He also interned at the Library of Congress.įrom 1980 to 2001, Smith served as executive director of the Manuscript Society. Before joining Disney he worked in the research library at UCLA and at the Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif. in history and master’s degree in library science from the University of California at Berkeley. Smith was a prolific author of books about Walt Disney Co., including the company’s official encyclopedia “Disney A to Z.” Other titles included “Disney: The First 100 Years,” “The Quotable Walt Disney,” “Disney Trivia from the Vault” and four volumes of “The Ultimate Disney Trivia Books.”īorn and raised in Pasadena, Smith earned a B.A. Smith’s work allowed the company to recreate Walt’s office for an installation built in 2015 to help inspire Disney’s contemporary workforce. His first job was to catalogue every item in Walt Disney’s executive suite at the Burbank studio, a space that had been left untouched after Walt Disney’s death in December 1966. Disney trivia Q&A book, Disney Trivia from the Vault, Dave continued his. Dave 'Ask Dave' Smith, retired Chief Archivist of The Walt Disney Company, has been fielding Disney trivia questions for over 30 years. Smith was hired in 1970 by Walt Disney’s brother, Roy O. A treasure trove of Disney trivia by Dave Smith, Chief Archivist Emeritus of. Title: Disney Trivia From The Vault (Disney Editions Deluxe) Item Condition: used item in a good condition.
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