Franklin C. Smith Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and manuscripts of articles written by Franklin Smith. It also includes some retirement plan information for the College of St. Thomas, and the College’s Credit Union (which Smith administered).
Dates
- created: 1932-1957
Creator
- Smith, Franklin Chapin (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of the collection for research purposes.
Conditions Governing Use
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.
Biographical or Historical Information
Franklin Chapin Smith was born Sept 29, 1904 in Lebanon, IN. He attended the University of Michigan where he received his BA (1931), MA (1932), and Ph.D. (1934) in Mathematics. Smith taught at the College of St. Francis (1934 – 1943), Indiana University (1944 – 1945) and Purdue University (1946) before being appointed to the faculty of the College of St. Thomas in 1947. He served as an associate professor and chair of the Mathematics Department until 1957, when he left St. Thomas to join the actuarial firm of George Stennes and Associates. He died in St. Paul on June 13, 1981.
Extent
0.37 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
Unknown
Subject
- Smith, Franklin Chapin, 1904-1981 (Person)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Faculty (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Employees -- Retirement (Organization)
- St. Thomas College Federal Credit Union (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of St. Thomas Archives & Manuscript Collections Repository
Department of Special Collections, LL09 O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul MN 55105-1096 US
651-962-5467
uarchives@stthomas.edu