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J.P. Smith Printing Company records

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 431

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of duplicate printing jobs completed for various private patrons, businesses, local government, community, religious, and university organizations. The collection also contains print-orders from local citizens, businesses, schools, and restaurants. Among the items printed were newsletters, ads, and programs.

Included are a large number of funeral programs for Hall Mortuary, organized alphabetically by the last name of the deceased, and records for the Logan chapter of the Rotary Club, organized chronologically.

The “Family History” section focuses on personal prints made by Smith including Christmas cards, resumes, wedding invitations, and birth announcements, which are organized by the last name of the person(s) associated with the item. The “Pedigrees and Pictures” subsection of “Family History” contains family trees and photographs created by Smith’s patrons who gathered their family history. The pedigrees are organized alphabetically by last name of the oldest patriarch on each tree. Many family trees contain information spanning back to the mid-19th century.

Dates

  • 1961-1989

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the J.P. Smith Printing Company records must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Biographical Note

The J.P. Smith Printing Company was a local printing establishment in Logan, Utah, founded in 1881 by John P. Smith and Clarence Cummings. The Smith Cummings Printing Company, one of the first printing establishments in Logan, later became the J.P. Smith Printing Company and operated as a family business run by the Smith family. Their offices were originally located at 25 Federal Avenue.

Extent

42 boxes (21 linear feet)

Abstract

The J.P. Smith Printing Company was a local printing establishment in Logan, Utah, founded in 1881 by John P. Smith and Clarence Cummings.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically based on the name of the organization that Smith printed for.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These materials were donated to Special Collections and Archives by Sidney P. Smith on the 30 December 1993.

Processing Information

Processed in June of 2014

Title
Guide to the J.P. Smith Printing Company records 1961-1989
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Joanna Dobrowolska, Scott Marianno, Andrew Izatt and Clint Pumphrey
Date
©2014
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)