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Smith Family Papers
An Inventory of Their Papers
| OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION | |
| Abstract: | Collection contains materials relating to the Smith Family of Glenrock, Wyoming, including information on Adelyna and Lewis Smith and their daughter, Lorraine. The collection also includes five letters to Lorraine by Stub Iames during World War II. |
| Title: | Papers |
| Dates: | 1915-1979 |
| Quantity: | .25 cubic ft (1 small document box) |
| HISTORY OF THE FAMILY |
| Lewis Smith (d. 1951) was born in Glenrock and married Adelyna Louisa Goff (1892-1979) in 1918, the same year that their daughter Lorraine Smith was born. Lewis served in World War I before returning to Glenrock. Lorraine worked as a journalist in Glenrock. |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE COLLECTION |
| Collection contains Lewis Smith’s U.S. Army discharge papers; Lewis and Adelyna’s marriage certificate; a genealogy of the Goff Family; news clippings; photographs of Adelyna; the guest register from Adelyna’s funeral in 1979; and report cards, graduation cards and other materials for Lorraine; and five letters by Stub Iames from Germany during World War II to Lorraine describing his war time experiences. |
| RELATED MATERIALS |
| There are no other known archival collections created by the Smith Family as of the time of processing. |
| ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION | |
| Preferred Citation: | Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Glenrock Branch Library, Converse County Library System, Glenrock, Wyoming. |
| Processing Information: | The collection was processed by Mark Shelstad in February 2003. |
| Access Restrictions: | There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public, but cannot be checked out. |
| Copyright Information: | The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply. |
| Acquisition: | Lorraine Smith donated the collection to the Glenrock Branch Library in 1979. |
| ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLECTION |
| The collection has been arranged alphabetically by subject. |
CONTAINER LIST |
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Contents |
Box |
Item |
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| Goff Family Genealogy, n.d. | 1 | 1 | ||
| News clippings, n.d. | 2 | |||
| Iames, Stub Letters to Lorraine Smith, 1944-1945 | 3 | |||
| Photographs, n.d. | 4 | |||
| Smith, Adelyna | ||||
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5 | |||
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6 | |||
| Smith, Lewis, 1915, 1918 | 7 | |||
| Smith, Lorraine, 1934-1965, 1979 | 8 | |||