G. Maeser. According to The Latter Day Saints' Millennial Star, "the attendance at the funeral was the largest seen in Provo." In addition, Woodruff recorded that Smoot's funeral procession was "the longest [he had] ever seen in Utah." Smoot was survived by two of his wives and nineteen of his children. In 1962, BYU's administration building was named after Smoot. In 2015, he was remembered and celebrated at BYU's homecoming events. In 1994, it was recorded that Smoot had "more than 3,000 descendants." He has been called "one of the most prominent and influential men in the history of the State [of Utah]." A collection of 257 manuscripts documenting Smoot's life, including his journals, letters, patriarchal blessing, and mission call, is included in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library at BYU's Harold B. Lee Library. References External links Utah History Encyclopedia: Abraham Owen Smoot, media.Utah.edu Guide to A. O. Smoot missionary diaries at the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Click "see diary" to see scans of the original diaries. A. O. Smoot papers, MSS 896 at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University. Contains missionary journals and correspondence written to Abraham Smoot. A. O. Smoot papers, MSS 574 at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University. Contains letters and patriarchal blessing. 1815 births 1895 deaths 19th-century Mormon missionaries American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints American Mormon missionaries in the United States Brigham Young University people Converts to Mormonism Mormon pioneers People from Owen County, Kentucky Smoot–Rowlett family Mayors of Salt Lake City American slave owners History of slavery in Utah Latter Day Saints from Kentucky Latter Day Saints from Tennessee Latter Day Saints from Missouri Latter Day Saints from Iowa Latter Day Saints from Utah American proslavery activists Harold B. Lee Library-related 19th century articles