Addison H. Smith papers
Scope and Contents
The Addison H. Smith papers (1917-1970; 1.6 cubic feet) includes many letters between 1917 and 1919 to Addison Smith’s mother and his battlefield diary from 1918, which describes in vivid detail the voyage to Europe and his work as an ambulance driver in France. It also includes his certificates of discharge and service in the United States Army Ambulance Service, photographs, postcards, and newspaper clippings. The majority of the collection dates between the years of 1917 to 1922, and there are also newspaper clippings and legislation letters from the 1970s.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1922; 1970
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1917 - 1922
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
Biographical Note
Addison H. Smith enrolled in the United States Ambulance Service in 1917 at the age of twenty-two years old. He arrived in Italy in June 1918, and was transferred to the front in France in September 1918. Most of the letters he wrote were to his mother, Martha Smith.
Extent
1.6 Cubic Feet (4 document boxes) : 456 items
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by topic and subarranged chronologically within each folder.
Provenance
Purchased 13 August 2010.
- Title
- Addison H. Smith papers
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States