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Gary Smith photograph collection, 1960-1988

Overview of the Collection

Title
Gary Smith photograph collection
Dates
1960-1988 (inclusive)
Quantity
19 boxes, (10.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_P0106
Summary
Over 10,000 color and black and white photos, negatives, slides, and transparencies as well as articles and some publicity material, relating to Gary Smith's outdoor photography, time spent in the Marines in Okinawa and Taiwan, and of the Red Baron air-racing team located in Idaho Falls.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
Materials in English
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Biographical Note

Gary Milton Smith was born in Payette, Idaho to Milton F. Smith and Lillian Ruby on March 15, 1943. He attended Idaho State University and then Utah State University (USU) where he graduated in 1967. During the summers and after graduation, he worked in the national forests and parks. Smith married Lillian Francuz on July 4, 1969, in Idaho Falls, Idaho (they later divorced in 1984). During 1969 he enlisted into the Marine Corps, attaining the rank of captain, and remained on active duty until 1972.

Smith was a talented photographer, songwriter, outdoor advocate, and musician. He was also a passionate outdoor and environmental advocate. This collection reflects the level of interaction, connection, and his commitment to promoting this cause. In 1975, Smith published an autobiographical book about his life entitled Windsinger. This same year Smith was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and discontinued his graduate studies. He continued to write articles for magazines and newspapers on environmental and social issues, however, and he eventually resumed his studies receiving his Masters of Science in Recreational Resource Management in 1981. His thesis is entitled, "The Mystery Song: A Walk with Masawe." Smith died on April 7, 1988 and is buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Pocatello, Idaho.

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Content Description

The Gary Smith Photo Collection consists of 10,719 color and black and white photos, negatives, slides, and transparencies as well as articles and some publicity material. The collection spans from 1960 to 1988 and is divided roughly into five parts. The first part contains images from Smith's work and outdoor excursions in the Sawtooth Wilderness Area, Canyonlands National Park, (what is now) the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and the Cache-Wasatch National Forest. Also included are many images of Rock Art. The second part consists of images taken for or used in the Windsinger book. The third part has images from Smith's years in the Marines, including his time in Okinawa and Taiwan. The fourth part are images of his friends and family, his travels in the U.S. and of his wife, Lillian Francuz. The fifth part includes images he took for the Red Baron air-racing team located in Idaho Falls. In addition, Smith did quite a bit of outdoor portraiture in Cache Valley. Some of the images pertain to his activism with environmental issues such as the Four Corners Power Plant. Many of these images are available as mounted photographs on A-Boards. See A-Board historical photographs, UUS_ABoard1

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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 Gary Smith photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0106; Gary Smith photograph collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0106, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed initially processed by Leticia Neal, December 2004, revised by Daniel Davis, January 2011 and by Heather Housley in 2024.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Gary Smith and his mother Lillian Smith

Related Materials

Gary Smith papers, Coll MSS 132

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Indians of North America--Idaho--Photographs.
  • Petroglyphs--Utah--Photographs.

Geographical Names

  • Aztec Ruins National Monument (N.M.)--Photographs.
  • Bear River Range (Utah-Idaho)--Photographs.
  • Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho)--Photographs.
  • Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Photographs.
  • Canyonlands National Park (Utah)--Photographs.
  • Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Photographs.
  • Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (Utah)--Photographs.
  • Horseshoe Canyon North Wilderness (Utah)--Photographs.
  • Marine Corps Base Quantico (Va.)--Photographs.
  • Sawtooth Wilderness (Idaho)--Photographs.
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