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Winslow W. and Alice Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 379

Scope and Contents

This collection primarily contains information relating to the career and activities of Winslow and Alice Smith. There is extensive correspondence from family, friends, and professional contacts including George Albert Smith, John A. Widstoe, Wallace Bennett, Gordon B. Hinckley, Orrin Hatch, Joseph F. Smith, Glen Taggert, and many other noteworthy people. There are also boxes of family information including two boxes of items belonging to Orson F. Whitney. Several boxes contain collected information from Alice's service as a member of the Relief Society General Board of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There are also files containing student papers Alice collected as a teacher from international students and various materials concerning The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including some essays written by Iranian students in the 1960s and 1970s comparing their life in Utah to Iran.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880-2001

Creator

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

Some student materials are protected until 2030. 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 Whitney and Alice Smith papers must be obtained from the Special Collections manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

Biographical Note

Winslow Whitney Smith and his wife, Alice Colton Smith, were professors at Utah State University. Winslow was born on May 14, 1907, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Alice was born on January 10, 1913, in Vernal, Utah, but spent part of her childhood in Washington, D.C., because her father, Don Byron Colton, served in the United States Congress. Winslow attended the University of Utah and went on to receive his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Alice attended Columbia University but transferred to the University of Utah, where she met and married Winslow. After teaching at the University of Southern California, Winslow transferred to the Utah State Agricultural College, now Utah State University, and headed the bacteriology department. While a USU faculty member, Winslow frequently traveled and in the 1950s worked on agricultural projects for the government of Israel. Alice, who obtained her master’s degree in sociology at USU, accompanied her husband to Israel and worked on cultural projects. Alice also taught sociology at USU. Alice served on many boards and committees, especially with those that dealt with issues concerning women and minorities.

Extent

103 boxes (53 linear feet)

Abstract

This collection primarily contains information relating to the career and religious activities of Winslow Whitney and Alice Colton Smith.

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged into 8 series according to the subject matter of the papers and records, and the type of materials: Clubs and Professional Organizations, Israel, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Personal and Family History, Winslow Whitney Smith correspondence, Alice Colton Smith correspondence, Family Correspondence, and Photographs and Audio materials

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 2002 by Whitney and Alice Smith.

Related Materials

Winslow Whitney Smith papers, USU Coll Mss 247

Whitney Smith photograph collection, USU P0034

Winslow Farr Smith, USU Coll Mss 246

Processing Information

Processed in May of 2012. Reprocessed in 2024 to add detailed inventory.

Title
Guide to the Winslow W. and Alice Smith papers 1880-2001
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Clint Pumphrey, updated by Heather Housley
Date
©2012, 2024
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.
  • 2024: Updated to add the register/box inventory

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)