Overview of the Collection Creator Carlisle, Howard M. Title Dee Glen Smith Oral Histories Dates 1925-1984 (inclusive) 1925 1984 Quantity 7 boxes, (3 linear feet) Collection Number USU_COLL MSS 273 Summary This collection consists of the audio cassette recordings and the typescripts of numerous oral history interviews conducted by Howard M. Carlisle during the 1980s about Dee Smith. Repository Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division Special Collections and Archives Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University Logan, UT 84322-3000 Telephone: 435-797-23 Fax: 435-797-2880 scweb@usu.edu Access Restrictions No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan. Languages English Biographical Note Dee Glen Smith was born September 30, 1925 in Brigham City, Utah the son of Ren and Seret Smith. He worked for his father, who owned a small grocery story, throughout his youth. He graduated from Box Elder High School in 1943 and quickly joined the US Army. During a leave of absence, Smith married his high school sweetheart, Ida Woodyatt in May 1944. After a honorable discharge as a corporal from the Army, Smith returned to help his father run his grocery store, quickly catching on to the daily store activity and soon taking over many responsibilities from his father. Smith joined with a partner and expanded his business, Smith's Grocery, into Ogden, Roy, and Layton, Utah. After his father passed away, Smith took over as president and began to expand even more throughout Utah and later into Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and other states. Many small grocery chains were up for sale at the time due to poor business practices and Dee Smith bought them up and consolidated them into a profitable venture. Dee Glen Smith died June 30, 1984 in Salt Lake City, Utah, leaving behind a billion dollar business that included 128 stores and,500 employees. Dee Glen Smith Biographical Timeline: 30 Sept. 1925 Born in Brigham City, Utah to Ren and Seret Smith 22 May 1943 Graduated from Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah 5 May 1944 Married High School sweetheart, Ida Woodyatt January 1952 Awarded the Jaycee's Distinguished Service Award in Brigham City, Utah 15 May 1975 Awarded the City of Hope award by the Food Industries Circle in Salt Lake City, Utah http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 1
Spring 1978 Awarded the Maurice Warshaw Golden Key Award 25 May 1979 Named the food executive of the year by USC and the Food Marketing Management Institute 22 June 1979 Awarded the Golden Plate by the American Academy of Excellence 12 May 1983 Awarded the distinguished executive award by the USU College of Business, Logan, Utah 10 June 1983 Received an honorary PhD of humanities from Weber State College in Ogden, Utah 30 June 1984 Died at age of 58 in Salt Lake City, Utah Content Description This collection consists of the audio cassette recordings and the typescripts of numerous oral history interviews conducted by Howard M. Carlisle during the 1980s. These interviews were conducted by Carlisle for use in writing his 1992 book, Fulfilling a Dream: The Dee Smith Story (see citation below). Concerning the content these interviews Carlisle stated; The taped interviews are not restricted to topics related to the growth of the company. Several interviews are with older Brigham City residents (most of whom have since died) relating to early years and conditions in the community during the past century. Most notable are insights into the small general stores of the period, how investment capital was obtained during the Great Depression when banks were extremely conservative, and insights into living conditions in the typical small Utah community. The material in this collection has been organized into two Series. Series I consists of the oral history typescripts, Carlisle's notes concerning the interviews, and one box (Box 3) containing information about Dee Smith's businesses. Series II consists of the oral history audio cassette and compact disc recordings. 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 Dee Glen Smith Oral Histories must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head. Preferred Citation Initial Citation: Dee Glen Smith Oral Histories USU_COLL MSS 273, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah. Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 273, USUSCA. Alternative Forms Available Contains audio cassette tapes and compact discs. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 2
Administrative Information Arrangement This collection is arranged by material type. Processing Note Processed in February of 200 Acquisition Information The materials in this collection were donated to Utah State University Special Collections & Archives by Howard M. Carlisle in December 2002. Related Materials Carlisle, Howard M., Fulfilling a Dream: The Dee Smith Story, (HD 9321.95.S4 C37 1992) Dee Glen Smith Photograph Collection P0438 Separated Materials Dee Glen Smith Photograph Collection P0438 Bibliography Source: Carlisle, Howard M., Fulfilling a Dream: The Dee Smith Story, (HD 9321.95.S4 C37 1992) Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Interview Transcripts Box Folder 1 1 Ida Woodyatt Smith 3 interviews and notes on 2 tapes 1991 May 14 & 28 1 2 The Fred L. Smith family 1991 August 1 3 The Jeff P. Smith family 1991 June 2, July 10 & September 5 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 3
1 4 The Richie Dee Smith family 1991 June 2 & July 10 1 5 Ole and Ida Zundel 1991 May 1 1 Pearl Smith Arbon 1991 September 7 1 7 Ray and Mary Reese 1991 May 22 1 8 Erma Hansen 1991 May 28 1 9 Juanita Steffen 1991 August 21 1 10 Don Carlson 1991 May 31 1 11 Dale and Melva Baron 1991 September 1 12 Omer and Bette Call 1991 May 20 1 13 Dean and Peggy Candland 1991 October 19 1 14 Ted Earl 1991 September 1 15 Vera Fife 1991 August 15 1 1 Ed and Marva Frost 1991 September 3 1 17 Clinton Holmes 1991 October 1 1 18 Leroy Holmgren 1991 December 1 1 19 Reese and Miriam Jensen 1991 May 27 1 20 Shauna Nance Josten and Paul Nance 1991 December 1 21 John Larsen 1991 May 22 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 4
1 22 Ellen Mae Munns Manning 1991 December 1 Reed and Glenna Merrill 1991 May 25 1 24 Del and Shelly Nichols 1991 July 19 1 25 D. A. Olsen 1991 August 2 1 2 Verl and LaRaine Petersen 1991 May 17 1 27 Vern Petersen 1991 July 11 1 28 Grace Price 1991 July 19 1 29 Gene Munns Rich not listed in interviews or in book 1991 December 2 1 30 Lloyd Robinette 1991 August 2 1 31 Jim Simper 1991 May 1 1 32 John and Alice Stewart No Tape Undated 1 33 Lawrence C Taylor 1991 December 30 1 34 Blythe Tingey No Tape or Transcript Undated 1 35 Effie Baty 1991 September 1 3 Glen and June Fife 1991 May 17 1 37 Fred and Eileen Forsgren 1991 July 3 & August 1 38 J. Leo Jensen 1991 May 27 1 39 Darel Johnson 1991 September 7 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 5
1 40 Karl Josephson 1991 December 2 1 41 Gary Loveland 1991 May 20 1 42 Earl Seegmiller 1991 September 2 1 43 Howard and Connie Simcox 1991 September 3 1 44 George Woodward 1991 August 9 1 55 Sam and Ann Park 1991 October 3 1 4 Lloyd and Geneil Pickett 1991 June 20 1 47 Izzy and JaNae Wagner 1991 June 20 2 48 Bob Bolinder 1991 November 4 2 49 Steve Burton 1991 October 30 2 50 Rich Bylski 1991 October 29 2 51 Jim Hallsey 1991 November 2 52 Larry McNeill 1991 November 3 2 53 Harry Moskal 1991 January 8 2 54 Dave Parmeter 1991 November 8 2 55 Jonathan Ramras 1991 October 21 2 5 Mat Tezak 1991 October 30 2 57 Oleen Watt 1991 July 1 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270
2 58 Ken White 1991 December 3 2 59 Corina Williams 1991 September 2 0 Jay Arbon 1991 November 14 2 1 Carl Blair No Tape 1991 November 13 2 2 Rick Bovero 1991 November 20 2 3 Dirk Burningham 1991 November 20 2 4 Tim Cook No Tape 1991 November 13 2 5 Pete Cowan 1991 November 14 2 Kathleen Foote No Tape 1991 November 13 2 7 Randy Johnson 1991 November 20 2 8 Jack Kelley 1991 November 14 2 9 Bob Lee 1991 November 20 2 70 Jon Little 1991 November 14 2 71 Marilyn Weaver 1991 November 14 2 72 Delonne Anderson 1991 May 21 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 7
2 73 Ralph Drake 1991 October 30 2 74 Darlene Hobson 1991 July 30 2 75 Rocky LaSalle 1991 December 2 7 Al Martindale (2 tapes) 1991 May 30 2 77 Marv Mumford 1991 September 24 2 78 Winnie and Mont Rosenburg 1991 July 25 2 79 John Shipp 1991 September 1 2 80 Art Toimoto 1991 August 7 2 81 Frank and Emma Warner 1991 July 25 2 82 Tom Welch 1991 September 2 83 Jack Williams 1991 November 30 2 84 Grant Woolley 1991 October 30 2 85 Lawrence P. Alder 1991 November 18 2 8 Dick Bartholomew 1991 December 18 2 87 James and Lucille Chamberlin 1991 December 12 2 88 Mac Christensen 1991 October 21 2 89 Winston Fillmore 1991 October 3 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 8
2 90 Beverly Howell 1991 December 2 2 91 Gil Iker 1991 December 2 92 Marvin G. Jenson No Tape 1991 September 1 2 93 Bob Love 1992 January 28 2 94 Walt Macy 1991 August 7 2 95 Vince Mancini 1991 December 18 2 9 M. H. Martin 1991 December 2 97 Keith Nuttall 1992 January 15 2 98 Duane Peters 1991 August 2 2 99 Pete Randall No Transcript and No Tape Undated 2 100 Ed Reynolds 1991 December 2 101 Jack Robins 1991 December 30 2 102 Ray Rose 1991 December 2 103 Jack Shaum 1991 December 9 2 104 D. Gil Warner 1991 September 2 105 Tom Winegar 1991 December http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 9
2 10 Wayne Winegar 1991 November 20 2 107 Swede Larson No Tape 1991 October 3 2 108 Haven Simmons 1991 December 10 Materials concerning Dee Smith s business, Undated Box Folder 3 109 Obituaries and remembrances of Dee Smith, his family, and friends Undated 3 110 The Food and the Golf Undated 3 111 Awards and honors Undated 3 112 Smith s Management Newsletter Undated 3 114 The Inter-com Newsletter Undated 3 115 Smith s Magazine Undated 3 11 Expansion and acquisitions Undated 3 117 The business of Smith s Undated 3 118 Notes and miscellaneous items Undated Series II: Audio Cassettes and Compact Discs Box 1 Tape 1: Ida Woodyatt Smith 1991 May 14 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 10
1 Tape 2: Ole and Ida Zundel 1991 May 1 1 Tape 3: Jim Simper, Brigham City 1991 May 1 1 Tape 4: Glen and June Fife 1991 May 17 1 Tape 5: Omer and Bette Call 1991 May 20 1 Tape : Delonne Anderson 1991 May 21 1 Tape 7: Delonne Anderson 1991 May 22 1 Tape 8: Ray and Mary Reese; John Larsen 1991 May 22 1 Tape 9: J. Leo Jensen; Reese and Miriam Jensen 1991 May 27 1 Tape 10: Erma Hansen 1991 May 28 1 Tape 11: Erma Hansen 1991 May 28 1 Tape 11: Ida Woodyatt Smith 1991 May 28 1 Tape 12: Lloyd and Geneil Pickett; Izzy and JaNae Wagner 1991 June 20 1 Tape 13: The Jeff P. Smith family 1991 June 2 1 Tape 14: The Richie Dee Smith family 1991 June 2 1 Tape 15: Oleen Watt 1991 July 1 2 Tape 1: Darlene Hobson 1991 July 30 2 Tape 2: The Richie Dee Smith family; The Jeff P. Smith family 1991 July 10 2 Tape 3: Winnie and Mont Rosenburg; Frank and Emma Warner 1991 July 25 2 Tape 4: The Fred L. Smith family 1991 August 2 Tape 5: The Fred L. Smith family 1991 August 2 Tape : Art Toimoto 1991 August 7 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 11
2 Tape 7: Corina Williams; Joe Watts Joe Watts is not listed 1991 September 2 Tape 8: Ed and Marva Frost; John Shipp 1991 September 1; September 3 2 Tape 9: Tom Welch; D. Gil Warner 1991 September 2 Tape 10: Darel Johnson; Pearl Smith Arbon 1991 September 7 2 Tape 11: Marv Mumford 1991 September 24 2 Tape 12: Dale and Melva Baron; Effie Baty 1991 September 2 Tape 13: Jonathan Ramras; Mac Christensen; Ole and Ida Zundel 1991 October 21; 1991 May 1 2 Tape 14: Rich Bylski 1991 October 29 2 Tape 15: Grant Woolley 1991 October 30 2 Tape 1: Steve Burton; Mat Tezak 1991 October 30 3 Tape 1: Jay Arbon; Jon Little 1991 November 14 3 Tape 2: Marilyn Weaver; Pete Cowan; Jack Kelley 1991 November 14 3 Tape 3: Wayne Winegar; Bob Bolinder and Larry McNeill 1991 November 20 and 4; 3 Tape 4: Randy Johnson 1991 November 20 3 Tape 5: Randy Johnson; Rick Bovero; Dirk Burningham 1991 November 20 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 12
3 Tape : Jack Williams; Beverly Howell and Gene Munns Rich; Karl Josephson (Gene Munns Rich not listed in interviews or in book) 1991 November 30 and December 2 3 Tape 7: Ed Reynolds; Ken White and Ed Reynolds 1991 December ; December 3 3 Tape 8: Rocky LaSalle; Ray Rose; Ellen Mae Munns Manning 1991 December 3 Tape 9: Jack Shaum 1991 December 9 3 Tape 10: Haven Simmons and James and Lucille Chamberlin 1991 December 10 & 12 3 Tape 11: Gil Iker and M. H. Martin 1991 December 3 Tape 12: Dick Bartholomew; Vince Mancini; James and Lucille Chamberlin and Shauna Nance Josten and Paul Nance 1991 December 18 & 3 Tape 13: Jack Robins; Lawrence C. Taylor and Harry Moskal 1991 December 30 & 1992 January 8 4 Tape 1: Jim Hallsey and Tom Winegar 1991 November and December 4 Tape 2: Don Carlson and Ted Earl 1991 May 31 and September 4 Tape 3: Ralph Drake and Winston Fillmore 1991 October 30 4 Tape 4: Del and Shelly Nichols; Grace Price and Vera Fife 1991 July 19 & August 15 4 Tape 5: Reed and Glenna Merrill; Howard and Connie Simcox 1990 May 25; 1991 September 3 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 13
4 Tape : Duane Peters; Dean and Peggy Candland 1991 August 2; October 19 4 Tape 7: Dave Parmeter; Al Martindale 1991 November 8; May 30 4 Tape 8: Al Martindale; Lawrence P. Alder 1991 May 30; November 8 4 Tape 9: Leroy Holmgren; Sam and Ann Park 1991 December 1; October 3 4 Tape 10: Earl Seegmiller; George Woodward 1991 September 2; August 9 4 Tape 11: Marv Mumford; Walt Macy 1991 September 24; Austus 7 4 Tape 12: Keith Nuttall; Gary Loveland 1992 January 15; 1991 May 20 4 Tape 13: Verl and LaRaine Petersen; Bob Love 1991 May 17; 1992 January 28 4 Tape 14: Fred and Eileen Forsgren; Juanita Steffen; D. A. Olsen 4 Tape 15: Fred and Eileen Forsgren; D. A. Olsen; Lloyd Robinette 5 CD 1: Delonne Anderson (see also box 1, tape 7) 5 CD 2: Delonne Anderson (see also box 1, tape &7) 5 CD 3: Al Martindale (see also box 4, tape 7 & 8) 5 CD 4: Al Martindale (see also box 4, tape 7) 1991 July 3; August 21; August 2 1991 August 12; August 21; August 2 1991 May 21 1991 May 21 1991 May 30 1991 May 30 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 14
5 CD 5: J. Leo Jensen (see box 1, tape 9) 5 CD : Erma Hansen (see box 1, tape 10 & 11) 5 CD 7: Erma Hansen (see box 1, tape 10 & 11) 5 CD 8: Don Carlson (see box 4, tape 2) 5 CD 9: Jim Simper (see box 1, tape 3) 5 CD 10: Lloyd Robinette (see box 4, tape 15) 5 CD 11: Vera Fife (see box 4, tape 4) 5 CD 12: Effie Baty (see box 2, tape 12) 5 CD 13: Karl Josephson (see box 3, tape ) 5 CD 14: George Woodward (see box 4, tape 10) 5 CD 15: Keith Nuttall (see box 4, tape 12) 5 CD 1: Tom Welch (see box 2, tape 9) 5 CD 17: Glen and June Fife (see box 1, tape 14) 1991 May 27 1991 May 28 1991 May 28 1991 May 31 1991 May 1 1991 August 2 1991 August 15 1991 September 1991 December 2 1991 August 9 1992 January 15 1991 September 1991 May 17 Names and Subjects Personal Names : Smith, Dee Glen, 1925-1984 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 15
Corporate Names : Smith's Food & Drug Centers Finding aid/register created by Ann Buttars and Bradley Armstrong 2011 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv77270 1