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Minnesota State Law Library

Josephine Wernicke Smith, State Librarian 1945 - 1953

Obituaries

Mrs. Smith, State Librarian, Found Dead, Minneapolis Star, June 3, 1953, p.31
Includes an error, Smith was not the first woman state librarian
Librarian Dies Alone in Home, St. Paul Dispatch, June 3, 1953, p.6
Police Find State Librarian Dead in Home, Minneapolis Morning Tribune, June 4, 1953. p.26
Librarian's Death Called Suicide, Minneapolis Star, June 25, 1953, p. 12
In Memorium, Minnesota libraries, v.17 1952-1954
Josephine Wernicke Smith Passes, 47 Law Librar. J. 36 (1954).
Josephine Wernicke Smith - Find a Grave