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Smithfield diaries, 1850-1940

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives.
Title
Smithfield diaries
Dates
1850-1940 (inclusive)
Quantity
5 boxes, (2.5 linear ft. )
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 34
Summary
This collection contains diaries and family records of the early settlers in Smithfield, Utah. This collection would be useful to any person interested in the early history of Smithfield. It would also be useful to persons interested in the records of genealogy of a particular family in Smithfield. The collection is arranged alphabetically and is very easily accessible by anyone.
Repository
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
Restrictions

Open to public research.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Historical Note

In 1859 Brigham Young sent Robert Thornley and his cousin north to found a settlement on Summit Creek. They named their new community Summit, but the name was soon changed to Smithfield in honor of John Glover Smith, the town's first LDS Bishop. Smithfield was officially incorporated by the territorial legislature in 1868. The materials in this collection originate from settlers residing in Smithfield during these formative years and subsequent decades.

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Content Description

This six-box collection consists of typescripts and photocopies of diaries, family records, biographical sketches, and oral history interviews concerning the early settlers in Smithfield, Utah. The materials in this collection were collected and compiled by Lawrence Cantwell, a former resident of Smithfield. The diaries, family records, and biographical sketches, have been organized alphabetically by the last name of the individual. The oral history interviews conducted by Lawrence Cantwell between 1970 and 1989 have been placed at the end of the collection and arranged alphabetically by the interviewee's late name.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the Smithfield diaries must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Smithfield diaries, 1850-1940 (COLL MSS 34). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized alphabetically by the last name of the individual

Acquisition Information

The materials in this collection were donated to Utah State University Special Collections & Archives by Lawrence Cantwell in two batches, the first in 1976 and the second in the early 1990s.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
2008

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