Arthur Smith, World War II Records
Scope and Contents
The existing collection of Smith’s papers deals mainly with his years as a medical officer for the U.S. Navy (1944-1946). Correspondence, photographs, maps and official naval orders and documents detail Smith’s years of service in WWII. Of special interest are the detailed notes he inscribed on his photos and maps of the military base in Okinawa. His correspondence to family is detailed, providing excellent descriptions of military life and the business of a medical ship, its personnel, and prisoners. Smith’s papers were donated to the University of Nebraska Archives and Special Collections by his daughter Judith Wilson. There are no restrictions on the use of this collection in terms of copying.
Dates
- 1944-1946
Creator
- Smith, Arthur (Person)
Extent
3.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
- China Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
archives@unl.edu
