P. Walter Smith letters

Descriptive Summary
Title: P. Walter Smith letters
Creator: Smith, Lee
Inclusive Dates: 1942-1945
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms4571
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Parham Walter Smith Jr. (1924-2005) was an attorney from Macon, Georgia. He served in the U.S. Army in North Africa and Italy during World War II. He was wounded in Italy and convalesced in North Africa and Miami, Florida. He was later assigned to Fort McPherson and Camp Gordon in Georgia. He received his law degree from the University of Georgia in 1949.

Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence between Walter Smith and his family and friends before and during the time he spent serving in the U.S. Army in World War II. It also contains a few photographs, some ephemera, and a local Macon, Georgia radio station script from an appearance he made when he returned to Georgia.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], P. Walter Smith letters, ms4571, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Correspondence - Walter Smith - family, 1942-1943 March

 

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Correspondence - Walter Smith - Family, 1943 April-September

 

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Correspondence - Walter Smith - Family, 1943 October-December

 

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Correspondence - Walter Smith - Family, 1944 January-March

 

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Correspondence - Walter Smith - Family, 1944 April-May

 

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Correspondence - Walter Smith - Family, 1944 June-September

 

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Correspondence - Walter Smith - Family, 1945

 

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Correspondence - Walter Smith - Friends, acquaintances, 1943-1944

 

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Correspondence - Parham Walter Smith - Lillie Mae Smith, 1943-1944

 

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Correspondence - Lillie Mae Smith (Mrs. P.W. Smith)

 

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Correspondence - Johnnie Smith - Family, 1945

 

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Correspondence - Fragments

 

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Photographs - Walter Smith

 

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WBLM Radio script - Walter Smith interviewed, 1944 August 19

 

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Ephemera - School, military - Walter Smith