journals, patriarchal blessings, ecclesiastical and legal documents, wills, railroad passes, temple records, real estate surveys and certificates, biographies and autobiographies, letterpress books, appointment books, reports, handbooks, programs, speeches, and general business documents dealing with the affairs of the LDS Church.

Among the early Smith family documents, located in box 1, are items dating from 1731 to 1849. These materials include correspondence, journals, family records, church records, and genealogical information. Representative of individuals having papers among these documents are Samuel Smith (1714-1785), Asael Smith (1744-1830), John Smith (1781-1854), Asael Smith (1773-1848), Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844), and Don Carlos Smith (1816-1844). Notable among these records is an original holographic letter written by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The papers of Elias Smith, located in box 2 and dating from 1804 to 1888, are composed of correspondence, from 1834 to 1887, with individuals such as Joseph F. Smith and John Taylor. There are also ecclesiastical and legal documents among the papers. Notable is a copy of a manuscript, entitled "Liberty Jail Journal," and an account of the Haun's Mill Massacre. Also of interest is a letter from Brigham Young to Jesse W. Fox, relating President Young's wishes in the survey of Utah lands.

Among the papers of George A. Smith (1839-1875), located in boxes 3-6, is correspondence from 1861 to 1872. There is also a small number of personal papers, including the last will and testament of George A. Smith. The papers also include photocopies of George A. Smith's journals, written between 1840 and 1874, as well as an autobiographical sketch to the year 1838. Documents of three of George A. Smith's wives, including Bathsheba W. Bigler Smith, Susan West Smith, and Lucy Messerve Smith Smith, are also found with his papers. An interesting item is a small diary kept by Bathsheba Smith while traveling to Utah ca. 1849.

The papers of John Henry Smith (1848-1911), found in boxes 7-15, include a large body of correspondence for the years 1881 to 1911. Also included are letterpress books kept by him between 1884 and 1900. Of interest is a file of letters from prominent LDS Church authorities such as Heber J. Grant, Lorenzo Snow, John Taylor, and Wilford Woodruff. There is also a file of letters from Joseph Smith III, president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Photocopies of John Henry Smith's journals from 1874 to 1911 are present, as are other personal papers, including patriarchal blessings, missionary certificates, and an extract from the Council of the Twelve Apostles meeting in July 1900. This last item concerns the seniority and succession in the Quorum of the Twelve and in the First Presidency. Among John Henry Smith's papers are items pertaining to his wife, Sarah Farr Smith, and the Lorin Farr family. Documents relating to Sarah Farr Smith include correspondence, from 1880 to 1913, and other personal papers. The Lorin Farr materials include items of Aaron Farr, Nancy B. Chase Farr, and Tirzah Farr Gay.

The principal body of manuscript materials in this collection are the papers of George Albert Smith, found in boxes 16-131. Included are fifty-two boxes of correspondence dating from 1882 to 1951. This correspondence includes a "letter sent" file (1882-1910) and letterpress books of outgoing letters from 1897 to 1909. After 1910, George Albert Smith interfiled his incoming and outgoing correspondence in a yearly alphabetical file. In addition, there is one file of letters he received during his mission to the Southern States between 1892 and 1894. The 1880 to 1951 journals of George Albert Smith are photocopies of the originals retained by the LDS Church. There are files on his activities in the LDS Church, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Sons of the American Revolution. An interesting document among the church files is a report of excerpted statements from the weekly Council of the Twelve meetings concerning the status of African Americans in the LDS Church. Also included are financial records of George Albert Smith, including ledgers, income tax returns, and salary statements, as well as estate papers for various individuals, such as John Henry Smith, Sarah Farr Smith, Wilford Woodruff, Annie D. Watson, Samuel M. Barrett, Mary Hansen, and others.

The papers of Lucy Emily Woodruff Smith, wife of George Albert Smith, include correspon- dence (1880-1937), photocopies of her journals (1888-1894), patriarchal and missionary blessings, and biographical sketches. These documents are located in boxes 132-143. Also included is a file on the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association of the LDS Church and documents of the Woodruff family. These include Wilford Woodruff letters, documents of Wilford Woodruff, Jr., and papers of Emily Jane Smith Woodruff. There is also a large amount of Woodruff genealogical information and notes, as well as photocopies of materials in the Nauvoo Restoration, Inc., files. The correspondence also includes a consolidated file of letters of George Albert Smith and other members of the Smith and Woodruff families.

The Woodruff Family Papers can be found in boxes 144-148 and consist of documents similar to those in previous sections. They are arranged according to family member name and date from 1829 to 1926. Included are letters, news clippings, correspondence, biographical information, diaries, genealogical information, and other items for individuals, such as Wilford Woodruff, Wilford Woodruff, Jr., Emily Jane Smith Woodruff, Emma Smith Woodruff, Asahel Hart Woodruff, and others.

The papers of Emily Smith Stewart, daughter of George Albert and Lucy Emily Woodruff Smith, includes correspondence, dating from 1901 to 1968, and a large file on her activities with the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, including correspondence, minutes of meetings, campaign materials, and printed matter. Various women's organizations are represented in the papers, such as Beta Sigma Phi, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Soroptomist Club. There are also items on her family. The Emily Smith Stewart papers are located in boxes 149-175.

Additional materials, located in box 176, were added to the collection in March 1976. Included is a book, Builders of the Kingdom, by Merlo J. Pusey, that contains biographical accounts of George A. Smith, John Henry Smith, and George Albert Smith; words to a prayer given by George Albert Smith, Jr., dedicating the monument to his father's grave; and two essays, "The Understanding Heart," by Irene Jones, and "Uncle Jesse Smith," by Richard P. Harris.

Oversize items in the collection are located in box 177 and map folders. Items in box 177 date from the 1870s to the 1940s and include phrenological charts, award and graduation certificates, resolutions, genealogical charts, maps, and blueprints for the homes of George Albert Smith and Wilford Woodruff, as well as other documents. Map folder items include a centennial anniversary certificate to George Albert Smith in tribute to Utah's first pioneers; maps showing boundaries of wards and stakes in Salt Lake City; genealogical charts for Wilford Woodruff's family; and blueprints for George Albert Smith's Yale Avenue home. These materials are, for the most part, undated. Journals and letterpress books in the form of microfilm are listed in the inventory. Many items in the collection are photocopies of originals that are accessible with the permission of the Manuscripts Divison Head.

The University of Utah purchased the collection from Emily Smith Stewart in 1965. Between 1965 and 1969, Mrs. Stewart transferred the papers to the library. Portions of the collection, mainly the journals, are photocopies of originals in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Historical Department. These copies were made for Mrs. Stewart upon her request before she sold the papers to the university.

In addition to manuscript materials, the collection also included a large amount of memorabilia which was donated by the library to the LDS Church Historical Department. In most cases, printed books and pamphlets not directly connected with the manuscript materials were placed in the library's Western Americana Division. Photographs and audio-visual materials have been transferred to the Multimedia Section of the Manuscripts Division (P0036 and A0036).

This register has been revised to reflect the new housing of some of the collection due to preservation treatments done in the 1990s. Much of the original phrasing, including outdated terminology, has either been updated or put in quotations.

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The following biographies of members of the Smith family are based on information taken primarily from Andrew Jenson's Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, (Jenson History Company: Salt Lake City, 1901-1936) as well as other sources. Only biographies for the major individuals who have papers in the collection have been included. A pedigree chart of the George Albert Smith family has been added at the end of the biographies, as well as a chart showing the members of the Smith family who held presiding positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

George A. Smith (1817-1875)

George Albert Smith, first counselor to President Brigham Young from 1868 to 1875, was the first son of Patriarch John Smith and Clarissa Lyman, and a cousin to the Prophet Joseph Smith. He was born June 26, 1817, in Potsdam, New York, and was brought up in the Congregational Church. In August of 1830, the father of Joseph Smith and his brother Don Carlos visited their relatives and brought with them a copy of the Book of Mormon. George A. read a great deal in the "Golden Bible," as it was popularly called, and after discussions with Joseph Smith, Sr., George A. was converted. However, he was not baptized until September 10, 1832.

In May of 1833, the family moved to Kirtland, Ohio. Immediately upon reaching Kirtland, George A. became interested in the affairs of the church, and was available for any duty required. He spent many nights guarding the houses of the brethren who were in danger from attack, and during the summer and fall, he quarried and hauled rock for the Kirtland Temple, helped the masons, and performed other labors.

The following year, in May 1834, George A. started from Kirtland with Zion's Camp for the State of Missouri, and returned again to Kirtland in the summer. He was ordained a member of the Quorum of the Seventy on March 1, 1835, under the hands of Joseph Smith, Sr., Joseph Smith, Jr., and Sidney Rigdon. He was the junior member of the First Quorum of Seventy. On May 30 he was appointed to a mission in the East. In the spring of 1836, he received his endowments in the Kirtland Temple, after which he performed a mission in Ohio. In the spring of 1837 he was again on a mission in Ohio and Virginia for about a year.

In 1838, George A. emigrated with his father's family to Daviess County, Missouri, where he was ordained a high counselor on June 28, 1838. That autumn, he was sent on a mission to Kentucky and Tennessee. Upon his return he moved with his father's family to Illinois. In 1839, he returned to Far West, Missouri, and on April 26, 1839, he was ordained one of the Twelve Apostles. He returned to Illinois where he started for England on a mission in September. He remained for over a year and then returned to Nauvoo, Illinois, in July 1841. On the 24th of that month he married Bathsheba W. Bigger.

In the summer and fall of 1843, George A. traveled in the middle and eastern states preaching. In the spring of 1844, he was preaching in Michigan when he heard of the death of Joseph Smith and immediately returned to Nauvoo. Upon returning, he was elected quartermaster of the Nauvoo Legion (September 17, 1844) and was also elected a trustee of the Nauvoo House Association. He participated in erecting the building until the fall of 1845. "Before leaving the Temple of Nauvoo," wrote George A., "my wife, under the law of Abraham and Sarah, gave me five wives, viz: Lucy Smith, born February 9, 1817, at Newry, Maine; Nancy Clement, born October 31, 1815, at Dryden, Tompkins County, N.Y.; Sarah Ann Libby, born May 7, 1818, at Ossipee, Stratford County, N.H.; and Hannah Maria Libby, born June 29, 1828, at Ossipee, Stratford County, N.H." He also married Susan E. West after he reached Great Salt Lake Valley. His wives bore him twenty children, eleven of whom, among them Apostle John Henry Smith, were still living when George A. died. Early in February of 1845, George A. Smith crossed the Mississippi River with his family. The ensuing winter he remained with the main camp at Winter Quarters where his third wife and four of his children died of scurvy.

In 1847 George A. accompanied Brigham Young and a company of pioneers to the Great Basin. He planted some crops and built a house for his father in the fort before returning to Winter Quarters. In 1848 he moved to the neighborhood of Kanesville and operated a farm. In 1849 he was in charge of emigration in Council Bluffs, organizing and starting the companies on their journey to Utah. With the last of these he started to Great Salt Lake with his family and arrived on October 27, 1849.

George A. was elected to the senate of the Provisional State of Deseret. In December 1850, he raised a company of 118 volunteers, accompanied by about 30 families, for the purpose of establishing a colony near the Little Salt Lake in Iron County. The company was organized at Peteetneet Creek (Payson), Utah County. They arrived at Centre Creek, 265 miles from Salt Lake City, on January 13, 1851. This place had been designated by Elder Parley P. Pratt and a company of explorers as the most suitable place in Little Salt Lake Valley for a settlement.

The organization of Iron County had been provided for by the General Assembly of Deseret. They had elected George A. chief justice, with the power to proceed with its further organization. An election was held and two associate justices, county recorder, treasurer, sheriff, assessor and collector, justice of the peace, constable, and a member of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of Deseret were elected. In the winter of 1850 to 1851, the settlers constructed a fort, in which were located homes and a meeting house to serve for meetings, school, and watch tower for the town named Parowan. George A. taught school during the first winter. At the first territorial election in August 1851, he was elected a member of the council of the legislative assembly. He was commissioned postmaster of Centre Creek on October 29, 1851, and colonel of cavalry in the Iron Military District on the 29th of November by Governor Brigham Young. Afterward he was placed in command of the militia of the southern part of the territory.

In 1852 George A. left Iron County and was appointed to preside over the affairs of the church in Utah County. He traveled and preached a great deal in all the settlements over which he had care. At the general conference of the church in April 1854, he was elected historian and general church recorder, and immediately went to work compiling the documentary history of Joseph Smith. On February 2, 1855, he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah and received his certificate as an attorney, counselor-at-law, and solicitor in chancery. He was elected a member of the convention and served on the committee which drafted a constitution for admission of Utah into the Union as a state. On March 27, 1856, he was elected by the convention to present (along with John Taylor, a delegate to Congress) the constitution and accompanying memorial to Congress.

In 1856 to 1857, during a journey of about eleven months in the states, and in addition to his duties as a delegate, George A. preached in the states of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. On April 11, 1866, he received from Governor Charles Durkee the commission of brigadier-general and was appointed aid-de-camp to the lieutenant-general of the Nauvoo Legion. At the 1868 October LDS conference, he was appointed to succeed the late Heber C. Kimball as first counselor to Brigham Young. George A. worked to establish the provisional government of the State of Deseret, and afterward to organize and enact laws for the government of the Territory of Utah. He was elected a member of the first legislature and reelected to every succeeding session but one through 1870.

George A. Smith was recognized as the father of the southern settlements, the chief of which, St. George, was named in his honor. He was president of several irrigation canal companies and was foremost in public enterprises leading to the occupation and development of the country, the establishment of home industries, and of commercial relations among the people that would tend to make them free and independent of other communities and at the same time utilize their natural resources.

On October 15, 1872, George A. started on a mission to the various European nations and to Jerusalem. During his absence he was appointed trustee-in-trust for the church, an office he held until his death. After his return he gave considerable attention to the building of the temple at St. George. He was a zealous advocate and laborer in the establishment of the United Order among the people. In the spring of 1875 George A. Smith was attacked by a severe cold which settled in his lungs. He was ill through the summer, and passed away September 1, 1875.

Elias Smith (1804-1888)

Elias Smith, president of the high priests in the church from 1870 to 1877 and president of the High Priest Quorum in Salt Lake Stake from 1877 to 1888, was born September 6, 1804, in Royalton, Vermont, the son of Asael and Elizabeth Schellenger Smith. In 1809, his father emigrated to Stockholm, New York, where Elias was raised on a farm with few opportunities for schooling. At the age of twenty-one, he entered public life and held various offices in the town of Stockholm. He also taught school for several terms.

The announcement of a new faith by his cousin, Joseph, drew several members of the Smith family into the new church. Apostle George A. Smith was a missionary at the age of sixteen, but his elder cousin Elias was thirty-one years of age when he joined the Mormon Church. After the organization of the church, Joseph Smith, Sr., first patriarch of the church, with his son Don Carlos, paid the families of his brothers Asael, Samuel, Silas, and John a visit in August 1830, and brought them the Book of Mormon. They all expressed interest in the new religion, but none of them were baptized until 1835, except John Smith, later patriarch of the church and father of Apostle George A. Smith. In 1835, Hyrum Smith and David Whitmer visited the area and the families of Asael and Silas were baptized, most of them on the first of July. However, Elias was not baptized until August 27, 1835, and the next morning he was ordained an elder. In the town and neighborhood of Stockholm they established a branch of the church, and in May 1836, the families of Asael and Silas Smith, with their converts, started for Kirtland, Ohio.

In 1837 and 1838, Elias Smith taught school at Kirtland. In the latter part of 1837, several of the original Twelve and other prominent men sought to divide the church. Joseph Smith, Jr., his brother Hyrum, Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young, and other leaders fled from Kirtland. A company of over six hundred of the remaining faithful members was organized to follow their leaders to Far West. This company, known as Kirtland Camp, was under seven captains, among them was Elias Smith. They left Kirtland early in July 1838 and arrived at Far West on the second of October. From Far West they went to Adam-Ondi-Ahman, where they disbanded. Scarcely had the company disbanded when the army of Governor Lilburn Boggs marched upon Far West to drive the Mormons en masse out of Missouri. Elias Smith was one of the defenders of Far West who were forced to give up their arms and one of the members of the committee chosen to effect removal of the Saints from Missouri to Illinois. He was among the last to leave Far West.

Elias settled in Nashville, Illinois, four miles from Nauvoo. In the organization of the stake in Lee County, he was made a high counselor and subsequently ordained to act as bishop of the stake, a position he held until the stake was disbanded when he moved to Nauvoo. At Nauvoo he was associated with the press and became the manager of the Times and Seasons and the Nauvoo Neighbor. After the assassination of his cousins Joseph and Hyrum, he followed the leadership of Brigham Young, as did Apostle George A. Smith and his father John, who was now chief patriarch of the church.

Elias Smith left Nauvoo with his family in May 1846, intending to go with the body of the church to the Rocky Mountains that year. However, he was unable to do so and moved to Iowaville, Iowa, where his mother died in October 1846 and his father in July 1848. In 1851, he emigrated to Utah and soon after was elected probate judge of Salt Lake County by the legislature. He continued in this office until 1882. In 1852 he was appointed one of the three members of the Code Commission with Albert Carrington and William Snow. Elias was chairman. Their duty was to present to the legislature those laws best adapted to the conditions and character of the people.

In addition to his judicial duties, Judge Smith was business manager of the Deseret News under Willard Richards, and was postmaster of Salt Lake City from July 1854 to 1858. In 1856, he became editor of the Deseret News until September 1862, when he was succeeded by Albert Carrington. Afterwards, he confined himself almost exclusively to his judicial duties. In 1862, he was a member of the Constitutional Convention, and one of the committee members who drafted a constitution for the state.

Elias Smith was a bachelor until the age of forty-one. He married Lucy Brown at Nauvoo on August 6, 1845. She was born in England on January 4, 1820, joined the Mormon church in 1842, and arrived in Nauvoo in 1843. She was the mother of Elias A. Smith, who succeeded his father as judge in Salt Lake County. Elias Smith died at his home in Salt Lake City on June 24, 1888.

John Henry Smith (1848-1911)

John Henry Smith, who served in the Council of Twelve Apostles from 1880 to 1910, was the son of President George A. Smith and Sarah Libby. He was born at Carbunca, near Kanesville (now Council Bluffs), Iowa on September 18, 1848. His grandfather, Patriarch John Smith, was one of the sons of Asael and Mary Smith. John Henry was only a little over a year old when he was brought to Great Salt Lake City in October 1849. His mother, who had been an invalid for years, died on June 12, 1851. John Henry was then put into the care of his mother's sister, Hannah Maria, who was also his father's wife. His father, George A., was absent from home when John Henry's mother died. In July 1852, his father moved his wives Lucy and Hannah to Provo, and there John Henry lived under the care of two mothers. His father's family was at this time widely scattered, some living in Salt Lake City, others in Provo, and some in Parowan. George A. spent only a small portion of his time at home, as the duties of his church demanded almost his entire attention. On September 18, 1856, John Henry was baptized and confirmed a member of the church by his father. He attended school in Provo and Salt Lake City.

On October 29, 1866, John Henry married Sarah Farr, daughter of Lorin and Nancy Chase Farr of Ogden. After their marriage, the young couple moved to Provo where John Henry worked as a telegraph operator. Some time during the summer of 1867, he was chosen by Bishop W. A. Follett to be his counselor and aide in the government of the Fourth Ward. He remained in this position until the time the Pacific Railroad was nearly completed. Then, he left Provo and worked for Benson, Farr, and West, aiding them in the building of two hundred miles of the Central Pacific Railway. When the work was completed, John Henry spent a number of years in his father's employ. During the 1872 session of the territorial legislature, he was assistant clerk of the House of Representatives, and also acted as assistant clerk in the Constitutional Convention.

At the general conference of the church held in May 1874, John Henry was called on a mission to Europe. He arrived in Liverpool on July 26 of that year, visited a few days with his cousin President Joseph F. Smith, and was appointed to the Birmingham conference. Subsequently, he visited most of the conferences in Great Britain, and in 1875, in company with President Joseph F. Smith and other elders, visited Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, and France. John Henry was ordered home in July 1875 when his father became sick. He arrived in time to spend fifteen days at his father's bedside before he died September 1, 1875.

John Henry then spent several years in the employ of the Utah Central Railway Company while continuing with his duties in the church. On November 22, 1875, he was ordained a high priest and bishop by President Brigham Young, and was set apart to preside over the Seventeenth Ward of Salt Lake City. In February 1876, he was elected a member of the City Council from the Third Precinct. He was reelected twice and served six years altogether. In August 1882, he was elected a member of the territorial legislature. During the excitement attending the passage of the first Edmunds law, he and Moses Thatcher were dispatched to Washington, D.C. to work with Elder George Q. Cannon in using their influence against the law's passage. They found it impossible, however, and after about a month returned home. In April 1877, John Henry married his second wife, Josephine Groesbeck, a daughter of Nicholas Groesbeck. He was ordained an apostle on October 27, 1880, and two years later was sent to preside over the European Mission.

In addition to his ecclesiastical duties, John Henry figured prominently in political affairs. He served on the Salt Lake City Council and, as a member of the territorial legislature, he was an active Republican from the time the People's party and Liberal party divided along national political lines. He was president of the convention that formed the constitution under which Utah was admitted as a state. When he became an apostle, John Henry devoted almost all of his time to public duties. A number of times he attended the sessions of the Irrigation and the Trans- Mississippi Congresses as a delegate. He was also summoned to Washington, D.C. in 1904 to appear as a witness before the Senate committee on Privileges and Elections in the case of Senator Reed Smoot. Because his time was so devoted to public affairs, Apostle Smith did not engage personally to any great extent in business enterprises, although he was connected with a number of leading business institutions of the state as an officer or director.

President Joseph F. Smith selected John Henry Smith as his second counselor in April 1910. The duties pertaining to his office were discharged by John Henry until his death in Salt Lake City October 13, 1911.

George Albert Smith (1870-1951)

George Albert Smith, eighth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born on April 4, 1870, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of John Henry and Sarah Farr Smith. He received his early education in the Salt Lake City public schools and later attended Brigham Young Academy. When his father (an apostle in the church) left on a mission to Europe in 1883, "George A.," as he was often called, returned to Salt Lake City and was employed by Zion's Co- operative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI). Subsequently, he took a position with the Co-op Wagon and Machine Company and later took courses at the University of Utah. Graduating from this institution, he returned to ZCMI where he worked until June 1892, when he was called on a mission to the Southern States. After five months in the field, he was transferred to the office at Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he became secretary of the mission.

Prior to his departure on his mission on May 25, 1892, George Albert married Lucy Emily Woodruff, a granddaughter of Wilford Woodruff, fourth president of the church. His wife joined him on his mission and they returned home in July 1894. Also prior to his mission, George Albert was ordained a member of the Quorum of the Seventy by his father John Henry Smith, and was also chosen as a president of the Third Quorum of Seventy. After returning from his mission, he took his old position at ZCMI, where he remained until February 10, 1898, when he became receiver of the United States Land Office under an appointment made by President William McKinley. He was reappointed to the same position by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 27, 1902, a position he still held when he was chosen an apostle in October 1903. At that time he also held the position of president of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association in the Salt Lake Stake. At the church's general conference on October 6, 1903, George Albert was sustained as a member of the Council of the Twelve and two days later he was ordained an apostle by President Joseph F. Smith.

George Albert's active life resulted in a serious physical breakdown in 1909 which took him out of activity for more than two years. It was late in 1912 before he was sufficiently improved to be able to resume his activities.

In June 1919, George Albert left Salt Lake City to preside over the European Mission in Liverpool, England. In 1921, soon after his return to Salt Lake, he was chosen general superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. On May 8 of the following year, he attended the national convention of the Sons of the American Revolution, and was elected vice-president general for the Pacific and Rocky Mountain states. He held this position by reelection until he became president of the church and found it necessary to resign.

George Albert visited Alaska in 1931, and in 1932 received the honor of being elected to the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America, which position he held until he became president of the church. In 1934 scouting paid him the highest honor by awarding him the Silver Buffalo.

George Albert Smith was a leader in the area of preserving and marking historic trails and landmarks of the West. He served, from its foundation, as president of the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association, and was as chairman of the "This is the Place" Monument Commission. He presided as master of ceremonies at the centennial of the pioneers' arrival in the Salt Lake Valley.

On November 5, 1937, his wife Lucy Emily died at their home in Salt Lake City. Just a few months after her death, George Albert accepted an assignment from the First Presidency to make a tour of the Pacific Missions of the church. He was set apart as president of the Council of the Twelve Apostles on July 8, 1943. Two years later, on May 21, 1945, George Albert became president of the church at the age of seventy-five. He succeeded President Heber J. Grant, whose death occurred a week earlier.

His appointment as president of the church carried with it the presidency of several large business interests and made him a power in the business affairs of the intermountain country. He was president of Beneficial Life Insurance Company, Heber J. Grant and Company, Utah Hotel Company, Utah Home Fire Insurance Company, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, Utah State National Bank, Zion's Savings Bank and Trust Company, and Zion Securities Corporation. He was also vice-president and director of Utah Savings Bank and Trust Company, and director of Western Air Lines, Inc., and Salt Lake Union Depot Company. He died in his Salt Lake City home on April 4, 1951, after being ill for several months.

Lucy Emily Woodruff Smith (1869-1937)

Lucy Emily Woodruff Smith, daughter of Wilford, Jr., and Emily Jane Smith Woodruff, was born January 10, 1869 in St. Thomas, Arizona (now part of Nevada). Her parents had been called there on a pioneering mission in 1867. Upon being released from their mission the family moved to Randolph, in Northern Utah, and later to Salt Lake City where her mother died on May 8, 1878.

After graduating from the public schools and attending the University of Utah for a year and a half, Lucy W. received clerical training in the office of the city and county surveyor and in the office of the county recorder. She became an expert in record keeping and map making. This training proved valuable for the performance of her assigned duties in the office of the Southern States Mission in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she had been called as a missionary with her husband, George Albert Smith, whom she had married on May 25, 1892. Upon her return from the Southern States Mission, Lucy W. served in the positions of ward president in the Seventeenth Ward Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association (YLMIA) and counselor to the Salt Lake Stake president successively. In 1894, when the Salt Lake Stake YLMIA was organized, Lucy W. was selected as treasurer.

In 1900, the Granite and Jordan stakes were formed out of the southern portion of the Salt Lake Stake and Lucy W. Smith was selected as first counselor to the president of the Salt Lake Stake YLMIA. The Stake was again divided in 1904 and the new Salt Lake State YLMIA was organized with Lucy W. as president. In October 1908, Lucy W. was called as an aide to the General Board of the YLMIA. She attended many conventions and conferences of stakes and local organizations.

Besides her work in the YLMIA, for several years Lucy W. was a member of the Seventeenth Ward choir; as a member, teacher, and secretary of Sunday School; and as a charter member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and Daughters of the American Revolution.

In 1903, Lucy W. was one of a group who visited Great Britain, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and France. In June 1919, she accompanied her husband and two children to England, her husband having been appointed to preside over the European Mission of the church. While residing in England, she visited on the continent and represented the YLMIA to the International Council of Women Congress held in Oslo (Christiana) Norway in the fall of 1920. On November 5, 1937, Lucy W. died at her home in Salt Lake City.

Emily Smith Stewart (1895-1973)

Emily Smith Stewart, the first child of George Albert and Lucy E. Woodruff Smith, was born on November 19, 1895 in Salt Lake City. In her youth she attended public schools in Salt Lake City and St. George, Utah, as well as in Santa Monica, California. She attended the University of Utah and the Nurses Training School at LDS Hospital, graduating as a registered nurse in 1918.

On February 1, 1918, Emily Smith married Robert Murray Stewart, the son of James G. and Lillian M. Murray Stewart. Robert Stewart was born on February 17, 1891, in Bauld Hill, Pennsylvania, and died on November 3, 1960. Robert Murray and Emily Smith Stewart had three children, Robert Murray, Jr., Shauna, and Martha ReJeune.

Emily Smith Stewart devoted a great amount of time to civic and social services. During World War I and II she was a volunteer Red Cross nurse. She was chairman of the Intermountain Women's Army Corps Civilian Committee of the Ninth Service Command, served on the Utah State Committee for Russian War Relief, and worked with the USO Spar Committee and Wave Committee during World War II.

In the early 1940s, she volunteered her services to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. She worked in this position until 1963, serving in official positions both in the Salt Lake County Chapter and in the National Women's Advisory Committee for the March of Dimes. In 1957, she received a citation from President Dwight D. Eisenhower for her efforts on behalf of the physically handicapped. She was selected Woman of the Year in 1966 by La Sertoma International, an auxiliary of Sertoma International.

Emily Smith Stewart was affiliated with Beta Sigma Phi, Alpha Iota, Soroptomis International, the Salt Lake Council of Women, the Salt Lake County Welfare Committee, and Phi Delta Beta Mothers Club. She belonged to the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Society of Mayflower Descendants, and the Daughter of Utah Pioneers. She was also treasurer of the George Washington Bi-Centennial Celebration Committee, served twelve years on the Primary General Board of the LDS Church, and was an advisor to the General Assembly of the United States delegation to the United Nations. She traveled widely in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. While visiting her daughter in Socorro, New Mexico, Emily Smith Stewart died on February 28, 1973.

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I. SMITH FAMILY PAPERS
The papers in this section (boxes 1-2), dating from 1731 to 1887, consist of early Smith family documents from the lineage of George Albert Smith and Lucy Emily Woodruff. Most of these materials are photocopies and include letters, journals, patriarchal blessings, tax reports, genealogical materials, railroad passes, missionary licenses, and military commissions. Included in box 1 are many of the documents resulting from the Smith family's relationship with prominent members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, such as a patriarchal blessing and letter from Parley P. Pratt in box 1, folders 11-12. Also included in box 1 are letters to Newel K. Whitney and others from Joseph Smith, Jr., located in folders 15-16, and a family record of Don Carlos Smith, located in folder 17. Box 2 contains documents relating to Elias Smith, including correspondence, a patriarchal blessing, missionary licenses, military documents, and railroad passes. A photocopy of a journal that records events from Liberty Jail is located in folder 28, an account of the Haun's Mill Massacre can be found in folder 29, and folder 31 contains a letter from Brigham Young.

Bx 1 - Early Smith Family Documents, 1731-1849

Fd 1 - Samuel Smith (1731-1794)

Document photocopies.

Fds 2-3 - Priscilla Gould Smith and Zacheus Gould Estate, 1794-1795

Receipts signed by Elisha Smith, Elijah Smith, Jedediah Smith, Jesse Smith, and Thomas Smith.

Fds 4-7 - Asael Smith (1744-1830), 1788-1854

Letters and a tax report.

Fds 8-10 - John Smith (1781-1854), 1833-1849

Letters and a journal.

Fds 11-12 - Asael Smith (1773-1848), 1835-1836

Patriarchal blessing and letter from Parley P. Pratt.

Fd 13 - Elizabeth Schellinger Smith (1785-1846)

Patriarchal blessing.

Fd 14 - Silas Smith (1822-1892) and Martha Smith (1817-1902)

Patriarchal blessings.

15-16 - Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844), 1835-1841

Letters to Newel K. Whitney, Messrs, Bashall & Boardmans, and his parents on a printed copy of a revelation (Doctrine and Covenants section 101). Also includes an indenture with John Smith.

Fd 17 - Don Carlos Smith (1816-1841)

"Family Record of Don C. Smith."

Fd 18 - Smith Family Baptisms, 1841

Bk 1 - John Smith and George A. Smith, 1832-1849

Photocopied compilation of journals, blessings, genealogical materials, and a phrenological chart.

Bx 2 - Elias Smith Papers, 1832-1887

Fd 1 - Elias Smith Family Record

Fds 2-4 - Correspondence Sent, 1839-1887

To Ira Smith, Jesse Smith, and Lucy B. Smith.

Fds 5-14 - Correspondence Received, 1834-1885

From Julia Priscilla Smith, Martha Jane Smith, Jesse Smith, Samuel P. Hoyt, Silas Smith, Joseph Fielding Smith, J. J. Fuller, Emily Jane Smith, and John Taylor.

Fd 15 - Patriarchal Blessing

Fds 16-19 - Ecclesiastical Documents, 1840-1846

Missionary license, minutes of conference in Nashville, Iowa, and records of Bishop's Court in Nashville.

Fds 20-26 - Legal Documents, 1832-1863

Certificates of appointments, military commissions, deeds, receipts, and indentures.

Fd 27 - Railroad Passes, 1872-1873

Utah Western Railroad, Utah Central Railroad, and Utah Southern Railroad.

Fd 28 - Liberty Jail Journal

Photocopy.

Fd 29 - Haun's Mill Massacre, 1838

Account.

Fd 30 - Charles Tolman Last Will and Testament, 1864

Fd 31 - Brigham Young Letter, 1855

To Jesse W. Fox, relating to the survey of Utah.

Bx 3 - Personal Papers, 1852-1876

Fds 1-2 - Correspondence, 1861-1875

Fd 3 - Last Will and Testament, 1874

Fd 4 - Smith Family Monument Inscription, 1872

Copy of inscription on monument to Robert Smith, erected by George A. Smith.

Fd 5 - Smith Family Temple Records

Fd 6 - Real Estate List

Property in George A. Smith's estate.

Fd 7 - Land Surveys, 1874

Property of George A. Smith in Salt Lake City and St. George.

Fd 8 - Land Certificates, 1852-1868

Fds 9-14 - Indentures, 1860-1874

Fds 15-28 - Receipts and Certificates, 1858-1874

Includes documents for Great Western Iron Company, Juvenile Instructor, Salt Lake City newspapers, Utah Central Railroad, Utah Southern Railroad, University of Deseret, ZCMI, and Zion's Savings Bank.

Bx 3A - Personal Papers

Bk 1 - History of George A. Smith

Bk 2 - Iron County Mission

Bx 4 - Journals, 1840-1874

Bk 1 - Travels in England, 1840

Bk 2 - 1840-1842 and 1844-1845

Bk 3 - Iron County Mission, 1850-1852

Photocopy of original.

Fd 1, Bk 4 - Iron County Mission, 1850-1852

Typescript.

Bks 5-6 - 1870-1871 and 1873-1874

Typescript and photocopy of original.

Bx 5 - Autobiography and Biographies

Fd 1 - Biographies

Printed in The Contributor, vol. 4, nos. 1-5 and 7-8, and in Andrew Jenson's Biographical Encyclopedia.

Fd 2 - "The Naming of St. George for George A. Smith," 1954

Compiled and written by his granddaughter, Zora Smith Jarvis.

Fd 3 - Autobiography

Fds 4-7 - Biography, 1817-1847

This record was prepared for George Albert Smith from the original journals of George A. Smith in the Hisorical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Bx 6 - Wives of George A. Smith

Bk 1-Fd 1 - Bathsheba W. Bigler Smith Diary, 1849 and 1873

Records her travels to Utah and letters from George A. Smith.

Fd 2 - Susan Elizabeth West Smith

Biographical sketch.

Fds 3-20 - Lucy Messerve Smith Smith, 1844-1892

Correspondence (in one letter, dated May 18, 1892, George A. Smith relates that Emma Smith helped to deliver a child of one of Joseph's wives), patriarchal blessings, genealogical and temple records, "Historical Sketches," "Historical Sketch of my Father's Family," "A Vision on the City of Zion," poetry, indenture, and other documents.

Bx 7 - Correspondence, 1869-March 1893

Fd 4 - September 25, 1886

To Wilford Woodruff reporting a visit to Albert Carrington.

Fd 8 - Undated (1890)

To D. T. Ehle, stating he never said the Manifesto "was only a trick devised to beat the devil at his own game."

Fd 9 - July 2, 1891

From Barabara Ann Evans, asking permission for David Evans to be "adopted to the Smith Family."

Fd 22 - August 10, 1892

From Arthur Brown, suggesting that the Idaho and Utah Republicans raise the question of the constitutionality of the Idaho Test Oath.

Bx 8 - Correspondence, April 1893-June 1897

Fd 19 - July 26, 1896

From A. J. Stewart to Anthony W. Ivins, concerning a proposal to sell land to Mormon colonists in Mexico.

Fd 23 - November 16, 1896

To Mark Hanna, concerning the demoralized condition of Republicans in Utah. Hanna's return letter of December 29, 1896, is in folder 24.

Bx 9 - Correspondence, July 1897-November 1901

Fd 3 - June 24, 1898

From John Hafen, soliciting support for his artistic endeavors.

Fd 18 - February 3, 1901

An anonymous letter, stating that if the enclosed letter from Reed Smoot to Thomas Kearns got into the wrong hands, it could be used to show "that some kind of an understanding existed between the senator and the Apostle."

Bx 10 - Correspondence, November 1901-August 1902

Fd 9 - April 11, 1902

Telegrams concerning the death of Brigham Young, Jr.

Fd 20 - August 12, 1902

From Joseph Fish, requesting information on an incident in the vicinity of St. Johns, Arizona, in which a party of men planned to capture Brigham Young and others and castrate them. A follow-up letter, located in box 11, folder 1, states it was Brigham Young, Jr., the men planned to capture.

Bx 11 Correspondence, September 1902-July 1903

Fd 7 - November 28, 1902

From William T. Jack, concerning an effort to have the Test Oath of the Utah Constitution expunged from that document.

Fd 10 - January 20, 1903

From Charles Ellis, suggesting that at an opportune moment the church buy the Salt Lake Tribune and make it a Republican newspaper.

Bx 12 - Correspondence, July 1903-October 1909

Fd 10 - November 22, 1907

From Lewis Anderson, President of the Manti Temple, stating that John Henry Smith can have Anna Johnson sealed to him any time, and that Sister Schougaard will stand proxy for her.

Bx 13 - Correspondence, November 1909-February 1913

Fd 3 - December 26, 1910

From Silas S. Smith, concerning the number of men living in plural marriage in Rexburg, Idaho.

Fd 5 - March 4, 1911

From U. V. Bean, concerning the policy of the Mormon church on joining secret societies.

Fds 11-18 - Heber J. Grant, 1885-1911

Fd 19 - Francis M. Lyman, 1901-1905

Fd 20 - Charles W. Penrose, 1908

Fds 21-25 - Ben E. Rich, 1893-July 1903

Bx 14 - Correspondence, Resolutions, Memorials, Personal Papers, and Subject Files

Fds 1-2 - Ben E. Rich, November 1903-1909

Fds 3-6 - Joseph Smith III, 1886-1911

Fds 7-9 - Joseph F. Smith, 1890-1909

Fd 10 - Lorenzo Snow, 1900

Fd 11 - John Taylor, 1885-1887

Fd 12 - Daniel H. Wells, 1885

Fds 13-14 - Wilford Woodruff, 1882-1897

Fd 15 - Resolutions and Memorials, 1911

Adopted upon the death of John Henry Smith.

Fd 16 - Diary Excerpts, 1903

Concerns the appointment of George Albert Smith as an apostle and member of the Council of the Twelve.

Fd 17 - Genealogical Items

Concerns the ancestry of John Henry and Sarah Farr Smith. A genealogy chart is included in box 177, folder 3.

Fd 18 - Reed Smoot Hearings, 1904-1906

A list of questions, an affidavit, and a news clipping concerning the seating of Reed Smoot in the United States Senate.

Fds 19-20 - Legal Papers

Probate records, deeds, indentures, and court orders.

Fd 21 - Funeral Services, 1911

A funeral program and a copy of Seymour B. Young's sentiments.

Fd 22 - Speeches, 1905 and 1907-1908

Fd 23 - "Mormonism," by John Henry Smith

Fd 24 - "The Experience of One Who Fell"

Fd 25 - Patriarchal Blessings, 1881 and 1887-1889

Included is a copy of a blessing given to Winslow Farr Smith.

Fds 26-27 - Certificates, 1874 and 1887

Includes missionary certificates to England, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and northern Mexico. Also includes appointment of John Henry Smith to Senior President of the Sixty-Fifth Quorum of Seventies.

Fd 28 - Succession to the First Presidency, 1900

Extracts from the minutes of the Council of the Twelve Apostles.

Fd 29 - Brigham Young Memorial Fund Donations, 1898-1899

Fd 30 - Logan Temple Donations, 1877-1882

Fd 31 - European Mission Statistics, 1879-1897

Includes information from the Netherlands, England, Scandinavia, Germany, and Turkey.

Fd 32 - Business Cards

Fd 33 - Railroad Passes

Fd 34 - Business Papers

Includes documents from the Sugar City Improvement Company, Kanab Co-op Stock Company, Home Fire Insurance Company, and others.

Fd 35 - Transmississippi Commercial Congress, 1899 and 1903

Announcements of conventions.

Fd 36 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, $1,000 Gold Bond, 1910

Photocopies of two bonds.

Fd 37 - Co-operative Wagon and Machine Company, 1893

Certificate of appointment as director.

Fd 38 - Zions Co-operative Mercantile Institution, 1898-1910

Certificates of appointment as director.

Fd 39 - Miscellaneous Items

Bx 14A - John Henry Smith Journals, 1874-May 1881

Bx 14B - John Henry Smith Journals, June 1881-December 24, 1885

Bx 14C - John Henry Smith Journals, December 25, 1885-June 1892

Bx 14D - John Henry Smith Journals, July 1892-September 1897

Bx 14E - John Henry Smith Journals, October 1897-February 26, 1902

Bx 14F - John Henry Smith Journals, February 27, 1902-December 1907

Bx 14G - John Henry Smith Journals, 1908-1911

Bx 15 - Sarah Farr Smith and Farr Family Papers

Fds 1-6 - Correspondence, 1880-1919

Includes correspondence with John Henry Smith, George Albert Smith, Lucy Woodruff Smith, and Winslow Farr Smith.

Fd 7 - Patriarchal Blessing, 1881

Fd 8 - Daughters of the American Revolution, 1911

Correspondence and application form for membership.

Fd 9 - Lincoln Farm Association Certificate, 1908

Fd 10 - Tribute, 1911

Poetic tribute on seventieth birthday.

Fd 11 - Art Work

Fd 12 - Funeral, 1921

Typescript of services.

Fds 13-14 - Lorin Farr

Includes genealogy materials and an inscription for the Lorin Farr Monument.

Fd 15 - Aaron F. Farr Journal, 1852-1854

Typescript.

Fd 16 - Nancy B. Chase Farr

Sketches of Nancy B. Chase Farr and other members of Chase family.

Fd 17 - Tirzah Farr Gay

Biographical materials.

Fd 18 - Farr Family Genealogical Chart

Bx 16 - Correspondence, 1882-February 1897

Fd 11 - June, 1892

List of contributions from employees of ZCMI to aid George Albert Smith on his mission to the Southern States.

Fds 14-18 - January-February, 1897

Letters concerning the attempt of George Albert Smith to become postmaster of Salt Lake City.

Bx 17 - Correspondence, March 1897-May 1899

Fds1-2 - March 1897

Letters concerning the attempt of George Albert Smith to become postmaster of Salt Lake City.

Fd 11 - January 12, 1898

Letter appointing George Albert Smith Receiver of Public Moneys at Salt Lake City.

Fd 14 - September 1, 1898

From John Henry Smith, concerning the effort to nominate him as a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, which he is against, wishing instead to run for the United States Senate.

Bx 18 - Letterpress Books, April 1884-January 1901

THIS BOX IS RESTRICTED DUE TO THE ORIGINAL AND FRAGILE NATURE OF THE MATERIALS.

Reels 1-4 - John Henry Smith, Letterpress Books, April 1884-February 1910

Bx 19 - Memorials, 1911

These are bound, hand-lettered memorials prepared upon the death of John Henry Smith.

Bx 20 - Correspondence, May 1899-December 1900

Fd 15 - March 4, 1900

From Lew Peck, expressing sympathy for the accident to George Albert Smith's eye.

Bx 21 - Correspondence, January 1901-October 1901

Fd 3 - February 3, 1901

From Horace Cummings and R. A. Shipp, asking George Albert Smith to arbitrate certain misunderstandings between the two men.

Bx 22 - Correspondence, November 1901-May 1902

Fd 2 - December 6, 1901

From Joseph M. Tanner, requesting that George Albert Smith become a member of a committee to formulate uniform lesson manuals in the Mormon church Sunday Schools.

Fd 10 - March 19, 1902

From B. H. Roberts, Rulon Wells, and Joseph W. McMurrin, concerning the establishment of a Salt Lake City Mission and a Bureau of Information.

Fd 15 - May 20, 1902

From H. M. McGrew, concerning his effort to get the Salt Lake Post Office build on Mormon church property.

Bx 23 - Correspondence, May 1902-December 1902

Fd 5 - July 15, 1902

From Joseph F. Smith, John R. Winder, and Anthon H. Lund, calling George Albert Smith as a guide with the Bureau of Information on Temple Square.

Fd 8 - September 5, 1902

From P. P. Christensen, asking George Albert Smith to speak in the coming political campaign.

Bx 24 - Correspondence, January 1903-October 1903

Fd 10 - March 24, 1903

From Carl A. Badger, stating that while there is nothing of political importance in Washington, D.C. at the moment, "Utah will never be a tame, commonplace field; there will always be elements of surprise and sensation entering into the local situation."

Fds 18-22 - Congratulatory Letters, 1903

Letters of congratulation on the calling of George Albert Smith as an apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve during the October 1903 General Conference of the Mormon church.

Bx 25 - Correspondence, November 1903-June 1904

Fd 2 - November 17, 1903

From Ivor Ajax, reporting rabbit hunting conditions near Tooele, and lamenting the fact that when parties of two or three hundred men come to hunt, they "slaughter the rabbits so terribly" it is impossible to preserve the shooting ground for other hunters.

Fd 9 - March 4, 1904

From Carl A. Badger concerning the Reed Smoot Hearings, in which he states that President Joseph F. Smith "made a very good impression upon the Committee."

Fd 11 - March 28, 1904

From Thomas Kearns, stating he was surprised Smith was surprised when he heard Kearns was a candidate for reelection.

Bx 26 - Correspondence, July 1904-March 1905

Fd 1 - July 5, 1904

From Ben E. Rich, commenting on the political situation in the West and that "things are getting to be in a hell of a fix in Idaho."

Fd 11 - December 18, 1904

From John Henry Smith, stating that the treatment before the committee on seating Reed Smoot was "of the best," and that Frederick M. Smith of the Reorganized Church was also in Washington, D.C.

Bx 27 - Correspondence, April 1905-December 1905

Fd 9 - July 12, 1905

From G. M. Brimhall, asking George Albert Smith's opinion on the value of church school education on the high school level when compared with other similar institutions.

Fd 13 - August 31, 1905

From Leo E. Woodruff, asking questions on the proper way to say opening and closing prayers, the consecration of olive oil, the civil marriage ceremony, and the sacrament.

Fd 20 - December 31, 1905

Resolution, signed by members of a party who traveled to dedicate the Joseph Smith Monument, to George Albert Smith for his efforts in coordinating the trip.

Bx 28 - Correspondence, January 1906-November 1906

Fd 5 - February 16 and 24, 1906

From Reed Smoot, regarding the controversy of appointing a Receiver of Public Moneys in Salt Lake City. Senator Smoot wrote that he had kept the private statements of George Albert Smith in complete confidence.

Fd 9 - April 23, 1906

From John G. McQuarrie, expressing sorrow over the resignations of Apostles John W. Taylor and Mattias F. Cowley from the Quorum of the Twelve.

Fd 13 - June 15, 1906

From the auditor for the United States Department of the Interior concerning final accounts in the Land Office.

Fd 18 - October 12, 1906

From the First Presidency appointing George Albert Smith and B. H. Roberts to visit the Eastern and Southern States missions.

Bx 29 - Correspondence, November 1906-July 1907

Fd 10 - February 16, 1907

From Ben E. Rich, concerning the establishment of a missionary newspaper in Chicago and his opposition to it.

Fd 19 - July 16, 1907

From German E. Ellsworth, concerning a rumor about an Elder Anderson and a girl in Nauvoo.

Bx 30 - Correspondence, August 1907-April 1908

Fd 12 - January 21, 1908

From James Duckworth, requesting a list of items that should be periodically asked of bishops and stake high councilors.

Bx 31 - Correspondence, April 1908-December 1908

Fd 3 - May 14, 1908

From Charles W. Penrose, reporting on activities in the European mission, and also requesting that future missionaries receive some Gospel training before entering the mission field.

Fd 7 - July 18 and 31, 1908

From J. C. Kubias, concerning the merits of his olive oil, which he wished the Mormon officials to test and endorse it for sale to "your people." "The gift" is accepted.

Fd 21 - December 10, 1908

From James Duckworth, reporting his displeasure at a non-Mormon merchant selling temple garments in Blackfoot, Idaho.

Bx 32 - Correspondence, January 1909-June 1909

Fd 3 - January 26, 1909

From John Rausten, concerning the sealing in the temple of an adopted baby girl.

Fd 11 - April 12, 1909

From Heber J. Sears, expressing regret that George Albert Smith is ill with "nervous prostration," and saying there is no satisfaction in "I told you so."

Bx 33 - Letterpress Books, February 1897-September 1909

THIS BOX IS RESTRICTED DUE TO THE ORIGINAL AND FRAGILE NATURE OF THE MATERIALS.

Reel 5 - George Albert Smith, Letterpress Books, 1897-1899 and 1908-1909

Bx 34 - Correspondence, July 1909-December 1910

Fd 2 - July 20, 1909

From John Henry Smith, reporting on conditions in Utah: "Prest Winder is in Oregon. Hyrum M. is upon the Weber River. David O. McKay is at Huntsville some what undone."

Fd 4 - September 7, 1909

From Joseph F. Smith, expressing his concern for George Albert Smith's illness and telling him not to worry.

Fd 14 - March 30, 1910

From Francis M. Lyman, expressing the concern of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve for the recovery of George Albert Smith. There is also a description of the funeral arrangements for John R. Winder.

Fd 15 - April 8, 1910

To John Henry Smith, congratulating him on his selection as a counselor to President Joseph F. Smith.

Bx 35 - Correspondence, A-R, 1911

Fd 4 - September 6, 1911

To J. R. Boynton, giving Biblical proofs for baptism of the dead.

Fd 11 - October 19, 1911

From Heber J. Grant, expressing his sorrow at the death of John Henry Smith and calling to mind that he died on the twenty-ninth anniversary of when Grant was called to be an apostle.

Bx 36 - Correspondence, S, January 1911-K, 1912

Fd 4 - October 5, 1911

Invitation to attend a reception in honor of President William H. Taft.

Fds 6-12 - Condolences

Letters of condolence received by George Albert Smith upon the death of his father, John Henry Smith.

Fd 14 - January 30, 1912

To Samuel O. Bennion, stating that the reason no contribution was made for the printing and distributing of the "King Follet funeral sermon" was because the sermon might contain things contrary to truth.

Fd 18 - April 26, 1912

To David Eccles, concerning the development of land in the Rillito River basin, Arizona. Eccles' return letter (April 30, 1912) declined the opportunity, saying he was content with his business at hand.

Bx 37 - Correspondence, L, 1912-S, August 1912

Fd 3 - May 29, 1912

From John Mets, stating he believed the problem at the San Xavier Indian Reservation had been solved, "and the interests we were endeavoring to protect have been fully protected, and the results obtained that we desired."

Fd 12 - February 20, 1912

From A. W. Smith, explaining the coincidence which weakened a business situation, instead of strengthening it, with Reed Smoot.

Fd 15 - April 3, 1912

From William H. Swanson, sending an invitation to attend the Rex Theatre, wherin will be found "scenes of education, industry, frivolity, travel, and drama, music, vod-vill and jest, as provided by his artists, servants, slaves, devices, and attendents."

Bx 38 - Correspondence, S, August 1912-G, December 1913

Fd 1 - August 18, 1912

From Joseph F. Smith, commenting on the death of William Groesbeck, which he called "horrible, moral--never jump out of an auto going 30 miles an hour! One might as well be killed in it--but to jump right on the R. R. track!"

Fd 6 - December 17, 1912

From Joseph H. Smith, saying that stocks are holding their own, even though sugar was expected to slump, and Consolidated Wagon stands at $100.

Fd 14 - July 25, 1913

From Phillip A. Thompson to S. Y. Clawson, concerning the false statments of Major Russell in connection with the film, 100 Years of Mormonism.

Fd 17 - October 20, 1913

From Charles A. Callis, concerning the death of Ben E. Rich.

Bx 39 - Correspondence, H, January 1913-S, April 1913

Fd 9 - August 4, 1913

To F. L. Nethercott, sending a copy of James E. Talmage's The House of the Lord, and expressing thanks for the use of his car during the recent trip of President Joseph F. Smith to Canada to dedicate the Cardston Tabernacle.

Fd 21 - February 5, 1913

From Ernest Thompson, giving particulars of the success of the film, 100 Years of Mormonism.

Bx 40 - Correspondence, S, April 1913-Z, 1913

Fd 4 - May 27, 1913

From Joseph F. Smith, concerning the purchase of a home in California, because "My family is large--as you know; and my necessities seem to increase."

Fd 10 - September 16, 1913

Invitation from C. W. Nibley, to attend a special banquet to honor Hyrum M. Smith and his wife.

Fd 17 - June 29, 1913

From Mathonoah Thomas, asking for financial assistance because several of his accounts have failed, and he is in great need.

Bx 41 - Correspondence, A, 1914-M, December 1914

Fd 4 - September 12, 1914

From Samuel O. Bennion, asking whether he should ask President Joseph F. Smith to dedicate a chapel in Independence, Missouri, it "being the first church built by the saints in Jackson County in latter days."

Fd 26 - December 23, 1914

From L. N. Marsden, expressing his thanks for the efforts of George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, and Joseph W. McMurrin in making the recent conference in Parowan the best the Saints ever had.

Bx 42 - Correspondence, N, 1914-J, 1915

Fd 5 - November 20, 1914

From Joseph E. Robinson, saying he had accepted an invitation to debate with an elder of the Reorganized Church, concerning the old proposition "of their being wrong and us right, or as they put it, our being wrong and them right."

Fd 10 - July 11, 1914

From Nicholas G. Smith, concerning affairs in the South African Mission and his thoughts that the Principal Immigration Officer will deport the elders.

Bx 43 - Correspondence, L, 1915-E, 1918

Fd 10 - April 12, 1916

From O. P. Miller, listing the number of meetinghouses built by the Mormon church during the decades between 1850 and 1915.

Fd 12 - May 2, 1917

The last message of Pleasant Green Taylor, stressing the importance of paying one's tithing.

Fd 15 - April 18, 1918

From Melvin R. Ballard, hoping the church will allow him to become the next church chaplain in the United States Army, and asking for George Albert Smith's support.

Fd 19 - September 23, 1918

From Governor Simon Bamberger, asking George Albert Smith to serve on a committee to further plans for reclamation of land in the Colorado River Basin.

Bx 44 - Correspondence, F-S, 1918

Fd 4 - December 11, 1918

To Heber J. Grant, reporting the contents of a letter from the South African Mission in which five thousand deaths have resulted from an outbreak of influenza.

Fd 12 - November 19, 1918

"An Appreciation," by Richard R. Lyman. "Dictated. . . Nov. 19, 1918, for the Salt Lake Telegram. This was the day on which President Joseph F. Smith passed away."

Fd 15 - September 9, 1918

From Lieutenant Herbert B. Maw, chaplain, writing on behalf of Elder D. M. Dalton, who wished to gain a commission as chaplain in the army.

Fd 24 - December 14, 1918

To Joseph Rivett, expressing his concern for his cousins in Britain during World War I, and stating that his family had over seventy members in the Armed Forces, two of whom died.

Fd 28 - May 15, 1918

From Frederick M. Smith, thanking George Albert Smith for his efforts in running down a slander against him.

Fd 29 - June 30, 1918

From Israel A. Smith, saying he "would enjoy meeting and getting acquainted with your people, especially my own relatives, without the necessity (or even the invitation) of going into those old contentions."

Bx 45 - Correspondence, S, August 1918-M, February, 1919

Fd 22 - February 2, 1919

From Heber J. Grant, suggesting that the announcement of George Albert Smith's appointment as president of the European missions be made immediately so that he can ask good, strong men to accompany him.

Bx 46 - Correspondence, M, March 1919-K, 1921

Fd 9 - March 3, 1919

To Reed Smoot, asking his support to secure the British government's permission to allow the Mormon church to send missionaries to Great Britain.

Fd 25 - July 1, 1921

Copy of the British Mission Transfer between George Albert Smith and Orson F. Whitney, and a copy of George Albert Smith's report as mission president.

Fd 27 - September 7, 1921

From H. B. Jenson, informing George Albert Smith that he had been appointed a member of the Board of Directors of the Mutual Creamery Company.

Bx 47 - Correspondence, L, 1921-B, May 1922

Fd 13 - November 29, 1921

From Samuel F. Smith, regarding the practice of sisters annointing a sister before the birth of a child, a rather common practice among women in the region.

Fd 25 - May 2, 1922

To George H. Brimhall, enclosing a donation to the Charles W. Penrose Library of Poetry at Brigham Young University.

Bx 48 - Correspondence, B, June 1922-H, September 1922

Fd 11 - June 15, 1922

Letters concerning the Great Diamond Jubilee Celebration Committee of the entrance of the Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley.

Bx 49 - Correspondence, H, October 1922-S, February 1922

Fd 9 - January 10, 1922

From Governor Charles R. Mabey, appointing George Albert Smith a member of the Federal Legislation Committee.

Fd 26 - December 11, 1922

Copy of letter sent to all stake presidents, advising them to have all prospective missionaries throroughly examined by a doctor prior to their entering the mission field.

Bx 50 - Correspondence, S, March 1922-Z, 1922

Fd 5 - June 15, 1922

From Elias A. Smith and others, inviting members of the Smith family to attend a special temple session on the seventy-eighth anniversary of the death of Joseph Smith.

Fd 16 - November 29, 1922

To Private David S. Thomas, deploring the universal use of tobacco in the army, stating that the devil is using it "to destroy the full physical power of hundreds and thousands of men."

Fd 22 - July 23, 1922

From J. A. West, concerning an article on tithing which was not published, indicating he would delete any objectionable portions, including his favorable referrence to "Brother Eccles as a tithe payer when in your judgment he did not measure up to the standard."

Bx 51 - Correspondence, A, January 1923-J, May 1923

Fd 5 - June 22, 1923

To Willard Bean, explaining that George Albert Smith wanted correct information given out concerning the Joseph Smith Farm, i.e., that the house the Angel Moroni appeared in was torn down.

Fd 9 - June 16, 1923

From R. S. Collet, enclosing a copy of his letter to David O. McKay, outlining an experience while in the mission field in which an Elder Fry was sent home because his father was on the "underground" and the family in need of asistance.

Bx 52 - Correspondence, J, June 1923-S, June 20, 1923

Fd 5 - October 14, 1923

To the lord mayor of York, expressing the desire that his recent visit to Salt Lake City will be fondly remembered, and that many of the stories circulating in England about the Mormons are simply false.

Fd 9 - August 15, 1923

From David O. McKay, reporting an excommunication of two missionaries who were recently sent home. He had hoped they would be restored to membership in the mission field, but the First Presidency ordered them released and sent home.

Fd 12 - September 10, 1923

To Harry Newman, commenting on George Albert Smith's trip to the dedication of the Cardston Temple. Mention is also made that the church owns more tracts of land in Montana than there are Mormon colonists to homestead them.

Bx 53 - Correspondence, S, June 1923-D, June 1924

Fd 15 - September 17, 1923

To Mrs. Frederick W. Yates, calling attention to the one hundredth anniversary of the appearance of the angel Moroni to Joseph Smith, which will be celebrated at the Joseph Smith Farm.

Fd 17 - November 26, 1924

To Audentia S. Anderson, commenting on the news that the mayor of Omaha was going to "clean up" the old Mormon cemetery at Florence.

Fd 25 - April 9, 1924

From H. F. Dicke, soliciting support for the Castle Gate Relief Fund, which hopes to raise $100,000 to help the widow of the miners who were killed.

Bx 54 - Correspondence, D, July 1924-O, 1924

Fd 23 - August 20, 1924

To C. M. Nielsen, stating that recently called missionaries will stay in Salt Lake City for a short time in order to receive instruction prior to going into the mission field.

Bx 55 - Correspondence, P, January 1924-Z, 1924

Fd 9 - January 24, 1924

From Robert M. Stewart, regarding the progress in purchasing a lot in Washington, D.C., for erection of a chapel, including a map of a lot under consideration.

Bx 56 - Correspondence, A, January 1925-L, December 1925

Fd 8 - December 17, 1925

To Willard Bean, reaffirming that the present house on the Joseph Smith Farm is not the house in which the angel Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith.

Fd 23 - January 12, 1925

From Andrew Jenson, giving a list of known Latter-day Saints buried in the cemetery at Florence, Nebraska.

Bx 57 - Correspondence, M, January 1925-S, November 1925

Fd 10 - February 2, 1925

To Rey L. Pratt, congratulating him on his recent appointment as a member of the First Council of Seventy.

Fd 18 - March 30, 1925

From Robert M. Stewart, containing a copy of a letter applying for the position of chief clerk and administrative assistant in the Department of Justice, including a resumi of his work experience.

Bx 58 - Correspondence, S, December 1925-G, December 1926

Fd 3 - February 4, 1925

From James E. Talmage, concerning the bitterness against the Mormons when a girl's body was found mutilated and the Mormons were blamed, only to have a non-Mormon arrested and tried. When first questioned, this same man voiced the opinion that the Mormons had done it.

Fd 9 - December 27, 1925

From LeRoy A. Wilson, reporting an attempt to have him excommunicated from the church for urging people to enter plural marriages, which he claims is without factual support.

Fd 12 - January 14, 1926

To Willard Bean, enclosing a copy of a letter from Joseph Fielding Smith concerning the accuracy of Lucy Mack Smith's story of Joseph Smith and the room in which the angel Moroni appeared.

Bx 59 - Correspondence, H, January 1926-C, October 1928

Fd 18 - July 12, 1926

From C. E. Miller of the Reorganized Church, sending a picture of Brigham Young, reportedly the earliest known photograph of him.

Fd 28 - January 12, 1926

To Golden P. Roundy, tracing George Albert Smith's line of priesthood authority back to Oliver Cowdery, Peter, James and John, and finally Jesus Christ.

Bx 60 - Correspondence, S, January 1926-C, October 1928

Fd 9 - November 15, 1926

From Reed Smoot, concerning his reelection and Heber J. Grant's support of it.

Fd 24 - July 1, 1928

From Mrs. S. R. Burton, concerning the preservation of the Parowan Tabernacle.

Bx 61 - Correspondence, C, November 1928-M, December 1928

Fd 17 - November 12, 1928

Invitation to attend the forty-second anniversary celebration of the founding of the Latter- day Saints College.

Bx 62 - Correspondence, N, 1928-D, January 1929

Fd 6 - December 20, 1928

From J. S. Pyeatt, president of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, explaining that the company loses twenty-five cents on each meal served on the train, and the service is rendered at a huge loss.

Fd 17 - December 3, 1928

To Chris Spencer, describing the activities of the church in using the radio to extend its message to the people of North America.

Fd 23 - February 24, 1928

To John A. Widtsoe, describing incidents when George Albert Smith began to administer the British Mission.

Fd 34 - November 23, 1929

From Harry M. Beardsley, asking for information on the plans of the church to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the church.

Bx 63 - Correspondence, D, July 1929-R, August 1929

Fd 9 - June 18, 1929

From F. B. Blain, announcing the publication of Ancestry and Posterity of Joseph Smith and Emma Hale.

Fd 23 - January 24, 1929

From Herman Petereit, asking questions concerning celestial marriage, and the keys restored by Peter, James, and John, and Elijah. George Albert Smith's answer is found in the same folder under the date of February 1, 1929.

Bx 64 - Correspondence, R, September 1929-B, June 1934

Fd 8 - October 17, 1929

To Reed Smoot, deploring the laxity of the courts in Utah in handling criminal cases.

Fd 16 - June 4, 1929

From Elias S. Woodruff, enclosing a copy of statements by Wilford Woodruff, as copied by Asahel Woodruff.

Fd 23 - December 6, 1933

From Don Mack Dalton, reporting conditions in the South African Mission.

Fd 30 - April 13, 1934

To Henry H. Blood, requesting information concerning the progress of the road across the old pioneer trail.

Bx 65 - Correspondence, B, July 1934-D, December 1935

Fd 10 - October 1, 1934

To Newel B. Cook, regarding the opening of hunting season on Sunday in Utah. Cook's answer is found in the same folder under the date of October 9, 1934.

Fd 10 - November 24, 1934

From Don B. Colton, concerning the phraseology of announcing the sacrament when non- members are in the congregation.

Bx 66 - Correspondence, A, January 1936-C, December 1937

Fd 2 - April 30, 1936

From W. L. Adams, informing George Albert Smith of a monument to commemorate the Parowan flour mill, in which John Henry Smith played a part in its construction.

Fd 9 - July 15, 1936

From George R. Bennett, asking whether it is proper to give patriarchal blessings outside of the local stake.

Fd 17 - April 30, 1936

From Joseph J. Daynes, informing George Albert Smith of his efforts to have a monument erected in Colorado to the Mormon Battalion.

Fd 22 - January 7, 1937

To A. K. Allen, claiming that although hundreds of books have been written to ridicule Joseph Smith, "scientific research has continued to pile up evidence of the truth of the Book of Mormon."

Fd 30 - November 19, 1937

From Moroni H. Brown, expressing his condolences at the death of Lucy E. Woodruff Smith.

Bx 67 - Correspondence, D, January 1937-M, June 1937

Fd 22 - March 9, 1937

To Senator William H. King, stating that he feels there was a miscarriage of justice in the Deseret Mortuary Case in Montana.

Fd 28 - March 17, 1937

To R. J. McKay, listing the assets of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company.

Bx 68 - Correspondence, M, July 1937-S, June 10, 1937

Fd 6 - April 6, 1937

From C. P. Overfield to Bernarr Macfadden, publisher, deploring an article in Liberty on polygamy along the Santa Fe Trail that "slurs and innuendoes" the Mormon people.

Fd 18 - May 8, 1937

To Mayor Angelo Rossi of San Francisco, congratulating him on the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Fd 28 - April 10, 1937

To Israel A. Smith, describing an incident in the life of Joseph F. Smith, in which Frank J. Cannon and Senator Thomas Kearns attempted to prevent President Smith from being sustained at the annual General Conference of the church.

Bx 69 - Correspondence, S, June 1937-Z, 1937 and 1938

Fd 7 - August 26, 1937

From Hulda C. Smith , a ninety-one year-old 1847 pioneer writing about her father Thomas J. Thurston and his efforts to build a road to Weber Valley.

Fd 16 - October 25, 1937

From William T. Tew, asking whether it is necessary to rebaptize a woman baptized by missionaries who thought she was single, when in fact she was married.

Fd 28 - March 27, 1938

From R. S. Barney, requesting answers to certain questions raised by an adult study group on the resurrection and the atonement.

Bx 70 - Correspondence, 1882-1894 and 1939-1953

In addition to general correspondence from 1939 to 1953, this box also includes missionary correspondence from 1882 to 1894.

Fd 4 - August 22, 1945

From Herbert S. Salisbury regarding a manuscript, "The Western Adventures of Don Carlos Salisbury."

Fd 5 - December 7, 1945

To J. Raymond Coke about church authority and free agency.

Fd 12 - 1882-1886

Letters collected by George Albert Smith on mob activities against missionaries in the Southern States in the 1880s.

Fds 13-24 - 1892-1894

Letters received by George Albert Smith while on a mission to the Southern States in the 1890s.

Bx 71 - Missionary Correspondence, 1892-1894

Fds 1-12 - Lucy E. Woodruff Smith, 1892-1894

Fds 13-14 - John Henry Smith, 1892-1893

Bx 72 - Missionary Correspondence, 1892-1894

Fds 1-4 - Sarah Farr Smith, 1892-1894

Fd 5 - Josephine G. Smith, 1893

Fds 6-22 - J. Golden Kimball, 1892-1894

Bx 73 - Journals, May 21, 1890-July 12, 1931

Bx 74 - Journals, July 12, 1931-December 31, 1936

Bx 75 - Journals, January 8, 1947-April 4, 1951

Bx 76 - Appointment Books, 1891-1921

Bx 77 - Appointment Books, 1922-1939

Bx 78 - Appointment Books, and Melchizedek and Aaronic Priesthood, 1849- 1941

Fds 1-5 - Appointment Books, 1940-1948

Fd 6 - Melchizedek Priesthood Committee, 1928-1937

Notes on ward teaching, statistical forms, rolls, and correspondence.

Fd 7 - Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 1849-1940

Excerpts from the weekly council meetings dealing with the rights of African Americans in the church.

Fd 8 - Melchizedek Priesthood, Apostles' Lines of Authority, 1939

A listing of who ordained each of the apostles to April 1938. Also included is a card with the line of authority of George Albert Smith.

Fd 9 - Melchizedek Priesthood, High Priests

A reminder card for quorum officers, and instruction for selection of presidents of high priest quorums.

Fds 10-18 - Melchizedek Priesthood, Seventies, 1907-1941

Correspondence, statistics, form letters, letters of instruction, and lessons from the Seventies Correspondence School.

Fd 19 - Melchizedek Priesthood, Church Courts

Instructions to bishops and stake high councils concerning procedures in church courts.

Fd 20 - Melchizedek Priesthood, Civil Marriage Ceremony

Suggested form for civil marriage ceremony.

Fd 21 - Melchizedek Priesthood, Temple Garment Report, 1930 and 1936

A letter, dated June 17, 1930, to the General Board of the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association, explaining recent modifications in the temple garment, and a report, dated April 22, 1936, giving the recommendations of a committee on further modifications of the temple garment.

Fd 22 - Melchizedek Priesthood, Conferences, 1928-1937

Programs and outlines of priesthood conferences and conventions.

Fds 23-25 - Aaronic Priesthood, 1929-1938

Correspondence, program outlines, statistics, and conventions dealing with the Aaronic Priesthood in the Mormon church.

Bx 79 - LDS Church Missionary Program, 1907-1944; Mutual Improvement Association; and Sunday School

Folders 1-8 contain materials relating to the missionary program, folders 9-17 hold Mutual Improvement Association materials, and folders 18-20 contain materials from the Sunday School program.

Fd 1 - Missionary Committee, 1925-1944

Minutes of meetings, statistics, programs, and instructions.

Fd 2 - Missionary Comparison Report, 1931-1932

Biannual statistical report of missions showing expenses of missionaries, amount of tithing paid, and number of publications sold.

Fd 3 - Trans-Atlantic Misions Report, 1933, 1936, and 1938

Statistical reports and report of the Danish Mission.

Fd 4 - Zions' Printing and Publishing Company, 1907

Correspondence and articles of incorporation.

Fds 5-7 - Eastern States Mission, "Mormon Messages."

Texts of radio programs presented in the Eastern States Mission.

Fd 8 - Instructions to Mission Presidents

Instructions for administering a mission.

Fds 9-10 - General Board Meeting Minutes, January 1935

Fd 11 - Manuals

Includes instructions, outlines, and list of activities.

Fd 12 - Reports and Statistics, 1913 and 1914

Survey sheets, statistics, and sample reports for achievement awards.

Fd 13 - Conference and Convention Programs, 1880-1920

Fd 14 - Jubilee Celebration, 1925

Correspondence, survey sheets, instructions for the parade, and announcements.

Fd 15 - Boy Scouts of America

Application forms and correspondence.

Fd 16 - Salt Lake Stake Directory

Fd 17 - June Conference Citation, 1948

Fd 18 - Statistical Charts, 1903-1904, 1906, and 1908

Fd 19 - Documents, 1899-1928

Includes information on programs in the Sunday School and a summary of suggestions by the Twelve Apostles and other authorities at a special conference in 1928.

Fd 20 - "Account for Everyone" Campaign, 1931

Instructions, forms, and reports.

Bx 80 - LDS Church Stake Presidencies and Officers, 1904-1950

Fds 1-5 - Correspondence sent to Stake Presidencies, 1904-1939

Fd 6 - Stake Quarterly Conferences, 1933-1936

Schedules, suggestions, and instructions.

Fd 7 - Stake Conference Visitor Suggestions, 1945

Fd 8 - Directory of Stake Officers, 1907

Fds 9-13 - Directories of General Authorities and Officers of the LDS Church, 1904- 1950

Bx 81 - LDS Church Welfare, 1939-1947, 5 Bks

Fds 1-3 - Welfare Committee, Minutes and Bulletins, 1939 and 1943-1944

Fd 4 - Documents, 1937-1944

Correspondence, copy of address by O. E. Baker, and "The New Significance of the Rural People to America and the Christian Church."

Fd 5 - Church Welfare Committee, 1947

Budget, statement, and meeting agenda.

Bk 1 - Suggested Material for Welfare Meetings, 1943

Bk 2 - Survey of Agricultural Information of the State of Idaho, ca. 1945

Bk 3 - Church Welfare Plan, Financial and Statistical Report, 1947

Bk 4 - Digest of Church Welfare Anual Report, 1943

Bk 5 - Church Welfare Plan, Annual Report, 1943

Bx 82 - LDS Church Welfare Plan, 1944-1946

Bk 1 - Digest of Annual Reports, 1944

Bks 2-4 - Annual Reports, 1944-1946

Bx 83 - LDS Church Welfare Plan, Annual Reports, 1947-1949

Bx 84 - LDS Church Welfare Plan, Annual Report, 1950

Bx 85 - LDS Church, Servicemen's Committee, 1947

Bks 1-2 - Compilation of LDS Servicemen's Casualties in World War II

Reported by wards, stakes, and missions of the church.

Fd 1 - Letter of Transmittal and Statistical Compilation

Bx 86 - LDS Church Centennial Committee, 1928-1931, 3 Bks

Fds 1-3 - Correspondence, 1929-1930

Fd 4 - Proposals, 1930

Suggestions and proposals for celebration of the centennial of the church, submitted by P. H. Ryan, R. S. Wells, B. H. Roberts, J. F. Smith, R. Lyman, S. Q. Cannon, J. L. Fairbanks, A. W. Tomlinson, and O. F. Whitney.

Fd 5 - Minutes, 1930

Fd 6 - Financial Papers, 1931

Fd 7 - Memoranda and Notes, 1930

Fd 8 - Pageant Parade Outline

Fds 9-10 - Pageant Script Drafts

Fd 11 - Printed Material

Programs, addresses, schedules of rehearsals, and newspaper cuts.

Bk 1 - The Message of the Ages: A Sacred Pageant Commemorating the Centenary of the Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1930

Bk 2 - One Hundred Years Centennial Celebration of the Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1930

Bk 3 - A Picture Story of Mormonism

Bx 87 - LDS Church Pioneer Celebration Committee, 1922-1927

Fd 1 - Correspondence, 1922-1927

Fd 2 - Pioneer List, 1927

List of 1847 pioneers still living.

Fd 3 - Financial Papers

Bk 1 - Bank Statements, 1925

Fd 4 - Notes of the Souvenir Booklet

Bk 2 - Souvenir of the Pioneer Celebration, 1847-1922

Bx 88 - LDS Church, Miscellaneous Committees, 1908-1939

Fd 1 - Church Correlation Committee Meeting Minutes, 1931

Fd 2 - General Church Music Committee, 1939

Agenda, financial reports, and address.

Fds 3-4 - Church Social Guidance Committee, 1934-1935

Agenda, committee packet, and minutes.

Fd 5 - Priesthood Lesson Committee Report, 1908

Bk 1 - Pioneer Celebration Committee, 1847-1947

Souvenir booklet entitled, The Message of the Ages.

Bx 89 - LDS Church, Pacific Islands Visit, 1938

Fd 1 - Australian Mission

Fd 2 - New Zealand Mission

Fd 3 - Samoan Mission

Fd 4 - Society Islands Mission

Fd 5 - Hawaiian Islands Mission

Fd 6 - Tongan Mission

Fd 7 - South Pacific Islands

List of church materials sent to people visiting the South Pacific Islands.

Fd 8 - Ship Menus

Fds 9-14 - Correspondence

Fd 15 - Miscellaneous Notes

Notes made by George Albert Smith during his trip to the South Pacifica.

Fd 16 - South Seas Mission, 1937

Financial report.

Bx 90 - Boy Scouts of America, Correspondence, 1921-April 1926

Bx 91 - Boy Scouts of America, Correspondence, May 1926-1928

Bx 92 - Boy Scouts of America, Correspondence, 1929-May 1937

Bx 93 - Boy Scouts of America, Correspondence, June 1937-1938

Bx 94 - Boy Scouts of America, Correspondence, 1939-1940 and 1944

Bx 95 - Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Correspondence, 1907- 1908 and 1916-1923

Bx 96 - Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Correspondence, 1924- July 1925

Bx 97 - Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Correspondence, August 1925-June 1931

Bx 98 - Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Correspondence, July 1931-1939, 1946-1948, and Undated

Bx 99 - International Dry Farming and Irrigation Congresses; and International Dry Goods Conference

Folders 1-9 pertain to the International Dry Farming and Irrigation Congresses, while folders 10-16 pertain to the International Dry Goods Conference.

Fds 1-6 - Correspondence, 1918

Fd 7 - List of Officers, 1918

Fd 8 - List of Delegates, 1918

Fd 9 - Documents, 1918

Printed material, program of Congress, agenda of Congress, and comparative chart showing principal irrigation projects in North America.

Fd 10 - Correspondence, 1921-1922

Fd 11 - Itineraries, 1921

Fd 12 - Name Lists, 1921

Fd 13 - Guide Book Tour of American and Canadian Delegation of Dry Goods Merchants to Great Britain, 1921

Fd 14 - Programs, 1921

Fds 15-16 - Luncheon Menus, 1921

Bx 100 - Personal Papers

Fd 1 - Autobiographical Sketch

Written by George Albert Smith to T. Earl Pardoe. Included is a copy of a letter, probably written by Emily Smith Stewart, to T. W. Pardoe giving additional information on George Albert Smith's life.

Fd 2 - Notes on George Albert Smith's Life

Holographic notes concerning incidents in the life of George Albert Smith. Included is a statement made by George Albert Smith a month before his death in 1951.

Fd 3 - Biographical Articles

Magazine articles on George Albert Smith.

Fd 4 - "A Brief Biography," 1892

Humorous biography of George Albert Smith written at the time of his marriage.

Fd 5 - Marriage Certificate, 1892

Fd 6 - Nurses' Bedside Notes, 1951

Notes kept by nurses preceeding the death of George Albert Smith.

Fds 7-8 - Funeral, 1951

Documents concerning the funeral of George Albert Smith, including a dedicatory prayer, a list of pall bearers, an obituary statement, and a statement of arrangements for the funeral.

Fd 9 - George Albert Smith's "Creed"

Fd 10 - Line of Authority Cards

Cards giving George Albert Smith's line of apostolic authority.

Fd 11 - Blessing, 1870

Given to George Albert Smith by George A. Smith.

Fd 12 - Patriarchal Blessing, 1881

Given to George Albert Smith by John L. Smith.

Fd 13 - Patriarchal Blessing, 1884

Given to George Albert Smith by Zebedee Coltrin. In this blessing George Albert Smith is told he will become an apostle, and it is intimated he will become president of the LDS Church.

Fds 14-16 - Missionary Blessings, 1892, 1919, and 1938

Given to George Albert Smith by Joseph F. Smith and Heber J. Grant.

Fd 17 - Priesthood Certificates, 1892

Ordination as a member of the Quorum of the Seventy and as a missionary.

Fd 18 - Certificates, 1892-1942

Discharge certificate as a sergeant in the National Guard of Utah, life membership certificate in the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, membership certificate in the Utah State Historical Society, and a pass to the October 1942 General Conference.

Fds 19-21 - Missionary Certificates, 1903, 1906, and 1919

Included are certificates for Lucy E. W. Smith, George Albert Smith, Jr., and Edith Smith.

Fd 22 - Missionary Farewell Program, 1919

Fd 23 - Apostolic Charge, 1903

To George Albert Smith by John Henry Smith.

Fd 24 - British Identity Book and Passport, 1919 and 1915

Fds 25-26 - Passports, 1920-1921, 1938, and 1948

Fd 27 - Record of Ordinations, 1904-1908

Men ordained by George Albert Smith to the Priesthood.

Fd 28 - Sunday School Class Members, 1891

List of George Albert Smith's first Sunday School class and roll book.

Fd 29 - Seventeenth Ward Sunday School, 1900

Lesson materials and outlines.

Fd 30 - Temple Prayer Circle, 1924

Program for social reunion.

Fds 31-32 - Letters of Introduction, 1908-1919 and 1938

For George Albert Smith, written by prominent men in Utah and the LDS Church.

Fd 33 - Personal Cards

Driver's license, indentification card, and others.

Fd 34 - Business Cards

Fd 35 - Guest List, 1947

Register of Governors' Reception held at the George Albert Smith home.

Fd 36 - St. George, Utah, Weather Reports, 1909-1910

Chart prepared by George Albert Smith.

Fd 37 - Land Plats

Owned by George Albert Smith.

Fd 38 - Speeches by the General Authorities of the LDS Church

Bk 1 - Birthday Book

Listing of birthdays of individuals and friends of George Albert Smith.

Fd 39 - Itineraries

Travels of George Albert Smith.

Bx 101 - Youth and Education, George Albert Smith, Jr., and Edith Smith

Folders 10-27 refer to George Albert Smith, Jr.

Fd 1 - George Albert Smith's Youth

Songs he sang in his youth.

Fds 2-3 - Brigham Young Academy, 1882

Original themes, correspondence, and other materials.

Fds 4-5 - Autograph Books, 1882-1885

Fds 6-9 - Sprague Corespondence School of Law

Lessons, certificate, quiz books, and correspondence.

Fds 10-23 - Correspondence, 1926-1929

Fd 24 - Missionary Blessing, 1919

Given by Heber J. Grant.

Fd 25 - Mission Notes

In English and German.

Fd 26 - Passports, 1926 and 1928

Fd 27 - Documents

Genealogical items, articles, and speeches.

Fd 28 - Edith Smith, Correspondence, 1920

Fd 29 - Edith Smith Elliott

Statements concerning the health of George O. Elliott, Edith Smith's husband.

Bx 102 - Genealogical Records, Certificates, and Memorials, 2 Bks

Fd 1 - Genealogical Cards

Prepared for the family record of the descendants of Robert Smith. They include George Albert Smith, his wife, and children.

Fd 2 - Genealogical Sheets

LDS family group sheets for Samuel Smith, John Smith, George A. Smith, Nathaniel Libby, Ezra Chase, Lorin Farr, Wilford Woodruff, John Henry Smith, Elias Smith, Aphek Woodruff, George Albert Smith, Robert M. Stewart, George O. Elliott, and George Albert Smith, Jr.

Fd 3 - George Albert Smith Family

Genealogical information on the family of George Albert Smith.

Fd 4 - "Ancestry of the Smith's"

Manuscript on the ancestors of George Albert Smith.

Fd 5 - "A Race of Religious Leaders"

Extract from the Sunday school manual, Saviors on Mount Zion.

Fd 6 - "Asahel [Asael] Smith of Topsfield, with some Account of the Smith Family," by Joseph F. Smith, Jr.

Photocopy.

Fd 7 - Genealogical Sketches

Brief biographical sketches with photographs of George A. Smith, Wilford Woodruff, Lorin Farr, Nancy B. Chase Farr, John Smith, Clarissa L. Smith, Aphek Woodruff, Ezra Chase, Tirza W. Chase, Winslow Farr, Wilford Woodruff, Jr., Elias Smith, and Lucy E. Woodruff Smith. Also includes photographs of George Albert Smith, his wife and children, as well as his childrens' spouses and their children.

Fds 8-10 - Chase Family, 1870-1915

Includes correspondence, notes, genealogical charts, items on the Chase Mill, and sketches of Rhoda Chase Hinman, Beatrice Chase McGhie, and John D. Chase.

Fd 11 - Sons of the American Revolution, Certificate of Memorium

Fd 12 - LDS Genealogical Society, Certificate of Memberhship, 1908

Fd 13 - Autograph Book of Memorium, 1910

Presented to George Albert Smith by the members of the party who traveled to dedicate the Joseph Smith Monument in Vermont in 1905.

Fd 14 - Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution, 1911-1912, 1914-1915, 1917-1919, and 1921-1926

Certificates of election to the Board of Directors.

Fd 15 - "Win the War for Permanent Peace" Convention, 1918

Honorary appointment by the Governor of the State of Utah.

Fd 16 - Oregon Trail Memorial Association, Membership Certificate, 1926

Fd 17 - Boy Scouts of America, Silver Beaver Award Certificate, 1931

Fd 18 - Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, 1932

Memorial booklet presented to George Albert Smith on his 62nd birthday.

Fd 19 - Boy Scouts of America, 1934

Certificate and booklet of the Silver Buffalo Award.

Fd 20 - Boys Town, 1941

Certificate as an honarary citizen.

Fd 21 - Salt Lake City Kiwanis Club, 1946

Certificate as guest speaker.

Fd 22 - Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, 1948

Special citation presented to George Albert Smith during June M.I.A. Conference.

Fd 23 - Fraternal Order of Eagles, Civic Service Certificate, 1948

Fd 24 - Maximo Corte Book of Memorium, 1949

Hand-written book of a Spanish translation of the first book of Nephi from the Book of Mormon, presented to George Albert Smith by Maximo Corte, an Argentinian convert to the LDS Church.

Fd 25 - United States Treasury, Award of Merit, 1950

Bk 1 - Improvement Era Editorial Staff

Bound volume of birthday wishes from all Mutual Improvement Association stake and mission officers.

Bk 2 - Improvement Era Editorial Staff, April 1950

Specially bound birthday issue of the Improvement Era dedicated to George Albert Smith.

Bx 103 - Medals, Ribbons, Resolutions, Memorials, and Personal Library , 3 Bks

Fds 1-8 - Medals and ribbons worn by George Albert Smith at political conventions, LDS conferences and conventions, and business conventions.

Bk 1 - Memorial

To George Albert Smith in appreciation for his service in the Mutual Improvement Association.

Bk 2 - Memorial, 1951

Prepared upon the death of George Albert Smith.

Fd 9 - Resolutions, 1951

Copies of resolutions passed by various organizations upon the death of George Albert Smith.

Fd 10 - Books in the President's Office

Catalog.

Bk 3 - Books in George Albert Smith's Home

Catalog.

Fd 11 - Books Mailed, 1935-1945

List.

Bx 104 - Writings and Speeches, 2 Bks

Fds 1-2 - Speeches, 1921-1950

Given by George Albert Smith.

Fd 3 - Writings

Copies of articles written by George Albert Smith and notes for speeches and writings.

Fd 4 - Diary Excerpts, 1945

Typed copy of entries in George Albert Smith's diary at the time he became president of the LDS Church.

Bk 1 - Sharing the Gospel with Others, 1948

Excerpts from the sermons of George Albert Smith, edited by Preston Nibley.

Bk 2 - Religious Lesson Book, 1883

Religious studies prepared by George Albert Smith. Includes German translation.

Bx 105 - Subject Files

Fd 1 - Adam-Ondi-Adman Plat

Original plat map of Adam-Ondi-Ahman. A xerox of this map is filed in this folder, the original is in box 177, folder 4.

Fd 2 - Andrew Jenson Memorial Association, 1947-1948

Articles of incorporation and correspondence.

Fd 3 - List of Apostles

Apostles of the LDS Church and by whom they were ordained.

Fd 4 - The Archbishop of Canterbury, 1897

Programs and announcements of the enthronement.

Fd 5 - The Bald Headed League of the World

Certificate of membership and a pamphlet, "Long May She Glow."

Fds 6-7 - Melvin J. Ballard, 1937-1939

Correspondence and ordination book.

Fd 8 - Matilda M. Barrett

Art work, drawings, and paintings.

Fd 9 - Harriet Beeching

Items dealing with the Methodist Church, including hymnals, pamphlets, and membership cards.

Fd 10 - Book of Mormon "Caractors"

Photo reproduction of the "Caractors" of the Book of Mormon plates, drawn by Joseph Smith, Jr.

Fd 11 - Book of Mormon Chart, 1941

Chronological chart to the Book of Mormon, prepared by Albert C. Peterson.

Fds 12-13 - Book of Mormon Committee, 1920-1921

Correspondence primarily between the Committee and Joel Ricks concerning Book of Mormon geography.

Fds 14-15 - Book of Mormon Evidences

Article by Gregory Mason, entitled "Rediscovering America," and copies of pamphlets and articles concerning early American civilizations.

Fd 16 - George Q. Cannon Journal, 1900-1901

Typescript of his journal while on a trip to Hawaii.

Fd 17 - Hanna Knight Libby Carter, Biographical Sketch

Fd 18 - Samuel Parkinson Cowley, Funeral Service, 1934

Fd 19 - Creation of the Earth

Chart comparing the biblical and scientific accounts of creation.

Fd 20 - Dionsaurs, 1926

Article by Samuel Hubbard, "On the Trail of the Dinosaur," in Wild World Magazine (vol. 56).

Fd 21 - Europe

Notes giving impressions of various countries.

Fd 22 - Evolution, 1920

Article by Canon E. W. Barnes, "Evolution and the Fall of Man," in Everlasting Standard.

Fd 23 - Foreign Language Papers

Reasons for continuing the church control of foreign language papers.

Fd 24 - Glendale West Ward, Dedication Program, 1950

Fd 25 - Heber Q. Hale, 1920

Text pertaining to a vision received by Heber Q. Hale.

Fd 26 - Jesus Christ and Joseph Smith

Chart comparing the lives of the two men, selections from Joseph Smith's last sermons, and notes on the atonement and resurrection of Christ.

Fd 27 - Spencer W. Kimball, 1942

Reports on the Duncan flood in Arizona.

Fd 28 - KSL Radio Tabernacle Broadcast Script, October 3, 1943

Fd 29 - LDS Church Organization

Chart showing the organization of the LDS Church.

Fd 30 - Mayflower

Chart showing Mayflower ancestors of George Albert Smith.

Fd 31 - Maps

Plat maps showing property owned by George Albert Smith and others of the Smith family.

Fd 32 - Men and Women

Articles and notes on the relationship of men and women.

Fds 33-34 - Merrill Mortuaries Case, 1934-1936

Documents, correspondence, and newspaper clippings concerning lawsuit in Montana.

Bx 106 - Subject Files

Fds 1-2 - Notes

Miscellaneous notes and pocket notebooks.

Fd 3 - Organ Recital, 1926

Program given in honor of the Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden.

Fd 4 - Overland Guide

Overland guide from Ogden, Utah, to Cardston, Canada.

Fd 5 - Parowan, Utah

Historical notes given to Barbara M. Adams by President William R. Palmer.

Fd 6 - Charles W. Penrose

Manuscript of "Origin of Intelligent Beings."

Fd 7 - Orson Pratt

Biographical information and notes.

Fds 8-9 - Poetry

Copies of poetry on various subjects.

Fds 10-12 - Political Documents

Copies of platforms, pamphlets, brochures, tickets, and voting statistics for various elections.

Fd 13 - Polygamy, 1898

Letter to Anthony W. Ivins, requesting a polygamous marriage following the Manifesto of 1890.

Fd 14 - M. I. Pupin

Manuscript of "The Power Age and Modern Civilization."

Fd 15 - Religious Class Work

Anonymous manuscript of "Relation of Religion Class Work to the Public Schools."

Fd 16 - Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Manuscripts and correspondence concerning the founding of the Reorganized LDS Church.

Fd 17 - Stephen L. Richards, 1936

Correspondence concerning an article, "Ancient Life in North America," by Wallace King.

Fd 18 - Joseph E. Robinson

Manuscript of "Interesting Incidents of the California Mission."

Fd 19 - Virginia Robinson

Testimony of the truthfulness of the Mormon church.

Fd 20 - Sacrament

Scriptural references to the sacrament.

Fd 21 - Smith Ancestors Monument, 1916

Dedication program of monument to John Smith, George A. Smith, and John Henry Smith. -

Fd 22 - Lorenzo Snow

Photocopy of account of Lorenzo Snow's first automobile ride.

Fd 23 - Sterling B. Talmage, Correspondence, 1933-1938

Fd 24 - Tithing

Statement for which LDS Church tithing is used.

Fd 25 - "A Treatise on War Against Sin," by William Ipson Lang

Fd 26 - White Horse Prophecy, October 15, 1912

"A Prophecy of Joseph Smith on or about May 6, 1843," copied from manuscript written by Margaret Averitt.

Fd 27 - Chief Washakie

Manuscripts on Chief Washakie, by James I. Patten and James S. Brown.

Fd 28 - Lyman Wight

Photocopy of "An Address by Way of an Abridged Account and Journal of my Life from February 1811 up to April 1848, with an Appeal to the Latter Day Saints."

Fd 29 - Word of Wisdom

Manuscript of "How to Enjoy the Shortages" (no author).

Fd 30 - World War I

Broadside advertising speech by James E. Talmage on "Mormonism and the War."

Fd 31 - Brigham Young, 1950

Biographical sketch and program presenting the Brigham Young Statue in Washington, D.C.

Fd 32 - Brigham Young Discourse, May 25, 1877

Typescript of an address made by Brigham Young.

Fd 33 - Lucy Ann Decker Young

Biographical sketch, blessings, and correspondence.

Bx 107 - Financial and Legal Papers, 1890-1951

Fds 1-6 - Savings Passbooks, 1897-1915 and 1921-1951

Includes books for Lucy W. Smith, George Albert Smith, Jr., and Clarabell Smith.

Fd 7 - Railroad Passes, 1915

Issued to George Albert Smith and family.

Fd 8 - Property Deeds and Bonds, 1890s

Fd 9 - Power of Attorney, 1922

Giving Robert Murray Stewart power of attorney.

Fd 10 - Last Will and Testament, 1901 and 1950

Fd 11 - Securities, 1919 and 1951

List of stocks and property owned by George Albert Smith.

Fd 12 - Stock Certificates, 1896-1905

Ima Consolidated Mine, Dugway Mining Company, Utah States Gold Mine, and Golden Eagle Mine.

Fd 13 - Deeds and Indentures, 1890-1932

Fd 14 - Beneficial Life Insurance Company, Loan Agreement, 1932

Fd 15 - Continental Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Policy, 1930

Fd 16 - Equitable Life Insurance Company, 1927

Correspondence, policies, and loan agreements.

Fd 17 - Employers Indemnity Corporation, Policy, 1918

Fd 18 - General Accident Assurance Corporation, Disability Policy, 1919

Fd 19 - Mutual Life Insurance Company, Policy

Fd 20 - Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Automobile Insurance Policy, 1922-1925

Fds 21-22 - Home Fire Insurance Company, Policies, 1923-1928

Fd 23 - Deseret Mortuaries, 1929

Funeral service certificate.

Fd 24 - Libby Investment Company, 1916-1917

Financial reports and list of stock owned by George Albert Smith.

Fd 25 - Burglary Notes, 1945

List of items stolen from George Albert Smith's home and the resultant insurance claims.

Bx 108 - Financial Records, 1915-1948

Fds 1-9 - Earnings, 1915-1916, 1919, and 1922-1929

Fd 10 - Monthly Salary Statement

Fds 11-15 - Accounts, 1919-1921

Fd 16 - Income Tax Notes

Fds 17-19 - Income Tax Returns, 1914-1918 and 1920-1928

Fds 20-25 - LDS Church Donations, 1943-1948

Fds 26-47 - Bank Statements, 1924-May 1943

Bx 109 - Bank Statements, June 1943-December 1945, and January-February 1947

Bx 110 - Bank Statements, March 1947-May 1949

Bx 111 - Bank Statements, June 1949-January 1951

Bx 112 - Financial Records, 1892-1906

Bks 1-4 - Ledgers, 1892-1902

Bk 5 - Day Book, 1902-1906

Bx 113 - Financial Records, 1898-1919

Bks 1-10 - Check Stubs, 1898-1911

Bks 11-12 - Check and Deposit Registers, 1908-1911 and 1915-1919

Bx 114 - Estate Papers, 2 Bks

Fds 1-8 - John Henry Smith Estate, 1912-1914

Includes probate documents, assets and liabilities, stock certificates, insurance policies, deeds, a savings passbook, bank statements, correspondence, news clippings, petitions, a ledger, and a book of check stubs.

Fds 9-12 - Sarah Farr Smith Estate, 1914 and 1921-1924

Includes last will and testament, minutes, correspondence, deeds, stock certificates, and general financial papers.

Bx 115 - Estate Papers

Fds 1-8 - Wilford Woodruff Estate, 1901-1907

Includes power of attorney, probate documents, assets and disbursements, financial transactions, stock certificates, a ledger, check stubs, and a savings passbook.

Fd 9 - Sarah Brown Woodruff Estate, 1903 and 1909

Saving passbooks, last will and testament, correspondence, and list of assets.

Fd 10 - Mary Woodruff Estate

Correspondence, probate, and other documents.

Bx 116 - Estate Papers

Bks 1-5 - Annie D. Watson Estate, 1901-1911

Check stubs and ledgers.

Fd 1 - Annie D. Watson Estate, 1901-1907

Savings passbook.

Bk 6 - Joseph M. Watson Estate, 1896-1897

Check stubs.

Bx 117 - Estate Papers, 5 Bks

Fds 1-9 - Matilda M. Barrett Estate, 1898-1904

Last will and testament, probate documents, correspondence, assets, deeds, a promisary note to give LDS University $3,320, financial statements, and a savings passbook. Also included in the Matilda M. Barrett estate materials are a ledger and three books of check stubs.

Fd 10 - Samuel M. Barrett Estate

Correspondence, assets, probate, and other documents.

Bx 118 - Estate Papers

Fd 1 - John Acomb Estate, 1936-1937

Receipts, affidavits, and correspondence.

Fd 2 - Beulah A. W. Beatie Estate, 1906

Last will and testament and probate documents.

Fd 3 - Benjamin Huln Estate

Last will and testament.

Fd 4 - Mary Hansen Estate

Stock certificates and blessing.

Fd 5 - W. Henry Moore, 1904

Statement on financial condition of Barnes and Company.

Fd 6 - Grace Martha Scholes Estate, 1903

Probate document.

Bx 119 - Scrapbooks, 1930s

Both of the scrapbooks in this box contain news clippings on subjects such as the Sunday School program, the Relief Society, LDS General Conferences, scouting, pioneers, and Heber J. Grant's acitivites as a prophet.

Bx 120 - Scrapbooks, 2 Bks

Bks 1-2 - Scrapbooks, ca. 1900-1902

News clippings and anecdotes on society and Utah, and United States politics.

Fds 1-7 - News Clippings, 1903-1906 and 1938-1950

Articles on George Albert Smith.

Bx 121 - Scrapbook, 1945-1948

This scrapbook was compiled while George Albert Smith was president of the LDS Church.

Bx 122 - Scrapbook, 1948-1951

This scrapbook was compiled while George Albert Smith was president of the LDS Church.

Bx 123 - Scrapbook, 1951

This scrapbook has been split into two sections, half in this box and half in box 124. It was compiled on the death and funeral of George Albert Smith.

Bx 124 - Scrapbooks

This is the continuation of the scrapbook in box 123. Also included is a scrapbook with art reproductions of Yellowstone National Park scenes.

Bx 125 - Scrapbooks

These scrapbooks contain cards, news clippings, invitations, railroad passes, and other items.

Bx 126 - Picture Post Card Albums

Bx 127 - Picture Post Card Albums

Bx 128 - Picture Post Card Albums

Bx 129 - Picture Post Card Album

Bx 130 - Picture Post Card Album

Bx 131 - Railroad Passes, Credit Cards, Membership Cards, Athletic Passes, and Invitations, 1893-1951

Bx 132 - Correspondence, 1880-1902

Fd 5 - 1884

From an LDS missionary, Jesse J. Fuller

Fd 9 - December 2, 1890

Letter to Frank Merrill in answer to the question, What makes a young man a favorite with the ladies?

Fd 23 - March 1, 1895

From Wilford and Emma Woodruff, requesting attendance at a birthday party for them.

Fd 28 - February 19, 1901

From D. P. Woodruff, listing contributors to the Wilford Woodruff monument.

Bx 133 - Correspondence, 1903-1926

Fd 12 - November 16, 1909

From Heber J. Grant, saying he prays constantly for the recovery of George Albert Smith.

Fd 17 - April 11, 1910

From John Henry Smith, suggesting that if George Albert Smith "will use Bass Pale Ale his stomach will get all right."

Fd 24 - June 7, 1916

From Elizabeth C. Porter, expressing her appreciation for Lucy E. W. Smith's support to publish her book, The Cities of the Sun, although it was not adopted by the committee.

Fd 29 - March 16, 1923

From Newton Woodruff, giving genealogical information about his family.

Bx 134 - Correspondence, 1927-1937

Fd 2 - June 1, 1927

From Sylia W. Thompson, giving genealogical data on the Heber J. Thompson family.

Fd 6 - June 23, 1934

From J. Golden Kimball, expressing his appreciation for the work Lucy E. W. Smith did while she was a missionary in the Southern States Mission in the 1890s.

Bx 135 - George Albert Smith Letters, 1887-1901

Fd 8 - March 1, 1892

From George Albert Smith, expressing his thanks that his recent actions were not misunderstood by Lucy E. Woodruff.

Fds 9-20 - 1892

Letters written by George Albert Smith while on a mission for the LDS Church in the Southern States.

Bx 136 - George Albert Smith Letters, 1902-1937

Fd 2 - April 4, 1902

From George Albert Smith, suggesting that his wife buy ten cents worth of cedar oil to keep fleas away from her bed.

Fd 10 - April 22, 1909

From George Albert Smith, writing that he is feeling better, that the pain in his side is gone, and that he takes "about a wineglass full of Ale' at each meal."

Fd 20 - September 18, 1912

From George Albert Smith, writing that the family is dividing John Henry Smith's effects, "which is a