Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Winslow Whitney Smith papers
UUS_COLL MSS 247
10 boxes
5 linear feet
1910-1965
This collection contains correspondence and other records pertaining to W. W. Smith's LDS Church mission to Germany, 1927-1930, as well as his experience as a mission president for the Austria mission later in life.
Material in English
Processed in July of 1998.
The Winslow Whitney Smith Papers were donated to Special Collections and Archives in 1990 by Winslow Whitney Smith of Logan, Utah, along with his father's personal papers.
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
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Permission to publish material from the Winslow Whitney Smith papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
The copyright interests in the Winslow Whitney Smith papers have not been transferred to Utah State University.
Initial Citation: Winslow Whitney Smith papers USU_COLL MSS 247, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 247, USUSCA.
The Winslow Whitney Smith Papers contain correspondence and other records pertaining to Smith's LDS Church mission to Germany, 1927-1930, as well as his experience as a mission president for the Austrian mission later in life.
The earlier material is an excellent and unusually complete record of the Mormon missionary experience in Europe at that time period, and includes correspondence between Smith and a cousin discussing sexual matters and the difficulty of adhering to the strict lifestyle standards of the mission field.
Divided into two subseries: Chronological (multiple senders and recipients), and Letters Received. Correspondence in English and German.
Helen Mar Whitney papers (COLL MS 179)
Winslow Farr Smith papers COLL MSS 246
Whitney Smith photograph collection P0034
Mormon missionaries--Correspondence.
Mormon Church--Missions--Austria.
Mormon Church--Missions--Germany.
Mormon missionaries--Sexual behavior.
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Correspondence
Correspondence
1910-1930
(4 boxes, 139 folders)
Outgoing
Correspondence
1910
1
1
(6 pieces)
Correspondence
1913
1
2
(2 pieces)
Correspondence
1910-1919
1
3
(18 pieces)
Correspondence
1920
1
4
(3 pieces)
Correspondence
1921
1
5
(2 pieces)
Correspondence
1922
1
6
(9 pieces)
Correspondence
1923
1
7
(1 piece)
Correspondence
1924
1
8
(1 piece)
Correspondence
1927 May
1
9
(2 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 July
1
10
(21 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 July
1
11
(7 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 July
1
12
(20 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 August
1
13
(12 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 August
1
14
(10 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 September
1
15
(16 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 September
1
16
(13 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 October
1
17
(15 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 October
1
18
(11 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 November
1
19
(16 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 November
1
20
(18 pieces)
Correspondence
1927 December
1
21
(17 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 January
1
22
(16 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 February
1
23
(18 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 March
1
24
(10 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 April
1
25
(11 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 May
1
26
(13 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 June
1
27
(12 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 July
1
28
(17 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 August
1
29
(17 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 September
1
30
(18 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 October
1
31
(15 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 November
1
32
(13 pieces)
Correspondence
1928 December
1
33
(8 pieces
Correspondence
1929 January
2
1
(14 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 February
2
2
(15 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 March
2
3
(14 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 April
2
4
(12 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 May
2
5
(17 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 June
2
6
(7 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 July
2
7
(17 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 August
2
8
(17 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 September
2
9
(12 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 October
2
10
(15 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 November
2
11
(9 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 November
2
12
(11 pieces)
Correspondence
1929 December
2
13
(14 pieces)
Correspondence
1930 January
2
14
(4 pieces)
Correspondence
1930 February
2
15
(13 pieces)
Correspondence
1930 March
2
16
(9 pieces)
Correspondence
1930 April
2
17
(8 pieces)
Correspondence
1930 May
2
18
(13 pieces)
Correspondence
1930 June
2
19
(1 piece)
Correspondence
1930 July
2
20
(1 piece)
Correspondence
1930 August
2
21
(4 pieces)
Correspondence
1930 September
2
22
(1 piece)
Correspondence
1930 December
2
23
(1 piece)
Correspondence
1931
2
24
(7 pieces)
Correspondence
1934
2
25
(12 pieces)
Correspondence
1936
2
26
(5 pieces)
Correspondence
1937
2
27
(2 pieces)
Correspondence
1938
2
28
(10 pieces)
Correspondence
1938
2
29
(11 pieces)
Correspondence
1939
2
30
(11 pieces)
Correspondence
1939
2
31
(11 pieces)
Correspondence
1940
2
32
(3 pieces)
Correspondence
1948
2
33
(1 pieces)
Correspondence
undated
2
34
(15 pieces)
Correspondence
undated
2
35
Fragments (4 pieces)
Letters Received
1927-1928
Consists of letters received by Smith on his LDS Church mission to Germany, 1927-1930. Correspondents include his parents, sister, and friends. Also includes some miscellaneous printed items collected by Smith during that time period.
Smith's original order was maintained. Sometimes Smith used a common name, so that letters from his father, Winslow Farr Smith, can be found under "F" for Father and under "S".
"A"
undated
3
1
(2 pieces)
"B"
undated
3
2
(12 pieces)
"D"
undated
3
3
(2 pieces)
"F"
undated
3
4
(9 pieces)
"G"
undated
3
5
(1 piece)
"H"
undated
3
6
(5 pieces)
"J"
undated
3
7
(1 piece)
"K"
undated
3
8
(17 pieces)
"K"
undated
3
9
(23 pieces)
"K"
undated
3
10
(20 pieces)
"L"
undated
3
11
(2 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
12
(13 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
13
(11 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
14
(10 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
15
(10 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
16
(10 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
17
(11 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
18
(17 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
19
(12 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
20
(10 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
21
(25 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
22
(25 pieces)
"M"
undated
3
23
(15 pieces)
"P"
undated
3
24
(7 pieces)
"R"
undated
3
25
(3 pieces)
"S"
undated
3
26
(17 pieces)
"S"
undated
3
27
(19 pieces)
"S"
undated
3
28
(14 pieces)
"S"
undated
3
29
(15 pieces)
"S"
undated
3
30
(20 pieces)
"S"
undated
3
31
(14 pieces)
"Sch"
undated
3
32
(7 pieces)
"St"
undated
3
33
(4 pieces)
"T"
undated
3
34
(2 pieces)
"U"
undated
3
35
(1 item)
"W"
undated
3
36
(4 pieces)
"Z"
undated
3
37
(1 piece)
Letters Received
1929-1930
"Instructions to Missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
4
1
(1 piece)
"A"
undated
4
2
(2 pieces)
"B"
undated
4
3
(9 pieces)
"C"
undated
4
4
(15 pieces)
"D"
undated
4
5
(26 pieces)
"E"
undated
4
6
(4 pieces)
"F"
undated
4
7
(16 pieces)
"F"
undated
4
8
(17 pieces)
"F"
undated
4
9
(20 pieces)
"F"
undated
4
10
(16 pieces)
"G"
undated
4
11
(17 pieces)
"H"
undated
4
12
(11 pieces)
"I"
undated
4
13
(6 pieces)
"K"
undated
4
14
(18 pieces)
"K"
undated
4
15
(18 pieces)
"L"
undated
4
16
(1 piece)
"M"
undated
4
17
(13 pieces)
"M"
undated
4
18
(13 pieces)
"M"
undated
4
19
(13 pieces)
"M"
undated
4
20
(23 pieces)
"M"
undated
4
21
(18 pieces)
"M"
undated
4
22
(29 pieces)
"M"
undated
4
23
(14 pieces)
"M"
undated
4
24
(13 pieces)
"M"
undated
4
25
(16 pieces)
"M"
undated
4
26
(9 pieces)
"P"
undated
4
27
(4 pieces)
"R"
undated
4
28
(1 piece)
"S"
undated
4
29
(8 pieces)
"St"
undated
4
30
(10 pieces)
"T"
undated
4
31
(12 pieces)
"V"
undated
4
32
(4 pieces)
"W"
undated
4
33
(9 pieces)
"Z"
undated
4
34
(3 pieces)
Miscellaneous Personal Papers and Genealogical Files
1927-1930
Books used to record daily transactions in the mission field, such as baptisms, contacts, etc. and also financial expenses. Also included is a vary brief journal Smith began at the end of his mission.
Missionary Books
1927-1929
Missionary day book
undated
5
1
(1 item)
Missionary expense book
1927-1929
5
2
(1 item)
Mission journal
1930 May 10-26
5
3
(1 item)
Personal Papers
1915-1950
Baby book recording "firsts" for WWS
undated
5
4
(1 item)
Daughters of the American Revolution Sons and Daughters membership cards, Winslow Whitney Smith and Dorothy Smith
1915 March 15
5
5
(2 pieces)
Report cards, elementary school and high school
undated
5
6
(19 pieces)
Christmas book, Chicago
1921
5
7
(1 item)
Speech given by "Dr. Miller of California" to the general conference of the Swiss-German LDS mission, Cologne
1928 August 19
5
8
(1 piece, 1 item)
Speech given by Winslow Whitney Smith to the general conference of the Swiss-German LDS mission, Cologne
1929 June 19
5
9
(1 item)
W. Whitney Smith campaign announcement for treasurer, Associated Students of the University of Utah
undated
5
10
(1 piece)
Samuel Smith cemetery plot perpetual care contract
1948 December 3
5
11
Radio program script, Colleges on the Air, by Carlton Culmsee, KSL Radio
undated
5
12
Endorsement letters for W. Whitney Smith candidacy for presidency of the Utah State Agricultural College
1950 March - May
5
13
(38 pieces)
Hair clippings, Emily Hills and Nancy Hills
undated
5
14
Genealogical Files
undated
Miscellaneous genealogical files collected by Smith on several different branches of the family. Includes clippings, letters from various members of the family related to their genealogical work, family organizations newsletters, etc. In original order by family group.
Kimball family genealogy
undated
5
15
Lund family genealogy
undated
5
16
Scoot family genealogy
undated
5
17
Whitney family genealogy
undated
5
18
Miscellaneous geneaology
undated
5
19
Scrapbooks
1961-1965
Miscellaneous papers maintained in scrapbooks related to Smith's tenure as president of the Austrian LDS Church mission.
Scrapbooks and related materials
undated
6
7
8
9
10