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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

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.)

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.
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

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