UUM_Accn1887.xml Inventory of the Donna Toland Smart papers Smart (Donna Toland) papers Finding aid created by Karen Carver. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

2004 (last modified: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, and 2021)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-07-26. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Donna Toland Smart papers Smart, Donna Toland, 1923- ACCN 1887 28.75 linear feet 36 boxes 1846-2015 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. English .

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.

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.

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

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

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

 Sessions, Patty Bartlett, 1795-1892 Sessions, Patty Bartlett, 1795-1892--Family Smart, Donna Toland, 1923---Archives Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 Henrie, Myra Mayall, 1803-1893--Correspondence Henrie, Myra Mayall, 1803-1893--Family--Archives Atiya, Aziz Suryal, 1898-1988 University of Utah. Department of English--Alumni and alumnae--Archives East High School (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Employees--Archives Fourteenth Ward Female Relief Society (Salt Lake City, Utah) Nauvoo (Ill.)--Expulsion of the Latter Day Saints Latter Day Saint women--West (U.S.)--19th century--Archives Midwives--West (U.S.)--19th century--Biography Latter Day Saint women authors--Utah--Archives Women in church work--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Women genealogists--Utah--Archives Families--Research Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Women Diaries Manuscripts Personal correspondence Research (Documents) Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Autobiographies Maps Instructional and educational works Financial records Business correspondence Yearbooks Family histories Scrapbooks Diary Transcripts and Research Notes Diary Transcripts 1846-1888 1 1 Reminiscences, Relief Society, Miscellaneous Entries 1 2 Accounts and Other Records 1 3 Philo Dibble 1 4 Eliza R. Snow 1 5 Notes and Research 1 6 Name Cards 2

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 Comments Manuscript Drafts and Reader Comments 3

This box contains an early draft of Mormon Midwife, which includes footnotes and corrections.

 Reader Comments and Corrections 4 1-4 Manuscript Draft 4 5-6 Subject Files Maureen Beecher 1990s 5 1 Bountiful, Utah 5 2 Sarah Ann Bryson 5 3 Lucina and Mary Call 5 4 Sylvia Lyon Clarke, Ezekiel Clarke 5 5 Correspondence 1982-2000 5 6 Sarah Crossley 5 7 Ada Sessions Eddins 5 8 Friends of the University of Utah Libraries 1980s 5 9 Jim Indian 6 1 International Women's Year, 1976-1977 (Women's Concerns Committee) 1970s 6 2 Julia Ann Killgore 6 3 Fanny Emorette Loveland 6 4 Esther Mabey 6 5 Manchester Area 6 6

Contains research related to the 1852 mission of Perrigrine Sessions.

 Medical 6 7

Contains research on various infections diseases prevalent in the 19th century.

 Millenial Star 1852-1853 6 8 Miscellaneous 6 9 Miscellaneous References 6 10 Missouri 6 11 Mormon Women's Diaries and Autobiographies Series 6 12 Nauvoo 7 1 News Clippings 1972 1981 7 2 Note Cards 7 3

Contains genealogical research on the Sessions family.

 Old Maps of Oxford County, Main in 1858 7 4 On-Line 7 5

Contains articles downloaded from the internet.

 Polygamy 7 6 Carlos Sessions 7 7 Sessions Family in America 7 8 Enoch Bartlett Tripp 7 9 Utah State University Press, John Alley 1995-2001 7 10 Worth Their Salt 1996-1997 7 11 Correspondence and Research Materials Correspondence 1982-2000 8 1-3 Holiday Cards 1968-1986 8 4 The Coptic Encyclopedia 1988-1990 8 5 Egyptian History and Research 1988-1991 8 6 Egyptian Travel Guides 1968-1976 8 7 Employment Documents 1984-1989 8 8 Keepsake Leaf of Coptic Print 1991 8 9 Lola Atiya Honors 1994-1999 8 10 The Middle East Center Newsletter 1986 8 11 Obituaries and Memorials, Aziz Atiya 1988 8 12 News Clippings 1989-2005 8 13 School, Personal Materials and Writings School records and various work 1937-1945 9 1 Diplomas and senior portrait 1941-1945 9 2 Early school work 1930s 9 3-4 Early clubs and organizations 1930s 10 1 School yearbooks/autograph books 1930s 10 2 4-H 10 3 Journals 1943 10 4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) papers and Roy Walker obituary 11 1 Dance cards 1940s 11 2 Correspondence 1944-1945 11 3 Correspondence 1933-1940 11 4 Correspondence 1945-2009 11 5 College honor groups- Lambda Delta Sigma 1941-1945 12 1 College honor groups 1941-1945 12 2 University of Wyoming- various theater materials 1941-1945 12 3 University of Wyoming various materials and newspaper clippings 1941-1945 12 4 Photos of D.T. Smart 1941 12 5 Early writing 1942-1945 13 1 Various drafts and correspondence 1958-2004 13 2 Publication correspondence 1980-2014 13 3 Newspaper and magazine articles 1958-1985 13 4 Family history and D.T. Smart biography 1941-2011 14 1 Family history 1941-2005 14 2 W.H. Smart biography draft 2006 14 3 Memorabilia 14 4 Games and party miscellany 1970-2005 14 5 Scrapbooks and certificates of completion 15-16 Correspondence 1942-1959 17 1 Correspondence 1960-1979 17 2 Correspondence 1980-1989 17 3 Correspondence 1990-2014 17 4 Undated Correspondence 17 5-6 Church Correspondence 1964-1994 17 7 School Notes 1968-1981 18 1 Essays 1968-1981 18 2-3 Homework Assignments 1968-1981 18 4 Class Syllabi 1978-1980 18 5 Graduate School Documents 1978-1981 18 6 College Transcripts 1978-1981 18 7 University of Utah Commencement 1981 18 8 Notes 1942-2014 18 9 Invitations and Certificates 1968-1991 18 10 University of Utah Donation Information 2005-2013 18 11 Financial Records and Articles Financial Records 1947-1981 19 1 Obituaries and Memoriums 1973-2008 19 2 Scrapbook Pages 1942-2014 19 3 Newspaper Clippings 1950-1981 19 4 Addendum

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

 Personal Correspondence 1962-2015 20 1 Invitations 1952-2005 20 2 Greeting Cards 20 3 Get Well Cards 2009 20 4-5 Correspondence with Elga Larsen 1984-1987 21 1

Two letters discussing the writing of Myra Mayall Henrie, Larsen and Smart's great-grandmother.

 Letters of Myra Mayall 1984-1987 21 2

Copies of letters from Myra Mayall Henrie and Daniel Henrie to Margaret Daley.

 Online Correspondence with Lavina Anderson 2013-2014 21 3

Book revisions with Smart's editor, Lavina Anderson.

 Online Correspondence and Research 2013-2014 21 4

Research and discussion with Don Smith and his daughter, Celia Summers.

 Notes Cards: Journal History 21 5 "Two Virtuous Women" Book Design 2014 21 6

Correspondence with Lavina Anderson and Brent Corcoran, the book designer for "Two Virtuous Women."

 Correspondence 1946-2013 22 1

Primarily regarding Smart's employment at East High School.

 Musings on Teaching 1972 22 2 Teaching and Graduate School Documents 1946-1980 22 3 Notes from Students 1970-1981 22 4 Excuse Notes 1972-19787 22 5 East High Events 1972-2006 22 6 East High Course Materials 22 7 John Birch Society 1971 22 8 LDS Correspondence 1981-1984 23 1

Correspondence with church members and leaders.

 Laurel Teacher Correspondence 1966-1975 23 2

Correspondence with members in the Young Women organization under Smart's leadership.

 Notes 1976 23 3 LDS Church and Community Involvement 1972-1981 23 4 Lesson Manuscripts 1960-1987 23 5-6

Edited manuscipts for Laurel, Family Home Evening, and Relief Society lessons.

 Relief Society Lessons and Handouts 2004-2009 23 7 Play Manuscripts 23 8

Short drafts with LDS themes and characters.

 Journal 1958 23 9

Account of Smart's trip to London with her husband to the London temple dedication.

 Correspondence 1958-1959 23 10 Itinerary and Memorabilia 1958 23 11 London LDS Temple Dedication Pamphlets 1958 23 12 Temple Recommends 1942-2010 23 13 London Travel Finances 1958 23 14 Adopt-A-Native-Elder (ANE) Correspondence 1995-2008 24 1 ANE Adoption Sheet 24 2 ANE Finances 1994-1997 24 3 ANE Newsletter 2003-2009 24 4 ANE Guides to Culture 24 5 Travel Correspondence 1983-1990 25 1 Travel Documents 1987-1988 25 2 Travel Journals 1962-1990 25 3 Travel Finances 1980-1987 25 4 University of Utah Women's Club (UUWC) Correspondence 2006-2008 26 1 UUWC Yearbooks 2004-2007 26 2 UUWC Announcements and Flyers 2005-2006 26 3 Awards and Community Involvement 1960-2009 27 1 Salt Lake City Olympics Memorabilia 2002 27 2 Book Reviews and Mentions 1983-2001 27 3 Our Town Stage Performance 1976 27 4 Babcock and Other Performances 1974-1999 27 5 Coptic Encyclopedia Meeting Overview 27 6 Notes 27 7 University of Utah South African Divestment Flyers 1982 27 8 Dugout Ranch Meeting 1992 27 9

Discussion on development and culture of Southern Utah.

 Symphony Involvement and Ball 1977-1980 27 10 Committee Memberships 1974-1999 27 11 Sunstone Symposium 1996-2010 27 12 Authors' Club Booklets 1980-2013 27 13 Utah Humanities News and Planner 1985 27 14 National Institute of Fitness Records 1992 27 15 University of Wyoming French Paper 1984-1987 27 16 Dalai Lama Articles 1989 27 17 Newspaper 1978 27 18 Newspaper 1951-1980 27 19 Star Valley High School (Afton, Wyoming) Yearbooks, Exponent II publications, and Ledgers 1938-1997 28 2021 Addendum

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

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