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J.P. Smith Printing Company records, 1961-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Smith, John P.
Title
J.P. Smith Printing Company records
Dates
1961-1989 (inclusive)
Quantity
42 boxes, (21 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 431
Summary
The J.P. Smith Printing Company was a local printing establishment in Logan, Utah, founded in 1881 by John P. Smith and Clarence Cummings.
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

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

The J.P. Smith Printing Company was a local printing establishment in Logan, Utah, founded in 1881 by John P. Smith and Clarence Cummings. The Smith Cummings Printing Company, one of the first printing establishments in Logan, later became the J.P. Smith Printing Company and operated as a family business run by the Smith family. Their offices were originally located at 25 Federal Avenue.

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Content Description

The collection consists of duplicate printing jobs completed for various private patrons, businesses, local government, community, religious, and university organizations. The collection also contains print-orders from local citizens, businesses, schools, and restaurants. Among the items printed were newsletters, ads, and programs.

Included are a large number of funeral programs for Hall Mortuary, organized alphabetically by the last name of the deceased, and records for the Logan chapter of the Rotary Club, organized chronologically.

The “Family History” section focuses on personal prints made by Smith including Christmas cards, resumes, wedding invitations, and birth announcements, which are organized by the last name of the person(s) associated with the item. The “Pedigrees and Pictures” subsection of “Family History” contains family trees and photographs created by Smith’s patrons who gathered their family history. The pedigrees are organized alphabetically by last name of the oldest patriarch on each tree. Many family trees contain information spanning back to the mid-19th century.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the J.P. Smith Printing Company records must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: J.P. Smith Printing Company Records USU_COLL MSS 431, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 431, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically based on the name of the organization that Smith printed for.

Processing Note

Processed in June of 2014

Acquisition Information

These materials were donated to Special Collections and Archives by Sidney P. Smith on the 30 December 1993.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Funeral rites and ceremonies--Printing--Logan (Utah)
  • Graphic arts--Logan (Utah)
  • Printing--Logan (Utah)

Personal Names

  • Cummings, Clarence.

Corporate Names

  • Rotary Club of Logan, Utah.

Finding aid/Register created by Joanna Dobrowolska, Scott Marianno, Andrew Izatt and Clint Pumphrey
2014

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