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Descriptive Summary
Title:
Smith Family Papers on World War II, 1936-2005 (bulk 1942-1946)
Collection number:
MS 65
Creator:
Smith, Frank Herron, 1879-1965
Smith, Morris Eugene, 1912-2005
Extent:
6 boxes
Abstract:
Papers of two generations of the Smith family — Dr. Frank Herron Smith and his son Dr. Morris Eugene "Gene" Smith — including vintage broadsides and government reports on the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II and correspondence from the elder Smith to government officials advocating for improved treatment and safety for returning internees. Also includes Gene Smith's personal papers, yearbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, and an illustrated autobiographical typescript detailing his service in the 25th Infantry Division from 1942-1946 as an Army linguist, translator, and interrogator in the Aleutians, Japan, the Philippines, and New Caledonia. Material donated by Smith family members in 1981, 1996, and 2005.
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