E.W. Smith photograph album

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16020, E.W. Smith photograph album, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Cubic Feet 1 album, 1 folder
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16020, E.W. Smith photograph album, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The E.W. Smith photograph album (1917-1921; 0.2 cubic foot) documents Smith's service in Battery A of the United States Army's 148th Field Artillery at the end of World War I. The bulk of the photographs document Smith's travels in Germany in 1918 and 1919, with other subjects ranging from training at Camp Mills, New Jersey and Camp Merritt, New York to postwar family vacations.

Biographical / historical:

E. W. Smith was a member of Battery A in the 148th Field Artillery for the United States Army at the end of World War I. Smith trained at Camp Mills, New Jersey and Camp Merritt, New York, and his unit later participated the "Hundred Days Offensive" on the Western Front.

Source: Materials within collection.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard