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Dee Glen Smith oral histories, 1925-1992
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Dee Glen Smith oral histories
- Dates
- 1925-1992 (inclusive)19251992
- Quantity
- 7 boxes, (3 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 273
- Summary
- This collection consists of the audio cassette recordings and the typescripts of numerous oral history interviews conducted by Howard M. Carlisle during the 1980s about Dee Smith.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
-
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dee Glen Smith was born September 30, 1925 in Brigham City, Utah the son of Ren and Seret Smith. He worked for his father, who owned a small grocery story, throughout his youth. He graduated from Box Elder High School in 1943 and quickly joined the US Army. During a leave of absence, Smith married his high school sweetheart, Ida Woodyatt in May 1944. After an honorable discharge as a corporal from the Army, Smith returned to help his father run his grocery store, quickly catching on to the daily store activity and soon taking over many responsibilities from his father. Smith joined with a partner and expanded his business, Smith's Grocery, into Ogden, Roy, and Layton, Utah. After his father passed away, Smith took over as president and began to expand even more throughout Utah and later into Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and other states. Many small grocery chains were up for sale at the time due to poor business practices and Dee Smith bought them up and consolidated them into a profitable venture. Dee Glen Smith died June 30, 1984 in Salt Lake City, Utah, leaving behind a billion-dollar business that included 128 stores and 6,500 employees.
Dee Glen Smith Biographical Timeline:
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of the audio cassette recordings and the typescripts of numerous oral history interviews conducted by Howard M. Carlisle during the 1980s. These interviews were conducted by Carlisle for use in writing his 1992 book, Fulfilling a Dream: The Dee Smith Story (see citation below). Concerning the content these interviews Carlisle stated:
The taped interviews are not restricted to topics related to the growth of the company. Several interviews are with older Brigham City residents (most of whom have since died) relating to early years and conditions in the community during the past century. Most notable are insights into the small general stores of the period, how investment capital was obtained during the Great Depression when banks were extremely conservative, and insights into living conditions in the typical small Utah community.
The material in this collection has been organized into two series. Series I consists of the oral history typescripts, Carlisle's notes concerning the interviews, and one box (Box 3) containing information about Dee Smith's businesses. Series II consists of the oral history audio cassette and compact disc recordings.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Dee Glen Smith oral histories must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Dee Glen Smith oral histories USU_COLL MSS 273, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 273, USUSCA.
Alternative Forms Available
Contains audio cassette tapes and compact discs.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by material type.
Processing Note
Processed in February of 2006.
Acquisition Information
The materials in this collection were donated to Utah State University Special Collections & Archives by Howard M. Carlisle in December 2002.
Related Materials
Carlisle, Howard M., Fulfilling a Dream: The Dee Smith Story, (HD 9321.95 .S64 C37 1992)
Dee Glen Smith Photograph Collection P0438
Separated Materials
Dee Glen Smith photograph collection P0438
Bibliography
Carlisle, Howard M., Fulfilling a Dream: The Dee Smith Story, (HD 9321.95 .S64 C37 1992)Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I: Interview TranscriptsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Ida Woodyatt Smith
3 interviews and notes on 2 tapes
|
1991 May 14-28 |
1 | 2 | The Fred L. Smith family |
1991 August 6 |
1 | 3 | The Jeff P. Smith family |
1991 June 26 - September 5 |
1 | 4 | The Richie Dee Smith family |
1991 June 26 - July 10 |
1 | 5 | Ole and Ida Zundel |
1991 May 16 |
1 | 6 | Pearl Smith Arbon |
1991 September 7 |
1 | 7 | Ray and Mary Reese |
1991 May 22 |
1 | 8 | Erma Hansen |
1991 May 28 |
1 | 9 | Juanita Steffen |
1991 August 21 |
1 | 10 | Don Carlson |
1991 May 31 |
1 | 11 | Dale and Melva Baron |
1991 September 23 |
1 | 12 | Omer and Bette Call |
1991 May 20 |
1 | 13 | Dean and Peggy Candland |
1991 October 19 |
1 | 14 | Ted Earl |
1991 September 23 |
1 | 15 | Vera Fife |
1991 August 15 |
1 | 16 | Ed and Marva Frost |
1991 September 3 |
1 | 17 | Clinton Holmes |
1991 October 1 |
1 | 18 | Leroy Holmgren |
1991 December 16 |
1 | 19 | Reese and Miriam Jensen |
1991 May 27 |
1 | 20 | Shauna Nance Josten and Paul Nance |
1991 December 23 |
1 | 21 | John Larsen |
1991 May 22 |
1 | 22 | Ellen Mae Munns Manning |
1991 December 6 |
1 | 23 | Reed and Glenna Merrill |
1991 May 25 |
1 | 24 | Del and Shelly Nichols |
1991 July 19 |
1 | 25 | D. A. Olsen |
1991 August 26 |
1 | 26 | Verl and LaRaine Petersen |
1991 May 17 |
1 | 27 | Vern Petersen |
1991 July 11 |
1 | 28 | Grace Price |
1991 July 19 |
1 | 29 | Gene Munns Rich
not listed in interviews or in book
|
1991 December 2 |
1 | 30 | Lloyd Robinette |
1991 August 26 |
1 | 31 | Jim Simper |
1991 May 16 |
1 | 32 | John and Alice Stewart
No Tape
|
undated |
1 | 33 | Lawrence C Taylor |
1991 December 30 |
1 | 34 | Blythe Tingey
No Tape or Transcript
|
undated |
1 | 35 | Effie Baty |
1991 September 23 |
1 | 36 | Glen and June Fife |
1991 May 17 |
1 | 37 | Fred and Eileen Forsgren |
1991 July 3 - August |
1 | 38 | J. Leo Jensen |
1991 May 27 |
1 | 39 | Darel Johnson |
1991 September 7 |
1 | 40 | Karl Josephson |
1991 December 2 |
1 | 41 | Gary Loveland |
1991 May 20 |
1 | 42 | Earl Seegmiller |
1991 September 2 |
1 | 43 | Howard and Connie Simcox |
1991 September 3 |
1 | 44 | George Woodward |
1991 August 9 |
1 | 55 | Sam and Ann Park |
1991 October 3 |
1 | 46 | Lloyd and Geneil Pickett |
1991 June 20 |
1 | 47 | Izzy and JaNae Wagner |
1991 June 20 |
2 | 48 | Bob Bolinder |
1991 November 4 |
2 | 49 | Steve Burton |
1991 October 30 |
2 | 50 | Rich Bylski |
1991 October 29 |
2 | 51 | Jim Hallsey |
1991 November 6 |
2 | 52 | Larry McNeill |
1991 November 3 |
2 | 53 | Harry Moskal |
1991 January 8 |
2 | 54 | Dave Parmeter |
1991 November 8 |
2 | 55 | Jonathan Ramras |
1991 October 21 |
2 | 56 | Mat Tezak |
1991 October 30 |
2 | 57 | Oleen Watt |
1991 July 1 |
2 | 58 | Ken White |
1991 December 3 |
2 | 59 | Corina Williams |
1991 September 6 |
2 | 60 | Jay Arbon |
1991 November 14 |
2 | 61 | Carl Blair
No Tape
|
1991 November 13 |
2 | 62 | Rick Bovero |
1991 November 20 |
2 | 63 | Dirk Burningham |
1991 November 20 |
2 | 64 | Tim Cook
No Tape
|
1991 November 13 |
2 | 65 | Pete Cowan |
1991 November 14 |
2 | 66 | Kathleen Foote
No Tape
|
1991 November 13 |
2 | 67 | Randy Johnson |
1991 November 20 |
2 | 68 | Jack Kelley |
1991 November 14 |
2 | 69 | Bob Lee |
1991 November 20 |
2 | 70 | Jon Little |
1991 November 14 |
2 | 71 | Marilyn Weaver |
1991 November 14 |
2 | 72 | Delonne Anderson |
1991 May 21 |
2 | 73 | Ralph Drake |
1991 October 30 |
2 | 74 | Darlene Hobson |
1991 July 30 |
2 | 75 | Rocky LaSalle |
1991 December 6 |
2 | 76 | Al Martindale
(2 tapes)
|
1991 May 30 |
2 | 77 | Marv Mumford |
1991 September 24 |
2 | 78 | Winnie and Mont Rosenburg |
1991 July 25 |
2 | 79 | John Shipp |
1991 September 16 |
2 | 80 | Art Toimoto |
1991 August 7 |
2 | 81 | Frank and Emma Warner |
1991 July 25 |
2 | 82 | Tom Welch |
1991 September 6 |
2 | 83 | Jack Williams |
1991 November 30 |
2 | 84 | Grant Woolley |
1991 October 30 |
2 | 85 | Lawrence P. Alder |
1991 November 18 |
2 | 86 | Dick Bartholomew |
1991 December 18 |
2 | 87 | James and Lucille Chamberlin |
1991 December 12 |
2 | 88 | Mac Christensen |
1991 October 21 |
2 | 89 | Winston Fillmore |
1991 October 3 |
2 | 90 | Beverly Howell |
1991 December 2 |
2 | 91 | Gil Iker |
1991 December 23 |
2 | 92 | Marvin G. Jenson
No Tape
|
1991 September 16 |
2 | 93 | Bob Love |
1992 January 28 |
2 | 94 | Walt Macy |
1991 August 7 |
2 | 95 | Vince Mancini |
1991 December 18 |
2 | 96 | M. H. Martin |
1991 December 23 |
2 | 97 | Keith Nuttall |
1992 January 15 |
2 | 98 | Duane Peters |
1991 August 2 |
2 | 99 | Pete Randall
No Transcript and No Tape
|
undated |
2 | 100 | Ed Reynolds |
1991 December 6 |
2 | 101 | Jack Robins |
1991 December 30 |
2 | 102 | Ray Rose |
1991 December 6 |
2 | 103 | Jack Shaum |
1991 December 9 |
2 | 104 | D. Gil Warner |
1991 September 6 |
2 | 105 | Tom Winegar |
1991 December 6 |
2 | 106 | Wayne Winegar |
1991 November 20 |
2 | 107 | Swede Larson
No Tape
|
1991 October 3 |
2 | 108 | Haven Simmons |
1991 December 10 |
I: Materials concerning Dee Smith's business, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
3 | 109 | Obituaries and remembrances of Dee Smith, his family, and friends |
undated |
3 | 110 | The Food and the Golf |
undated |
3 | 111 | Awards and honors |
undated |
3 | 112 | Smith's Management Newsletter |
undated |
3 | 114 | The Inter-com Newsletter |
undated |
3 | 115 | Smith's Magazine |
undated |
3 | 116 | Expansion and acquisitions |
undated |
3 | 117 | The business of Smith's |
undated |
3 | 118 | Notes and miscellaneous items |
undated |
II: Audio Cassettes and Compact DiscsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1 | Tape 1: Ida Woodyatt Smith |
1991 May 14 |
1 | Tape 2: Ole and Ida Zundel |
1991 May 16 |
1 | Tape 3: Jim Simper, Brigham City |
1991 May 16 |
1 | Tape 4: Glen and June Fife |
1991 May 17 |
1 | Tape 5: Omer and Bette Call |
1991 May 20 |
1 | Tape 6: Delonne Anderson |
1991 May 21 |
1 | Tape 7: Delonne Anderson |
1991 May 22 |
1 | Tape 8: Ray and Mary Reese; John Larsen |
1991 May 22 |
1 | Tape 9: J. Leo Jensen; Reese and Miriam Jensen |
1991 May 27 |
1 | Tape 10: Erma Hansen |
1991 May 28 |
1 | Tape 11: Erma Hansen |
1991 May 28 |
1 | Tape 11: Ida Woodyatt Smith |
1991 May 28 |
1 | Tape 12: Lloyd and Geneil Pickett; Izzy and JaNae Wagner |
1991 June 20 |
1 | Tape 13: The Jeff P. Smith family |
1991 June 26 |
1 | Tape 14: The Richie Dee Smith family |
1991 June 26 |
1 | Tape 15: Oleen Watt |
1991 July 1 |
2 | Tape 1: Darlene Hobson |
1991 July 30 |
2 | Tape 2: The Richie Dee Smith family; The Jeff P. Smith family |
1991 July 10 |
2 | Tape 3: Winnie and Mont Rosenburg; Frank and Emma Warner |
1991 July 25 |
2 | Tape 4: The Fred L. Smith family |
1991 August 6 |
2 | Tape 5: The Fred L. Smith family |
1991 August 6 |
2 | Tape 6: Art Toimoto |
1991 August 7 |
2 | Tape 7: Corina Williams; Joe Watts
Joe Watts is not listed
|
1991 September 6 |
2 | Tape 8: Ed and Marva Frost; John Shipp |
1991 September 3- September 16 |
2 | Tape 9: Tom Welch; D. Gil Warner |
1991 September 6 |
2 | Tape 10: Darel Johnson; Pearl Smith Arbon |
1991 September 7 |
2 | Tape 11: Marv Mumford |
1991 September 24 |
2 | Tape 12: Dale and Melva Baron; Effie Baty |
1991 September 23 |
2 | Tape 13: Jonathan Ramras; Mac Christensen; Ole and Ida Zundel |
1991 May 16-1991 October 21 |
2 | Tape 14: Rich Bylski |
1991 October 29 |
2 | Tape 15: Grant Woolley |
1991 October 30 |
2 | Tape 16: Steve Burton; Mat Tezak |
1991 October 30 |
3 | Tape 1: Jay Arbon; Jon Little |
1991 November 14 |
3 | Tape 2: Marilyn Weaver; Pete Cowan; Jack Kelley |
1991 November 14 |
3 | Tape 3: Wayne Winegar; Bob Bolinder and Larry McNeill |
1991 November 4-20 |
3 | Tape 4: Randy Johnson |
1991 November 20 |
3 | Tape 5: Randy Johnson; Rick Bovero; Dirk Burningham |
1991 November 20 |
3 | Tape 6: Jack Williams; Beverly Howell and Gene Munns Rich; Karl Josephson
(Gene Munns Rich not listed in interviews or in book)
|
1991 November 30 - December 2 |
3 | Tape 7: Ed Reynolds; Ken White and Ed Reynolds |
1991 December 3 - December 6 |
3 | Tape 8: Rocky LaSalle; Ray Rose; Ellen Mae Munns Manning |
1991 December 6 |
3 | Tape 9: Jack Shaum |
1991 December 9 |
3 | Tape 10: Haven Simmons and James and Lucille Chamberlin |
1991 December 10 - 12 |
3 | Tape 11: Gil Iker and M. H. Martin |
1991 December 23 |
3 | Tape 12: Dick Bartholomew; Vince Mancini; James and Lucille Chamberlin and Shauna Nance Josten and Paul Nance |
1991 December 18 - 23 |
3 | Tape 13: Jack Robins; Lawrence C. Taylor and Harry Moskal |
1991 December 30 - 1992 January 8 |
4 | Tape 1: Jim Hallsey and Tom Winegar |
1991 November 6 - December 6 |
4 | Tape 2: Don Carlson and Ted Earl |
1991 May 31 - September 23 |
4 | Tape 3: Ralph Drake and Winston Fillmore |
1991 October 30 |
4 | Tape 4: Del and Shelly Nichols; Grace Price and Vera Fife |
1991 July 19 - August 15 |
4 | Tape 5: Reed and Glenna Merrill; Howard and Connie Simcox |
1990 May 25 - 1991 September 3 |
4 | Tape 6: Duane Peters; Dean and Peggy Candland |
1991 August 2 - October 19 |
4 | Tape 7: Dave Parmeter; Al Martindale |
1991 May 30 - November 8 |
4 | Tape 8: Al Martindale; Lawrence P. Alder |
1991 May 30 - November 8 |
4 | Tape 9: Leroy Holmgren; Sam and Ann Park |
1991 October 3 - December 16 |
4 | Tape 10: Earl Seegmiller; George Woodward |
1991 August 9 - September 2 |
4 | Tape 11: Marv Mumford; Walt Macy |
1991 August 7 - September 24 |
4 | Tape 12: Keith Nuttall; Gary Loveland |
1991 May 20 - 1992 January 15 |
4 | Tape 13: Verl and LaRaine Petersen; Bob Love |
1991 May 17- 1992 January 28 |
4 | Tape 14: Fred and Eileen Forsgren; Juanita Steffen; D. A. Olsen |
1991 July 3 - August 26 |
4 | Tape 15: Fred and Eileen Forsgren; D. A. Olsen; Lloyd Robinette |
1991 August 12 - August 26 |
5 | CD 1: Delonne Anderson
(see also box 1, tape 7)
|
1991 May 21 |
5 | CD 2: Delonne Anderson
(see also box 1, tape 6 &7)
|
1991 May 21 |
5 | CD 3: Al Martindale
(see also box 4, tape 7 & 8)
|
1991 May 30 |
5 | CD 4: Al Martindale
(see also box 4, tape 7)
|
1991 May 30 |
5 | CD 5: J. Leo Jensen
(see box 1, tape 9)
|
1991 May 27 |
5 | CD 6: Erma Hansen
(see box 1, tape 10 & 11)
|
1991 May 28 |
5 | CD 7: Erma Hansen
(see box 1, tape 10 & 11)
|
1991 May 28 |
5 | CD 8: Don Carlson
(see box 4, tape 2)
|
1991 May 31 |
5 | CD 9: Jim Simper
(see box 1, tape 3)
|
1991 May 16 |
5 | CD 10: Lloyd Robinette
(see box 4, tape 15)
|
1991 August 26 |
5 | CD 11: Vera Fife
(see box 4, tape 4)
|
1991 August 15 |
5 | CD 12: Effie Baty
(see box 2, tape 12)
|
1991 September 23 |
5 | CD 13: Karl Josephson
(see box 3, tape 6)
|
1991 December 2 |
5 | CD 14: George Woodward
(see box 4, tape 10)
|
1991 August 9 |
5 | CD 15: Keith Nuttall
(see box 4, tape 12)
|
1992 January 15 |
5 | CD 16: Tom Welch
(see box 2, tape 9)
|
1991 September 6 |
5 | CD 17: Glen and June Fife
(see box 1, tape 14)
|
1991 May 17 |