Hyrum Fisher Smith papers
Scope and Contents note
The contents of this collections relate to or belonged to Hyrum Fisher Smith. Included in the collection are a razor and its case, tithing receipts, tax notices, bills and invoices, daybooks and calendars, correspondence, and newspaper articles.
Dates
- 1883-1923
Creator
- Smith, Hyrum Fisher, 1856-1923 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Hyrum Fisher Smith papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Hyrum Fisher Smith (1856-1923) was the son of John Smith who was the Presiding Patriarch at the time of Hyrum's birth.
Hyrum Fisher Smith was born January 10, 1856. He was the second child of eight in the family of John Smith and Hellen Maria Fisher. John Smith was serving as the Presiding Patriarch of the Church at the time that Hyrum was born. Hyrum married Hannah (Annie) Marie Gibbs December 12, 1878 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The couple moved to Hoytsville, Summit County, Utah, and later to Box Elder County, Utah. They had nine children; Ralph, Evaline, Ruby, Gertrude, Mary, Hyrum G., Annie, John, and Wilford. Hyrum worked for some time at the Lost Josephine Gold Mining Company, during which time he was away from his family. During this time, the older children worked to help support the family. Hyrum Gibbs Smith, the oldest of the children, was called to serve as the Presiding Patriarch of the Church in May of 1912. His father, Hyrum F. Smith, lived to see this appointment. Hyrum F. Smith died March 9, 1923, survived by his wife and all but one of his children.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The contents of this collections relate to or belonged to Hyrum Fisher Smith. Included in the collection are a razor and its case, tithing receipts, tax notices, bills and invoices, daybooks and calendars, correspondence, and newspaper articles. The contents of the collection have been divided into categories, with each folder representing a different genre. Within each folder, the documents have been ordered chronologically.
Arrangement note
Arranged chronologically.
Other Finding Aids
Item-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2362.xml
Custodial History note
The contents of this collection were donated to Brigham Young University 8 March 1991 by Eldred G. Smith and Cleone Isom. In December of 2001, it was decided that the Joseph Smith Sr. Family Collection, originally the umbrella title for the Hyrum Smith, John Smith, Hyrum Fisher Smith, and Hyrum G. Smith collections, should be divided into several separate collections. The Hyrum Fisher Smith Collection has been separated into its own collection.
The two donors are the grandchildren of Hyrum Fisher Smith; the papers and personal articles contained in this collection have remained in family possession since their creation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Eldred G. Smith and Cleone Isom; 1991.
Appraisal note
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Separated Materials note
A razor and its case, which belonged to Hyrum F. Smith, were originally included in this collection. They have been transferred to a separate box containing physical artifacts relating to the Smith family.
Processing Information note
Processed; David J. Whittaker; Frebruary 2002.
- Title
- Register of the Hyrum Fisher Smith papers, 1883-1923
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- David J. Whittaker
- Date
- February 2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States