b0123 Smith Family Papers, 1880-1912 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 123 Smith family. Smith Family Papers, 1880-1912 1 lin. ft. (2 boxes) Correspondence of John Henry Smith and George Albert Smith, later president of the LDS church. Includes personal letters, correspondence relating to the Mormon colonization and missionary efforts in Mexico. The bulk of the collection is the records of the Kanab Cooperative Stock Company, including minutes (1880-1901), capital stock book (1885-1889), and a daybook (1880-1899). Topics: Cattle trade. Mormons and Mormonism -- Missions -- Mexico. Persons: Smith, George Albert, 1870-1945. Smith, John Henry, 1848-1911. Organizations: Kanab Cooperative Stock Company (Utah). Places: Kanab (Utah). Kane County (Utah). Form or Genre: Daybooks. Ledgers. Minutes. Background Background Note

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 Scope and Content

Correspondence of John Henry Smith and George Albert Smith, later president of the LDS church. Includes personal letters, correspondence relating to the Mormon colonization and missionary efforts in Mexico. The bulk of the collection is the records of the Kanab Cooperative Stock Company, including minutes (1880-1901), capital stock book (1885-1889), and a daybook (1880-1899).

Series Descriptions

Correspondence

Kanab Cooperative Stock Company records

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Smith Family Papers, 1880-1912, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Emily Smith Stewart.

 Restrictions on Use

The Smith Family Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Gary Topping, 1983 Finding aid compiled by Gary Topping, 1983 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A157). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents Correspondence 1 1 John Henry Smith correspondence, 1888- 1908 1 2 George Albert Smith correspondence, 1889- 1912 1 3 Correspondence, 1888-1899 Kanab Cooperative Stock Company records 1 4 Kanab Cooperative Stock Company legal and financial records and stock pedigrees 1 5 Stock certificates 2 1 Minutes, 1880-1901 2 2 Ledger, 1889-1899 2 3 Day book, 1880-1899 2 4 Capital Stock Book, 1885-1899