Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart) Smith papers, 1930-1981 (inclusive), 1965-1975 (bulk), bulk 1965-1975

Printable guide [HTML]

Request items

Title:: Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart) Smith papers
Dates:: 1930-1981 (inclusive), 1965-1975 (bulk), bulk 1965-1975
Creators:: Smith, Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart)
Extent:: 1.25 Linear Feet
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item] Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart) Smith Papers , M0194, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Scope and content:: This collection consists chiefly of letters written to Lorna Smith from authors and politicians with whom she regularly corresponded. Also included are several typescripts and articles by and about her. Much of the correspondence concerns Upton Sinclair, and authors Erna Holyer and Theodore Dreiser are also represented. Correspondence by and from other authors and politicians may also be found in the collection.
Biographical / historical:: Lorna Dysart Smith was born in Centralia, Washington, 1897. She worked as a student nurse and as a researcher for novelist Theodore Dreiser (1938-1945), but is noted as a civil rights and social reform worker. She died in San Jose, California, January 11, 1981.
Custodial history:: Gift of Mrs. Lorna Dysart Smith, 1970-1974.

Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-03-23 15:24:31 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:: None.
Terms of access:: Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item] Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart) Smith Papers , M0194, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:: Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US