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Reed Smoot papers, 1909-1986
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941
- Title
- Reed Smoot papers
- Dates
- 1909-1986 (inclusive)19091986
- Quantity
- 8.25 linear feet
- Collection Number
- MS 0449
- Summary
- The Reed Smoot papers (1909-1986) consist of copies of Smoot's journal as well as articles concerning his life and politics. Reed Smoot (1862-1941) was an Apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a United States Senator from Utah. He filled both positions simulatneously. Boxes 1-8 cannot be photocopied.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Reed Smoot (1862-1941) was one of Utah's longest serving senators, filling five terms over thirty years from 1903 to 1933. Smoot was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory and later moved with his family to Provo. He attended several schools including the University of Deseret (now University of Utah) and finally graduated from Brigham Young Academy (now Brigham Young University). He was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was called as an apostle in 1900. To the surprise of many, the Utah State Legislature elected Smoot as a United States Senator (Republican party) in 1902. While preparing to take his seat in 1903, several people raised objections to Smoot serving as an apostle and senator at the same time. A bitter four-year battle began with members of the LDS Church being asked to testify before Congressional committees and anti-LDS articles being circulated nationwide. President Theodore Roosevelt, a friend of the LDS Church, tried to influence Congress in allowing Smoot to take his seat. After the Senate was satisfied that Smoot was not a polygamist and that the LDS Church had actually ended the practice, Smoot was allowed to sit in the Senate in 1907. He was reelected in 1908, 1914, 1920, and 1926. In 1930, Smoot helped sponsor the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act which many believe helped push the United States deeper into the Great Depression. In the very next election in 1932, Smoot was unsuccessful and returned to Salt Lake City, continuing on as an apostle in the LDS Church. He died in 1941 while visiting Florida.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Reed Smoot papers (1909-1986) consist mainly of copies of Smoot's diaries from microfilm. These diaries range from 1909-1928 and contain Smoot's thoughts and opinions on his faith, national politics, and religious and political leaders. The microfilm is from the University of Utah Press which was working with editor Merlo Pussey to publish Smoot's diaries. Complications resulted and the diaries remained unpublished while the originals were moved to Brigham Young University. The University of Utah Press then turned over the microfilm to the Marriott Library. In addition to the photocopies of the diaries, there is a biography on Reed Smoot by Milton Merrill and a thesis by Melvin Thayne. Lastly are some letters and articles that concern Reed Smoot and his faith and politics.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Typescripts of DiariesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Volume | ||
1 | 1 | Book 4 |
1909 |
1 | 2 | Book 5 |
1909-1910 |
1 | 3 | Book 6 |
1910 |
1 | 4 | Book 7 |
1910-1911 |
1 | 5 | Book 8 |
1911 |
1 | 6 | Book 9 |
1911 |
1 | 7 | Book 10 |
1911-1912 |
1 | 8 | Book 11 |
1912 |
1 | 9 | Book 12 |
1912 |
1 | 10 | Book 13 |
1912-1913 |
2 | 1 | Book 14 |
1913 |
2 | 2 | Book 15 |
1913-1914 |
2 | 3 | Book 16 |
1914 |
2 | 4 | Book 17 |
1914-1915 |
2 | 5 | Book 18 |
1915 |
2 | 6 | Book 19 |
1915 |
2 | 7 | Book 20 |
1915-1916 |
2 | 8 | Book 21 |
1916 |
2 | 9 | Book 22 |
1916 |
2 | 10 | Book 23 |
1916-1917 |
3 | 1 | Book 24 |
1917 |
3 | 2 | Book 25 |
1918 |
3 | 3 | Book 26 |
1918 |
3 | 4 | Book 27 |
1918-1919 |
3 | 5 | Book 28 |
1919-1920 |
3 | 6 | Book 29 |
1920 |
3 | 7 | Book 30 |
1920-1921 |
3 | 8 | Book 31 |
1920-1922 |
4 | 1 | Book 32 |
1922 |
4 | 2 | Book 33 |
1922-1923 |
4 | 3 | Book 34 |
1923-1924 |
4 | 4 | Book 35 |
1924-1925 |
4 | 5 | Book 36 |
1925-1926 |
4 | 6 | Book 37 |
1926-1927 |
4 | 7 | Book 38 |
1927-1928 |
Photocopies of Original DiariesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Volume | ||
5 | 1 | Book 4 |
1909 |
5 | 2 | Book 5 |
1909-1910 |
5 | 3 | Book 6 |
1910 |
5 | 4 | Book 7 |
1910-1911 |
5 | 5 | Book 8 |
1911 |
5 | 6 | Book 9 |
1911 |
5 | 7 | Book 10 |
1911-1912 |
5 | 8 | Book 11 |
1912 |
5 | 9 | Book 12 |
1912 |
5 | 10 | Book 13 |
1912-1913 |
5 | 11 | Book 14 |
1913 |
6 | 1 | Book 15 |
1913-1914 |
6 | 2 | Book 16 |
1914 |
6 | 3 | Book 17 |
1914-1915 |
6 | 4 | Book 18 |
1915 |
6 | 5 | Book 19 |
1915 |
6 | 6 | Book 20 |
1915-1916 |
6 | 7 | Book 21 |
1916 |
6 | 8 | Book 22 |
1916 |
6 | 9 | Book 23 |
1916-1914 |
6 | 10 | Book 24 |
1917 |
7 | 1 | Book 25 |
1918 |
7 | 2 | Book 26 |
1918 |
7 | 3 | Book 27 |
1918-1919 |
7 | 4 | Book 28 |
1919-1920 |
7 | 5 | Book 29 |
1920 |
7 | 6 | Book 30 |
1920-1921 |
7 | 7 | Book 31 |
1920-1922 |
7 | 8 | Book 32 |
1922 |
8 | 1 | Book 33 |
1922-1923 |
8 | 2 | Book 34 |
1923-1924 |
8 | 3 | Book 35 |
1924-1925 |
8 | 4 | Book 36 |
1925-1926 |
8 | 5 | Book 37 |
1926-1927 |
8 | 6 | Book 38 |
1927-1928 |
Diaries Edited by Merlo PuseyReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
9 | 1 | Merlo J. Pusey, Introduction |
1961 |
9 | 2 | Book 4 |
1909 |
9 | 3 | Book 5 |
1909-1910 |
9 | 4-5 | Book 6 |
1910 |
9 | 6-7 | Book 7 |
1910-1911 |
9 | 8 | Book 8 |
1911 |
9 | 9 | Book 9 |
1911 |
9 | 10 | Book 10 |
1911-1912 |
9 | 11 | Book 11 |
1912 |
9 | 12 | Book 12 |
1912 |
9 | 13 | Merlo Pusey, Notes on Books 9-12 |
|
9 | 14 | Book 13 |
1912-1913 |
9 | 15 | Book 14 |
1913 |
9 | 16-17 | Book 15 |
1913-1914 |
10 | 1 | Book 16 |
1914 |
10 | 2-3 | Book 17 |
1914-1915 |
10 | 4 | Book 18 |
1915 |
10 | 5 | Book 19 |
1915 |
10 | 6-7 | Book 20 |
1915-1916 |
10 | 8-9 | Book 21 |
1916 |
10 | 10 | Merlo Pusey, Notes on Books 13-21 |
|
10 | 11 | Book 22 |
1916 |
10 | 12-14 | Book 23 |
1916-1917 |
10 | 15-16 | Book 24 |
1917 |
10 | 17-18 | Book 25 |
1918 |
10 | 19-20 | Book 26 |
1918 |
10 | 21-22 | Book 27 |
1918-1919 |
10 | 23 | Merlo Pusey, Notes on Books 22-27 |
|
11 | 1-3 | Book 28 |
1919-1920 |
11 | 4-6 | Book 29 |
1920 |
11 | 7-8 | Book 30 |
1920-1921 |
11 | 9-10 | Book 31 |
1921-1922 |
11 | 11-13 | Book 32 |
1922 |
11 | 14 | Notes for Books 28-32 |
|
11 | 15-17 | Book 33 |
1922-1923 |
11 | 18-21 | Book 34 |
1923-1924 |
11 | 22-24 | Book 35 |
1924-1925 |
12 | 1-3 | Book 36 |
1925-1926 |
12 | 4 | Notes for Books 33-36 |
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12 | 5-7 | Book 37 |
1926-1927 |
12 | 8-10 | Book 38 |
1927-1928 |
12 | 11 | Notes from Books 37-38 |
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12 | 12 | Correspondence and Notes About Publication of Diaries |
1967-1970 |
Merlo Pusey Corrected TypescriptsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
13 | 1 | From Book 7 |
13 | 2 | From Book 8 |
13 | 3 | From Book 9 |
13 | 4-5 | From Book 10 |
13 | 6 | From Book 11 |
13 | 7 | From Book 12 |
13 | 8 | From Book 13 |
13 | 9 | From Book 14 |
13 | 10 | From Book 15 |
13 | 11 | From Book 16 |
13 | 12 | From Book 17 |
13 | 13 | From Book 18 |
13 | 14 | From Book 19 |
13 | 15 | Index |
Merrill, Milton, Reed Smoot, Apostle in PoliticsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
14 | Merrill, Milton, Biography, Introduction, and Chapters 1-28 |
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15 | Merrill, Milton, Biography, Chapters 29-52 |
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16 | Merrill, Milton, Biography, Chapters 53-63 |
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Folder | |||
17 | 1 | Judd Harmon, Forward |
1986 |
17 | 2-19 |
Reed Smoot, Apostle in Politics
|
1950 |
17 | 20 |
Western Humanities Review "Reed Smoot, Apostle in Politics" |
Speeches, Articles, and Correspondence By and About SmootReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
18 | Melvin Thayne, "Smoot of Utah: US Senator: 1903-1933" |
1950 | |
Folder | |||
19 | 1 | Tributes and Biographical Articles |
1961-1966 |
19 | 2 | Correspondence |
1929-1935 |
19 | 3 | Chas. M. Morris, Hon. Reed Smoot: His Record in the Senate
|
1914 |
19 | 4 | Speeches of Reed Smoot |
1916-1922 |
19 | 5 | Campaign Literature |
1914-1926 |
19 | 6 | M. Paul Holsinger, "For God and the American Home" |
1969 |
19 | 7 |
American Economist: Special Reed Smoot Number
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1926 |
19 | 8 | Reed Smoot, "Why I Am a Mormon" |
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19 | 9 | A. F. Cardon, "The Reed Smoot Diaries" |
1962 |
19 | 10 | Edward S. Martin, "Some Thoughts for the Despondent" |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint churches--Apostles--Diaries
- Legislators--United States
- Republican National Convention
- Tariff--United States
- Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1924
Geographical Names
- Utah--Politics and government
Form or Genre Terms
- Biographies
- Diaries
- Memorabilia