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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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[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]
[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]
[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]
[Gene Smith - Army service, 1942-1946]
Internment Poster/Broadside: "Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry ... City of …
Internment Poster/Broadside: "Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry," 1942
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