Montana State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscript Collections
Norma Smith papers
Smith, Norma, 1913-2001
2329
Collection 2329, MtBC, us
3.2 linear feet
8 boxes
1895-2002
Norma Longeteig Smith was published poet, historian, and writer whose biography of Jeannette Rankin, Jeannette Rankin, America's Conscience, was published posthumously in 2002. The Norma Smith papers contain academic research materials, including biographical research on Jeannette Rankin, as well as personal papers and family history research.The Rankin research materials include correspondence with Jeannette Rankin and her personal secretary, Reita Rivers; notes from Smith's interviews with Rankin; and photographs of Jeannette Rankin and her home in Georgia. There is also bibliographic research and notes as well as manuscript copies of the Rankin biography. The collection also contains personal correspondence, Smith's creative writings, and family history research and photographs.
Collection materials are in English
This collection is open for research.
Norma Smith of Bozeman, Montana, donated her papers to Special Collections in 1995 and 2000. Additional manuscripts and clippings collected or created by Smith were donated by her daughter, Celia O'Connor, of Bozeman, Montana, on March 4, 2011 and incorporated into this collection.
Series 1 "Fighting Pacifist: Jeannette Rankin and her Times" Manuscript, 1974-2000
Series 2 Jeannette Rankin Research, 1898-2002
Series 3 Norma Smith papers, 1910-1990
Subseries 1: Personal Papers, 1971-1996
Subseries 2: Academic Research, 1973-1991
Subseries 3: Family Histories/Genealogy, 1910-1990
Series 4 Photographs, circa 1895-1984
Norma Violet Longeteig Smith was born on March 1, 1913, in Mohler, Idaho. She graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in journalism in 1933. Smith lived in Bozeman, Montana, from 1950 until 1967. During that time, she completed her Master's degree in history, graduating in 1961 from Montana State College. She worked as a secretary, social worker, newspaper reporter, editor, and freelance writer, publishing poetry in the Saturday Evening Post. She married Louis De Spain Smith and they had three children. Smith first met Jeannette Rankin at the Montana State College graduation ceremony in 1961, where Rankin was awarded an honorary doctorate. Over the next decade, Smith visited and interviewed Rankin in both Montana and Georgia. After living in Wenatchee, Washington, from 1976 until 1997, Smith returned to Bozeman, Montana. She died on May 11, 2001, in Bozeman, Montana. Her biography of Rankin, Jeannette Rankin: America's Conscience, was published posthumously by the Montana Historical Society Press in 2002.
This collection was processed 2011 March 10.
The Norma Smith papers contain academic research materials, including biographical research on Jeannette Rankin, as well as personal papers and family history research. A key component of the collection is Smith's manuscript on Jeannette Rankin, which bore the working title of "Fighting Pacifist," although it was eventually published as
Jeannette Rankin, America's Conscience. Additional Rankin research materials include correspondence with Jeannette Rankin and her personal secretary, Reita Rivers; notes from Norma's interviews with Rankin; and copies of other interviews conducted with Rankin. There are also photocopies of Jeannette Rankin's correspondence throughout her career, Smith's research notes and bibliographic material, research correspondence, and news clippings. In addition to her research on Jeannette Rankin, the collection also includes Smith research on topics ranging from peace studies to quilting as well as her poestry and other creative writings. Family materials include correspondence and genealogical research into the Guthrie, Longeteig, and Marrs families. Photographs depict Jeannette Rankin and her home in Georgia and historical images of Smith's family, including her parents, Iver Longeteig and Francis Millard Mason Longeteig.
[Creator Name], [Date of Creation], [Brief Description of Object], Folder [#], Box [#], [Collection Name], [Collection #], Montana State University (MSU) Library, Bozeman, MT
Rankin, Jeannette, 1880-1973--Biography
Rankin, Jeannette, 1880-1973--Correspondence
Rankin, Jeannette, 1880-1973--Photographs
Rivers, Reita--Correspondence
Montana State University--Bozeman--Alumni and alumnae
Montana
Women biographers--United States
Biographers--United States
Women
Civic Activism
Colleges and Universities
Montana
Bozeman
Photographs
Women
Photographs
Photographs
"Fighting Pacifist: Jeannette Rankin and her Times" Manuscript
1
1974-2000
Series 1 consists mainly of two drafts of Norma Smith's manuscript on Jeannette Rankin. Also included is Norma's correspondence with various prospective publishers of her manuscript.
Fighting Pacifist, version 1
1
1-23
Fighting Pacifist, version 2
1
24-31
Correspondence, William D. Brennan
1975-1981
1
32-35
Correspondence, Fine Tuning Company
1981-1982
1
36
Correspondence, Indiana University Press
1984-1985
1
37
Correspondence, Montana Historical Society Press
1998-2000
1
38
Correspondence, Ms. Magazine
1985-1986
1
39
Ms. Magazine
1986 March
1
40
Correspondence, Publishers
1947-1977
2
1
Correspondence, Publishers
1984
2
2
Correspondence, Publishers
1985-1998
2
3
Correspondence, Secondari Productions
1977-1978
2
4
Correspondence, University of Georgia Press
1977-1981
2
5
Correspondence, University of Washington Press
1977-1978
2
6
Copyright Material
1983-1984
2
7
Publishing, duplication costs
1974-1977
2
8
Jeannette Rankin Research
2
1908-2002
Series 2 contains Smith's research material for her manuscript on Jeannette Rankin. The material includes photocopies of Jeannette Rankin correspondence, Smith's correspondence in gathering research material as well as her correspondence with Rankin, clippings and research notes, and interviews with Rankin conducted by Norma and other researchers. Topics include Rankin's run for Congress in 1916, 1918, and 1940; the Jeannette Rankin Brigade; the suffrage movement; Colorado suffragist Minnie J. Reynolds; and Montana Senator Burton K. Wheeler. Book reviews and clippings about Smith's posthumously published book have been incorporated into this series.
The material has been arranged topically in alphabetical order. Material added to this series in 2011 has been marked as addenda and incorporated into the relevant topical folders.
Bibliographic Material
1964-1975
2
9
John Board, "The Lady from Montana"
2
10
Butte Miners
2
11
Constructive Legislation, Correspondence
1917
2
12
Constructive Legislation, Research notes
2
13
Constructive Legislation, Clippings
1917-1919; 1957
2
14
Correspondence, Merrill and Virginia Burlingame
1974-1976
2
15-17
Correspondence, Jeannette Rankin
1933-1973
2
18-32
Correspondence, Jeannette Rankin and Norma Smith
1964-1973
2
33-35
Correspondence, Research
1970-1999
2
36-40
Correspondence, Reita Rivers
1970-1993
3
1-5
Correspondence, Belle F. Winestine
1972-1973
3
6
Correspondence, Joan Hoff Wilson
1976-1980
3
7-10
Election Reform
1964-1974
3
11
Friend of Labor, Research Notes
3
12
Friend of Labor, Clippings
1916-1920
3
13-14
I Vote No, Correspondence
1917
3
15
I Vote No, Research Notes
3
16
I Vote No, Clippings
1916
3
17
Jeannette Rankin Brigade, Clippings
1967-1968
3
18
Jeannette Rankin Brigade, Newspaper Clippings
1968
3
19
Jeannette Rankin Foundation
2011
3
20
Jeannette Rankin Foundation, The Rankin File Newsletter
1979-1985
3
21
Hannah Josephson, Book reviews
1974
3
22
John Kirkley
3
23
Montana Historical Society Conference
1977
3
24
Montana Suffrage Campaign
1972-1977
3
25
Montana Suffrage Campaign, Research Notes
1978-1984
3
26
National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
1911-1924
3
27
National Consumer's League
1920-1924
3
28
1918 Congressional Campaign, Correspondence
1914-1918
3
29
1918 Congressional Campaign, T.J. Walsh Correspondence
1918
3
30
1918 Congressional Campaign, Research Notes and Material
3
31
Plunket Society, New Zealand, articles
3
32
Plunket Society, New Zealand, pamphlets
3
33
Rankin Chronology, Research Notes
4
1
Rankin Family, Research Notes and Material
4
2
Jeannette Rankin, Clippings
1936-2002
4
3-15
Jeannette Rankin Interview, John Board
1963 August 29-30
4
16
Jeannette Rankin Interview, Malta Chall
1972 June 8
4
17
Jeannette Rankin Interview, Katrina Cheek
1968 November 14
4
18
Jeannette Rankin Interview, Hannah Josephson
1972 April 2-4
4
19
Jeannette Rankin Interview, Norma Smith
1964 July 10; 1965 January 21
4
20
Jeannette Rankin Interview, Norma Smith
1965 February 3-5; July 6-7; September 17-18
4
21
Jeannette Rankin Interview, Norma Smith
1970 March 16-21; 1971 April 8
4
22
Jeannette Rankin Interview, Norma Smith, research/interview notes
4
23
Jeannette Rankin Memorabilia
4
24
Jeannette Rankin, 90th Birthday
1970
4
25
Jeannette Rankin, 90th Birthday, Clippings
1970
4
26
Jeannette Rankin, Statue Dedication at US Capitol
1985 May 1
4
27
Research Notes
1925-1973
5
1-3
Research Notes, Jeannette Rankin (general)
5
4
Research Material
1925-1973
5
5-10
Research Material, Jeannette Rankin (general)
5
11
Research Material, articles
5
12
Minnie J. Reynolds, Correspondence for research
1974-1975
5
13
Minnie J. Reynolds, Research Material
5
14
Running for Congress, Correspondence
1915-1917; 1967; 1972
5
15
Running for Congress, Research Notes
1916
5
16
Running for Congress, Clippings
1916
5
17
Searching for a Cause (chapter 4)
1898-1908
5
18
Social Worker (chapter 5)
1907-1909
5
19
Statistics, census information
5
20
Statistics, Presidential elections
1908-1940
5
21
Volney Steele, Wellington Rankin Manuscript
5
22-26
Suffrage Amendment, Correspondence
1915-1920
5
27
Suffrage Amendment, House Congressional Record
1918 January 10
5
28
Suffrage Amendment, Research Notes
5
29
Suffrage Amendment, Clippings
1917-1919; 1976
5
30
Suffrage Movement
5
31
Chester M. Van Allen
5
32
Washington Suffrage Campaign Research Notes
1910
5
33
Burton K. Wheeler
5
34
Research and bibliographic notecards
6
Norma Smith Papers
3
1910-1990
This series contains letters, memorabilia, and other papers documenting Norma Smith's personal life, family history, and research interests beyond her work on in Jenette Rankin. A published poet and writer, this series includes her own poetry, essays, and writings. There is also research and collected materials on a variety of topics ranging from peace studies to quilting. Family materials include correspondence and genealogical research on the Guthrie, Longeteig, and Marrs families.
Divided into three topical subseries.
Personal Papers
1
1971-1996
Subseries 1 of Series 3 contains personal papers of Norma Smith. The bulk of the papers are notes on trips Norma and her husband took around the world and United States. Also included are clippings on quilting, documents concerning her condominium at Quail Run, and correspondence, primarily dating to her time in Wanatchee, Washington, and Bozeman, Montana.
Correspondence
1973, 1995-1996
7
1
Correspondence, unidentified
undated
7
2
Trip to Brazil
1972
7
3
Trip to Europe and New Zealand
undated
7
4
Trip to Indonesia
1982
7
5
US Trip and Trip to Philippines
1975, 1980
7
6
US Trip
undated
7
7
Travel Journal
undated
7
8
Personal Papers
7
9
Clippings, Quilting
7
10
Quail Run Condominium
7
11
University of Idaho
1971
7
12
Academic Research
2
1973-1991
Subseries 2 of Series 3 contain Smith's writings and research on topics beyond her biographhy of Jeannette Rankin. Her writings include her poetry, essays, and other creative writings. There is also research and collected materials on historical figures such as Tom Blankenship and Sacajewea as well as the subject of peace studies, including material related to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Jeannette Rankin was a leading peace activist during her lifetime.
Tom Blackenship
7
13
General Clippings and published articles
1952-1989
7
14
Grace Martin Lecture, paper by Karen Offen
1991
7
15
Sacajawea
7
16
Norma Smith, Delta Delta Delta
7
17
Norma Smith, poetry
7
18
Norma Smith, essays and short articles
7
18a
Norma Smith, "Nothing Ever Happens in the Supersave"
7
19
Norma Smith, untitled newspaper work essay
7
19a
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
7
20
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, The Pacific Feminist Newsletter
1979-1980
7
21
Family History/Genealogy
3
1910-1990
Norma was also very active in researching her family history. Subseries 3 of Series 3 contains her genealogical research on the Guthrie, Longeteig, and Marrs families including family trees, correspondence, copies of family documents, and family reunion material.
Guthrie Family
7
22
Guthrie Family, Family and Legal Papers
7
23
Guthrie Family, Family Tree
7
24
Guthrie Family, Genealogy Research
7
25
Guthrie Family, Survey of Nashville
1804-1880
7
26
Guthrie Family, "Three Pioneer Tennessee Documents"
7
27
Guthrie Family, Will of Daniel Guthrie
7
28
Guthrie and Mason Family
7
29
Longeteig Family
7
30
Longeteig Family, Clippings
1960-1990
7
31
Longeteig Family, Correspondence
1970-1978
7
32
Longeteig Family, Graduation Thesis, Philomath College (Iver J. Longeteig)
1910
7
33
Longeteig Family, Iver J. Longeteig, Sr.; Iver J. Longeteig, Jr.
7
34
Longeteig Family, Longeteig Family Reunion
1984
7
35
Longeteig Family, Recipes
7
36
Marrs Family, Correspondence
1934-1935
8
1
Marrs Family, Genealogy Research
8
2-3
Marrs Family, Genealogy Research, Published Material
8
4
Marrs Family, Mason Apple
8
5
Marrs Family, "Mary Mason Marrs and Kin: A Social History" by Norma Longeteig Smith
8
6
Marrs Family, Prairie Grove Trip, 1983
1983
8
7
Scotch-Irish, Research Notes
8
8
Scotch-Irish, Articles
8
9
Scotch-Irish, "The Scotch-Irish in America"
8
10
Photographs
4
circa 1895-1984
Series 4 contains photographs of Jeannette Rankin, her home in Georgia, and the Jeannette Rankin statue at the US Capitol as well as historical images of Smith's family including her parents, Iver and Frances Longeteig, the Marrs family, and the Longeteig family reunion.
Rankin Family
8
11
1
Rankin Family
circa 1985
8
11
2
From left to right in back are John, Jeannette, Harriet, Wellington, and Olive. Sitting in front are Mary, Edna, and Grace. The photo portrait shows Philena, Jeannette's deceased sister.
Eight unidentified school girls
8
11
3
Unidentified book illustration
8
11
4
Jeannette Rankin
8
11
5-7
Jeannette Rankin at Montana State College
8
11
8
Jeannette Rankin
1966 March
8
12
9
Jeannette Rankin
1971 April
8
12
10-11
Jeannette Rankin's house in Georgia
circa 1970s
8
13
12-18
Jeannette Rankin's house in Georgia
circa 1970s
8
14
19-31
Interior of Jeannette Rankin's house in Georgia
8
15
32-34
Jeannette Rankin's mailbox
8
15
35
Wonder Robinson's house behind Jeannette Rankin's
8
16
36-39
Sign reading "Mr. Wonder Robinson"
8
16
40
Robinson children
8
16
41-43
Water Oak in front of Jeannette Rankin's house
8
17
44-45
Pond at Jeannette Rankin's house
8
17
46
Chinaberry Tree at Jeannette Rankin's house
8
17
47-48
Cabin (near Jeannette Rankin's house)
8
18
49-53
Interior of unidentified building, possibly the cabin
8
18
54-57
Jeannette Rankin Statue at US Capitol
8
19
58
Norma Smith in front of Jeannette Rankin Statue
8
19
59-65
Norma Smith at luncheon for statue dedication
8
19
66
Charles Russell Statue at US Capitol
8
19
67
Frances E. Willard Statue at US Capitol
8
19
68
Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Nation, and maybe Frances E. Willard Statue at US Capitol
8
19
69
Marrs Family portraits: Mrs. N.C. Ball and twins; Mattie Tippie Marrs; I.H. Marrs; James Houston Marrs
8
20
70
Mason Family portraits: James L; Sarah Ann; Mary Jane and Thomas D.; Ida and Ella Furse
8
20
71
Mason Family portraits: Gilbert S.; Bliss Moody; Minnie Ethel; Clara Violet
8
20
72
Mason Family portraits: Charles Wesley; John J.; Frances W.; Sarah Ann "Saddie"
8
20
73
Mason Family Portrait
8
20
74
Back row left to right: Clara, Charles, John, Minnie. Front row: Frances, Thomas, Gilbert, Mary, Sarah.
A. Marrs, Stone wall around Prairie Grove Civil War Memorial Park
1983
8
21
75-81
Norma Smith making rubbing of A. Marrs Stone
1983
8
21
82
Norma Smith at Civil War Memorial Park
1981
8
22
83-84
Prairie Grove, Arkansas, Battle Monument Sign
8
22
85
A. Marrs headstone at Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Prairie Grove, Arkansas
1983
8
22
86
Samuel L. Marrs headstone at Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Prairie Grove, Arkansas
8
22
87
Samuel L. Marrs was the captain of cavalry in the army during the Civil War
Norma Smith in Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Prairie Grove, Arkansas
1983
8
22
88
Minnie Mason Claybaugh
8
22
89
Basketball team
1904-1909
8
23
90
Left to right: George Merreman, Lafe Thronton, Frank Bennett, Lloyd Cutlip, Iver Longeteig, "Curley" Wallace, Del Akin
Iver Longeteig and Francis Millard Mason Longeteig married at Philmoth, Oregon
1912 June 18
8
23
91
Iver Longeteig
circa 1940s
8
23
92
Frances Longeteig
circa 1940s
8
23
93
Lois Longeteig
8
24
94
Norma Longeteig
8
24
95
Unidentified baby with two cats
8
24
96
Longeteig ("Mom and boys")
8
24
97
Mary Longeteig
8
24
98
John Hart, I.J. Longeteig, Glenn Henderson, George Patton after big elk hunt
circa 1932
8
24
99
Left to right: John Hart, I.J. Longeteig, Glenn Henderson, George Patton
Iver Longeteig after fishing trip
8
24
100
Iver Longeteig on reel of tractor
8
24
101
"Uncle John"
8
24
102
Lois, Norma, Iver Longeteig
1917
8
24
103
Iver and Frances Longeteig
1978
8
25
104-105
Frances Longeteig
1978
8
25
106-107
Iver Longeteig feeding a squirrel
8
25
108-109
Squirrel
8
25
110
Iver and Frances Longeteig
circa 1980
8
26
111
Frances Longeteig, Valentine's Day
circa 1980
8
26
112
Iver Longeteig, Valentine's Day
circa 1980
8
26
113-114
Valentine's Day place setting
8
26
115
Frances Longeteig, St. Patrick's Day
circa 1980
8
26
116
Iver Longeteig, St. Patrick's Day
circa 1980
8
26
117
Iver and Audrey Barnett (great granddaughter) Norma Smith
1980 June
8
26
118
Longeteig Family Reunion: University of Idaho graduates
1984
8
27
119
Back row, left to right: J. Longeteig, E. Meagher, T. Strou, Bill Longeteig
Middle row, left to right: Lois Wallace, S. Strou, Mary Meagher, Karen Longeteig, Bob Strou, Iver Longeteig
Longeteig Family Reunion: group pictures
1984
8
27
120-124
Longeteig Family Reunion
1984
8
28
125-132
View from Iver's house
1984
8
28
133
Unidentified woman (possibly Norma Smith)
8
29
134
Four unidentified children
8
29
135
Unidentified island
8
29
136
Jeanette Rankin
1971 April 12
8
29
137
Gloria and Jeff Robinson
1971
8
29
138
Front of Jeanette Rankin's house, Watkinsville, Georgia
1971
8
29
139
Back of Jeanette Rankin's house, Watkinsville, Georgia
1971
8
29
140
Corner of Jeanette Rankin's house, Watkinsville, Georgia
8
29
141
Negative #2-5, 7
8
30
Slides
8
31
Jeanette Rankin memorial service
8
1