Donna Toland Smart papers, 1846-2015

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Smart, Donna Toland, 1923-
Title
Donna Toland Smart papers
Dates
1846-2015 (inclusive)
Quantity
28.75 linear feet, (36 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 1887
Summary
The Donna Toland Smart papers (1846-1888 and 1938-2015) contain correspondence and research files, note cards, diary transcripts, and manuscript drafts. The bulk of the collection is related to Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions, edited by Smart and published by Utah State University Press in 1997. Smart received a master's degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981 and worked for the University of Utah as a technical writer. She also taught for several years at East High School and worked with the Relief Society.
Repository
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

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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Donna Toland Smart was born on February 2, 1923. Donna Toland married William B. "Bill" Smart; together, the couple had five children. She received a Bachelor's from the University of Wyoming and a Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981. Smart taught high school in Star Valley, Wyoming, and at East High in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also worked for the University of Utah as a technical writer and served on the Emeritus Board. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Smart also worked as an author for the Relief Society. Smart edited Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions, published in 1997.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Donna Toland Smart papers (1846-1888 and 1938-2015) contain correspondence and research files, note cards, diary transcripts, and manuscript drafts. The bulk of the collection is related to Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions, edited by Smart and published by Utah State University Press in 1997. She has also published works on Perrigrine Sessions and Parley P. Pratt.

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

Acquisition Information

Donated by Donna Toland Smart in 2001, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2020.

Processing Note

Processed by Karen Carver in 2004.

Addenda processed by Julia Huddleston in 2012, Kevin Priest in 2014, Halle Fiderlick in 2015, Sean Taylor in 2015, and Kristina Barksdale in 2021.

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Separated Materials

See also the Donna Toland Smart photograph collection (P1022) and cassette tape in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Diary Transcripts and Research NotesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Diary Transcripts
1846-1888
1 2
Reminiscences, Relief Society, Miscellaneous Entries
1 3
Accounts and Other Records
1 4
Philo Dibble
1 5
Eliza R. Snow
1 6
Notes and Research
2
Name Cards
This box contains note cards. The cards are arranged alphabetically and contain research on names mentioned by Patty Bartlett Sessions in her diaries.

Manuscript Drafts and Reader CommentsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
3
Manuscript Drafts and Reader Comments
This box contains an early draft of Mormon Midwife, which includes footnotes and corrections.
Folder
4 1-4
Reader Comments and Corrections
4 5-6
Manuscript Draft

Subject FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
5 1
Maureen Beecher
1990s
5 2
Bountiful, Utah
5 3
Sarah Ann Bryson
5 4
Lucina and Mary Call
5 5
Sylvia Lyon Clarke, Ezekiel Clarke
5 6
Correspondence
1982-2000
5 7
Sarah Crossley
5 8
Ada Sessions Eddins
5 9
Friends of the University of Utah Libraries
1980s
6 1
Jim Indian
6 2
International Women's Year, 1976-1977 (Women's Concerns Committee)
1970s
6 3
Julia Ann Killgore
6 4
Fanny Emorette Loveland
6 5
Esther Mabey
6 6
Manchester Area
Contains research related to the 1852 mission of Perrigrine Sessions.
6 7
Medical
Contains research on various infections diseases prevalent in the 19th century.
6 8
Millenial Star
1852-1853
6 9
Miscellaneous
6 10
Miscellaneous References
6 11
Missouri
6 12
Mormon Women's Diaries and Autobiographies Series
7 1
Nauvoo
7 2
News Clippings
1972; 1981
7 3
Note Cards
Contains genealogical research on the Sessions family.
7 4
Old Maps of Oxford County, Main in 1858
7 5
On-Line
Contains articles downloaded from the internet.
7 6
Polygamy
7 7
Carlos Sessions
7 8
Sessions Family in America
7 9
Enoch Bartlett Tripp
7 10
Utah State University Press, John Alley
1995-2001
7 11
Worth Their Salt
1996-1997

Correspondence and Research MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
8 1-3
Correspondence
1982-2000
8 4
Holiday Cards
1968-1986
8 5
The Coptic Encyclopedia
1988-1990
8 6
Egyptian History and Research
1988-1991
8 7
Egyptian Travel Guides
1968-1976
8 8
Employment Documents
1984-1989
8 9
Keepsake Leaf of Coptic Print
1991
8 10
Lola Atiya Honors
1994-1999
8 11
The Middle East Center Newsletter
1986
8 12
Obituaries and Memorials, Aziz Atiya
1988
8 13
News Clippings
1989-2005

School, Personal Materials and WritingsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
9 1
School records and various work
1937-1945
9 2
Diplomas and senior portrait
1941-1945
9 3-4
Early school work
1930s
10 1
Early clubs and organizations
1930s
10 2
School yearbooks/autograph books
1930s
10 3
4-H
10 4
Journals
1943
11 1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) papers and Roy Walker obituary
11 2
Dance cards
1940s
11 3
Correspondence
1944-1945
11 4
Correspondence
1933-1940
11 5
Correspondence
1945-2009
12 1
College honor groups- Lambda Delta Sigma
1941-1945
12 2
College honor groups
1941-1945
12 3
University of Wyoming- various theater materials
1941-1945
12 4
University of Wyoming various materials and newspaper clippings
1941-1945
12 5
Photos of D.T. Smart
1941
13 1
Early writing
1942-1945
13 2
Various drafts and correspondence
1958-2004
13 3
Publication correspondence
1980-2014
13 4
Newspaper and magazine articles
1958-1985
14 1
Family history and D.T. Smart biography
1941-2011
14 2
Family history
1941-2005
14 3
W.H. Smart biography draft
2006
14 4
Memorabilia
14 5
Games and party miscellany
1970-2005
15-16
Scrapbooks and certificates of completion
Folder
17 1
Correspondence
1942-1959
17 2
Correspondence
1960-1979
17 3
Correspondence
1980-1989
17 4
Correspondence
1990-2014
17 5-6
Undated Correspondence
17 7
Church Correspondence
1964-1994
18 1
School Notes
1968-1981
18 2-3
Essays
1968-1981
18 4
Homework Assignments
1968-1981
18 5
Class Syllabi
1978-1980
18 6
Graduate School Documents
1978-1981
18 7
College Transcripts
1978-1981
18 8
University of Utah Commencement
1981
18 9
Notes
1942-2014
18 10
Invitations and Certificates
1968-1991
18 11
University of Utah Donation Information
2005-2013

Financial Records and ArticlesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
19 1
Financial Records
1947-1981
19 2
Obituaries and Memoriums
1973-2008
19 3
Scrapbook Pages
1942-2014
19 4
Newspaper Clippings
1950-1981

AddendumReturn to Top

Contains documents, correspondence, and writing from Smart's personal life and employment as a teacher and member of the Relief Society.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
20 1
Personal Correspondence
1962-2015
20 2
Invitations
1952-2005
20 3
Greeting Cards
20 4-5
Get Well Cards
2009
21 1
Correspondence with Elga Larsen
Two letters discussing the writing of Myra Mayall Henrie, Larsen and Smart's great-grandmother.
1984-1987
21 2
Letters of Myra Mayall
Copies of letters from Myra Mayall Henrie and Daniel Henrie to Margaret Daley.
1984-1987
21 3
Online Correspondence with Lavina Anderson
Book revisions with Smart's editor, Lavina Anderson.
2013-2014
21 4
Online Correspondence and Research
Research and discussion with Don Smith and his daughter, Celia Summers.
2013-2014
21 5
Notes Cards: Journal History
21 6
"Two Virtuous Women" Book Design
Correspondence with Lavina Anderson and Brent Corcoran, the book designer for "Two Virtuous Women."
2014
22 1
Correspondence
Primarily regarding Smart's employment at East High School.
1946-2013
22 2
Musings on Teaching
1972
22 3
Teaching and Graduate School Documents
1946-1980
22 4
Notes from Students
1970-1981
22 5
Excuse Notes
1972-19787
22 6
East High Events
1972-2006
22 7
East High Course Materials
22 8
John Birch Society
1971
23 1
LDS Correspondence
Correspondence with church members and leaders.
1981-1984
23 2
Laurel Teacher Correspondence
Correspondence with members in the Young Women organization under Smart's leadership.
1966-1975
23 3
Notes
1976
23 4
LDS Church and Community Involvement
1972-1981
23 5-6
Lesson Manuscripts
Edited manuscipts for Laurel, Family Home Evening, and Relief Society lessons.
1960-1987
23 7
Relief Society Lessons and Handouts
2004-2009
23 8
Play Manuscripts
Short drafts with LDS themes and characters.
23 9
Journal
Account of Smart's trip to London with her husband to the London temple dedication.
1958
23 10
Correspondence
1958-1959
23 11
Itinerary and Memorabilia
1958
23 12
London LDS Temple Dedication Pamphlets
1958
23 13
Temple Recommends
1942-2010
23 14
London Travel Finances
1958
24 1
Adopt-A-Native-Elder (ANE) Correspondence
1995-2008
24 2
ANE Adoption Sheet
24 3
ANE Finances
1994-1997
24 4
ANE Newsletter
2003-2009
24 5
ANE Guides to Culture
25 1
Travel Correspondence
1983-1990
25 2
Travel Documents
1987-1988
25 3
Travel Journals
1962-1990
25 4
Travel Finances
1980-1987
26 1
University of Utah Women's Club (UUWC) Correspondence
2006-2008
26 2
UUWC Yearbooks
2004-2007
26 3
UUWC Announcements and Flyers
2005-2006
27 1
Awards and Community Involvement
1960-2009
27 2
Salt Lake City Olympics Memorabilia
2002
27 3
Book Reviews and Mentions
1983-2001
27 4
Our Town Stage Performance
1976
27 5
Babcock and Other Performances
1974-1999
27 6
Coptic Encyclopedia Meeting Overview
27 7
Notes
27 8
University of Utah South African Divestment Flyers
1982
27 9
Dugout Ranch Meeting
Discussion on development and culture of Southern Utah.
1992
27 10
Symphony Involvement and Ball
1977-1980
27 11
Committee Memberships
1974-1999
27 12
Sunstone Symposium
1996-2010
27 13
Authors' Club Booklets
1980-2013
27 14
Utah Humanities News and Planner
1985
27 15
National Institute of Fitness Records
1992
27 16
University of Wyoming French Paper
1984-1987
27 17
Dalai Lama Articles
1989
27 18
Newspaper
1978
27 19
Newspaper
1951-1980
28
Star Valley High School (Afton, Wyoming) Yearbooks, Exponent II publications, and Ledgers
1938-1997

2021 AddendumReturn to Top

Contains documents, correspondence, and research from Smart's service in the LDS Church and her books on the Sessions and Henrie families.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
29 1
Donna Smart family memory book
1945-1957
29 2
Personal history booklet for grandchildren
1983-1984
29 3
Donna Smart teaching and typing certification
1945-1946
29 4
Certificate of graduation from basic geneology class, Craig Astle geneology chart
1977
29 5-7
Correspondence
1973-2015
29 8
Correspondence and article on Greek organizations
1960-1977
29 9
Correspondence and thank yous from church members
1952-1983; 2002-2003
29 10
Miscellaneous correspondence
1980-1984
30 1-4
LDS Church Relief Society Stake record book
1961-1964
30 5
Federal Heights Relief Society presidency materials
1975-1978; 1991
30 6
Stake Relief Society Presidency and General Board assignments
1961-1966; 1976-1978
30 7
LDS Church youth program materials
1980-1982
30 8
Duplicates of talks given
1994; 2001-2011
30 9
Program on the bishop, Adam and Eve
31 1
Bill and Donna Smart Toronto mission materials
1992-1994
31 2
Toronto mission correspondence
1993-1994
31 3
Toronto Festival of the Family materials
1994
32 1
Nauvoo pilgrimage materials
1884; 1974-1983
32 2
Pilgrimage reunion correspondence
1983-1985; 2000
33 1
Correspondence and miscellaneous materials from various institutions regarding service and board positions
1982-2007
33 2
Authors Club materials
1998-2015
33 3
The dinner set materials
2010-2015
33 4
Utah Endowment for the Humanities Chautauqua materials
1984-1985
33 5
U of U Women's Club materials
1964-1965; 2003-2013
33 6
U of U Women's Club yearbooks
2002-2008
33 7
55 Laurel Street tours, appraisal, and insurance/mortgage information
1949; 1977-2005
33 8
Expenditures and projects at 55 Laurel Street
1956; 1970-1989
33 9
Materials relating to the Copts and Egyptians
1978-1979; 1988; 2005-2013
33 10
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company materials
1979-1980
34 1
Materials from Finding Rachel and Myra
2014
34 2
Research on Panguitch for Finding Rachel and Myra
2004-2005; 2013
34 3
Research on Saddleworth, Mayall, and Myra Henrie for book, information on Panaca ward
1873-1888; 1965; 1970-1989; 2006-2008
34 4
Research on Rachel Henrie and Myra Mayall for book, tombstones
2015
34 5
Henrie family research
1950; 1975; 1988; 1997-2012
34 6
William Henrie geneological information
1978
35 1
Correspondence about Patty and Perrigrine Sessions
1952; 1992-2012
35 2
Sessions Family in America
2002
35 3
Patty Sessions sketches from Woman's Exponent
1884-1885
35 4
Patty Sessions exponent biography, will, and obits
2002
35 5
The Diaries of Perrigrine Sessions
1967
35 6
Articles relating to Patty Sessions
1884; 1996-2002; 2011
35 7
Some names found in Patty Sessions' diaries
35 8
Sessions family photos
35 9
Bountiful cemetary plots and historical information
1992; 1995
35 10
David W. and Beatrice C. Evans handcart award
1998
36
Oversized materials relating to Patty Sessions
2002

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Families--Research
  • Latter Day Saint women authors--Utah--Archives
  • Latter Day Saint women--West (U.S.)--19th century--Archives
  • Midwives--West (U.S.)--19th century--Biography
  • Women genealogists--Utah--Archives
  • Women in church work--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Personal Names

  • Atiya, Aziz Suryal, 1898-1988
  • Henrie, Myra Mayall, 1803-1893--Correspondence
  • Henrie, Myra Mayall, 1803-1893--Family--Archives
  • Sessions, Patty Bartlett, 1795-1892
  • Sessions, Patty Bartlett, 1795-1892--Family
  • Smart, Donna Toland, 1923---Archives
  • Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844

Corporate Names

  • East High School (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Employees--Archives
  • Fourteenth Ward Female Relief Society (Salt Lake City, Utah)
  • University of Utah. Department of English--Alumni and alumnae--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Nauvoo (Ill.)--Expulsion of the Latter Day Saints

Form or Genre Terms

  • Autobiographies
  • Business correspondence
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Diaries
  • Family histories
  • Financial records
  • Instructional and educational works
  • Manuscripts
  • Maps
  • Personal correspondence
  • Research (Documents)
  • Scrapbooks
  • Yearbooks