Margaret Louise Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2605
Scope and Contents
The Margaret Louise Smith papers consist mostly of correspondence from the years 1911-1991, newsletters, notebooks and notes, programs, legal documents, and other personal materials.
Dates
- 1895-1994
Creator
- Smith, Margaret Louise, 1911-1994 (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Note
Margaret Louise Smith was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, October 7, 1911, but spent her early childhood in Salt Lake City, then moved to a farm in Burley, Idaho. She graduated from Pocatello High School and from Idaho State College at Pocatello with a teaching degree. She taught one memorable year in Buckskin, Idaho, in a one-room school. During the 1940's she worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's booking office on Film Row in Salt Lake City. In 1949 she became medical secretary to Dr. Martin Lindem in the Boston Building on Main Street. Upon his retirement she worked for Drs. Lamb, Morrow and Martin. In August 1973, she took charge of library and institution sales for Sam Weller's Books and continued working there until November 1993.She was an ardent supporter of the Utah Symphony, Lamb's Cafe, the Utah Jazz team, and the bookstore. She died November 19, 1994.
(Biographical Note taken from an obituary published in the Deseret News, November 23, 1994.)
(Biographical Note taken from an obituary published in the Deseret News, November 23, 1994.)
Extent
1 Box (0.5 linear feet)
Abstract
The Margaret Louise Smith papers (1895-1994) consist mostly of correspondence from the years 1911-1991, newsletters, notebooks and notes, programs, legal documents, and other personal materials.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Tony Weller, Zion's Book Store.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Maggie Anderson in 2013.
Creator
- Smith, Margaret Louise, 1911-1994 (Author, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Margaret Louise Smith papers, 1895-1994
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland
- Date
- © 2013 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu