A native of Michigan, Louis Livingston first came to Spokane in 1924 to teach history at McKinley Junior High School. He joined the faculty at Lewis and Clark High School in 1925 and was appointed vice-principal by Henry Hart in 1928. Livingston earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1932. In 1946 he served as superintendent of schools for American dependants in Seoul, Korea. Livingston retired from teaching in 1966 and assumed directorship of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. He remained in that position until 1968 and continued to have an active interest in the society.
From the guide to the Louis Smith Livingston Papers, 1926-1983, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives)
