Abstract
The collection is comprised of various account and appointment books dating from approximately 1922 to 1972 kept by Las Vegas, Nevadan dentist, Dr. Jay Dayton "J. D." Smith, who operated a dental practice near 1st and Fremont streets. Also included in this collection are sympathy cards to Dr. Smith's family upon his passing, copies of his obituary from the
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Scope and Contents Note
The J. D. Smith Papers date from approximately 1922 to 1972 and contain various appointment books and daybooks used by Dr. Smith in running his dental practice at 1st and Fremont streets in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection includes copies of a February 26, 1937 issue of the
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Collection is open for research.
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Arrangement
Materials are arranged by type and chronologically.
Biographical / Historical Note
Dr. Jay Dayton Smith, commonly known as "J. D.," was born in Monona, Iowa on March 22, 1895. He graduated from the University Minnesota College of Dentisty in 1922 and had his first practice in a mining region of Minnesota. In 1927 Dr. Smith moved to Las Vegas, where he operated a dental practice located at 1st and Fremont streets for over four decades until his retirement. Dr. Smith was actively involved with several community organizations including the American Legion; the Clark County Democratic Central Committee, where he was twice elected chairman; and the Elks Lodge. Dr. Smith served on the Clark County School District Board of Education from 1935 to 1953. In 1964, he had the distinction of having the first junior high school in North Las Vegas, J. D. Smith Junior High, named after him. Dr. Smith was also a member of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners and was the first Las Vegas dentist to be appointed to that body. Dr. J. D. Smith passed away in 1984 at age of 89.
Source:
http://www.jdsmithms.org/pdf/JDSmithBio.pdf
Preferred Citation
J. D. Smith Papers, 1922-1972. MS-00722. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2015 by Leslie H. Smith, Sr. and Leslie H. Smith, Jr.; accession number 2015-043.
Processing Note
This collection was minimally processed by Tammi Kim in 2016 at the time of accessioning. The materials were quickly reviewed to provide a general description of the contents of each box and an estimate of dates represented in the material. Loose papers were foldered. No further work has been performed on the materials.