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Smith Family Papers on World War II

Owning Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

About this Collection

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. View this collection on the contributor's website.
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The Album, 442nd Combat Team ('Go for Broke' Team), 1943

Broadside: "Notice: Civilian Exclusion Order No. 102," 1942

Broadside: "Notice: Civilian Exclusion Order No. 13," 1942

Correspondence from Assistant Attorney General Tom C. Clark to Frank Herron Smith …

Correspondence from California Governor Earl Warren to Frank Herron Smith May 29, …

Correspondence from Francis Biddle to Frank Herron Smith May 8, 1945

Correspondence from Frank Herron Smith to a local radio reporter, May 5, …

Correspondence from Frank Herron Smith to J. H. Peiper of the FBI, …

Correspondence from Frank Herron Smith to President Harry S. Truman, May 4, …

Correspondence from the Attorney General to Frank Herron Smith May 30, 1945

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]

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