Smith, Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart), 1897-1981.

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Lorna Dysart Smith was born in Centralia, Washington, 1897. She worked as a student nurse and as a researcher for novelist Theodore Dreiser (1938-1945), but is noted as a civil rights and social reform worker. She died in San Jose, California, January 11, 1981.

From the description of Lorna D. Smith papers, 1930-1981 (inclusive), 1965-1975 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500024

Includes some items of correspondence to W. A. Swanberg from Bernice Smith, daughter-in-law of Lorna D. Smith.

From the description of Correspondence to W. A. Swanberg, 1963-1979. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896707

Sinclair was unsuccessful in his bid for governor of California in the 1934 election.

From the description of Upton Sinclair campaign : scrapbooks, 1933-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122447463

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Lorna Dysart Smith was born in Centralia, Washington, 1897. She worked as a student nurse and as a researcher for novelist Theodore Dreiser (1938-1945), but is noted as a civil rights and social reform worker. She died in San Jose, California, January 11, 1981.

From the guide to the Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart) Smith Papers, 1930-1981 (inclusive), 1965-1975 (bulk), (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Smith, Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart), 1897-1981. Lorna D. Smith papers, 1930-1981 (inclusive), 1965-1975 (bulk). Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Belfrage, Cedric, 1904-1990. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser and Lorna Smith, 1940-1965, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. Correspondence with Theodore and Helen Dreiser, 1907-1954, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Smith, Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart), 1897-1981. Correspondence with Theodore and Helen Dreiser, 1938-1952, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Smith, Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart), 1897-1981,. Upton Sinclair campaign : scrapbooks, 1933-1935. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart) Smith Papers, 1930-1981 (inclusive), 1965-1975 (bulk) Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Smith, Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart), 1897-1981. Correspondence to W. A. Swanberg, 1963-1979. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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associatedWith Belfrage, Cedric, 1904-1990. person
associatedWith Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963. person
associatedWith Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996. person
associatedWith Caen, Herb, 1916-1997. person
associatedWith Castle, Molly, 1908- person
associatedWith Church, Frank. person
associatedWith Cranston, Alan, 1914-2000. person
associatedWith Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945. person
associatedWith Edwards, Don. person
associatedWith End Poverty in California (EPIC) corporateBody
associatedWith Holyer, Erna. person
associatedWith Hopkins, Jeannette. person
associatedWith Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978. person
associatedWith Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007. person
associatedWith Lockwood, Charles A., 1890-1967. person
associatedWith McCabe, Charles E. person
associatedWith McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989. person
associatedWith Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. person
associatedWith Scully, Frank. person
associatedWith Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. person
associatedWith Smith, Bernice. person
associatedWith Swanberg, W. A. (William Andrew), 1907-1992. person
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California
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Political conventions
Primaries
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Birth 1897

Death 1981

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