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Subseries 4F: Senate Committees, 1945-1958
123 boxes
2 items
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The Senate Committees Subseries consists of documents collected by Smith during his service on various Senate Committees. The materials in the Foreign Relations Committee section document Smith's involvement in U.S. foreign policy matters such as the Korean War, post-World War II Japan, Taiwan, and Communist China. This section also reflects Smith's continued interest in European recovery efforts. Other material of interest includes documents pertaining to President Truman's demotion of General MacArthur, the formation of NATO, and Senator Joseph McCarthy. The materials in the Education and Labor Committee section document Smith's involvement in U.S. domestic policy matters such as labor unions and management relations, the Taft-Hartley Act, health care, and public education. The Other Committees section includes documents related to the District of Columbia, Judiciary, Military Affairs and Privileges, and Elections Committees. Documents in this subseries include correspondence, bills, reports, notes, surveys, press releases, and photographs.
Subseries 4G: Speeches, Addresses, and Engagements, 1931-1958
15 boxes
2 items
The Speeches and Addresses subseries includes documents related to public appearances and publications. The Articles and Speeches section contains both drafts and printed articles and speeches. The bulk of the documents were either penned by Smith or relate directly to him. Some of this material pre-dates his Senate tenure. The Itineraries section contains daily logs of Smith's activities. They also note meetings and appointments. The itineraries cover Smith's Senate activities. The Engagements section consists of correspondence, programs and other documents related to Smith's public appearances and meetings. The Appointment Books section consists of date books in which Smith listed appointments such as lunches and meetings. The Statements section includes press releases and statements to the media from Smith.
Series 4: Senatorial Career, 1931-1958
376 boxes
8 items
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The Senatorial Career Series documents Smith's tenure as a Untied States Senator from New Jersey and is the largest series in the collection by far. This series reflects Smith's devotion to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his general interest in Communism and Far East Asia. Domestic issues of interest to Smith included labor and management relations and projects related to his home state of New Jersey. Documents include campaign literature, correspondence, press releases, newspaper clippings, legislation, reports, and memoranda. Some photographs are also included.
Series 6: Diaries, 1902-1959
11 boxes
2 items
The Diaries series contains diaries, notebooks, and scrapbooks kept by Smith. The earliest diaries included in this series cover Smith's marriage, honeymoon and early professional life in Colorado. The "Record of the Great War" is a series of scrapbooks, in which Smith pasted letters and newspaper clippings. These scrapbooks cover Smith's work with the Food Administration and his visit to Europe after World War I. Smith began keeping a daily diary in 1927, which continued until he left the Senate in 1959. Subjects in the diaries range from the mundane, like daily errands, vacation notes and golf experiences, to notes on important meetings with key figures in American politics and foreign policy. Notable colleagues of Smith mentioned in the diaries include Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Dean Acheson and John Foster Dulles. These diaries, along with documenting Smith's daily life, document his attitudes and approach to life, especially in regards to his religion.
The Miscellaneous series includes transcripts from the Columbia University Oral History Project interviews with Smith as well as all of the oversized material in the collection. The interview for the oral history project was conducted over the course of three years, and within it Smith recounts his entire life's story, focusing closely on his Senate career. The Oversized section contains acetates of radio interviews and meeting minutes, a framed cartoon, awards and citations, photographs, and a tape recorded interview. The date range spans the length of Smith's professional career.
Series 1: Writings, 1920-1971
11 boxes
These records document Medina's writings about law, religion, politics and literature. This series includes introductions to others' books, book reviews, and the texts of articles, speeches and memorials authored by Medina. Information about when and where Judge Medina gave these speeches can be found in the correspondence series.
Series 2: Correspondence, 1908-1987
56 boxes
The correspondence in this series includes discussion of both personal and professional matters.
Series 3: Scrapbooks, 1905-1980
13 boxes
These scrapbooks include press clippings, texts of speeches, correspondence, awards, and miscellaneous records of Judge Medina's life and career.
