Carl E. Smith Collection
Born in Spring Valley, Ohio, in 1889, Carl E. Smith graduated from Miami-Jacobs Business College. In 1924/25 he served on the faculty of Cedarville College, Cedarville, Ohio, as an instructor in American literature and the head of the Commercial Department. While at Cedarville he also earned a B.S. degree in education. After leaving Cedarville, Smith owned a basset hound kennel in Xenia, Ohio, and bred hunting hounds. He compiled several books of his poetry, wrote a biography of his father, and authored a book on training hunting dogs. Recognizing over 90 years of achievement, the State of Ohio named Smith Ohio's poet laureate for 1983. Carl Smith died in 1987.
Centennial Library Collection Catalog Record
Collection Container Inventory
Also of interest:
