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Series 3: New Jersey Politics, 1919-1945

121 boxes
Collection Creator:
Smith, H. Alexander (Howard Alexander), 1880-1966
Dates:
1919-1945
Extent:
121 boxes
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

The New Jersey Politics Series documents Smith's time as a private citizen after leaving his position at Princeton and before he held elected office. Smith worked as a lawyer during this period and remained actively involved in the New Jersey Republican Party. The bulk of the material in this series relates to Republican Party affairs in New Jersey. Also included are personal documents such as correspondence, financial papers and materials related to Smith's legal career.

Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Credit this material:

Series 3: New Jersey Politics; H. Alexander Smith Papers, MC120, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
ReCAP (rcpph): Box 122-242
Special Requirements for Access:

The audio portion of the Smith Papers at the Mudd Manuscript Library is currently on 16" and 12" acetates and a 5" reel-to-reel tape. Access to these materials follows the Mudd Manuscript Library policy for preservation and access to audiovisual materials.

System Identifier:
/repositories/3/archival_objects/321637

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Description:

The H. Alexander Smith Papers document his career as a lawyer, executive secretary and lecturer at Princeton University, and United States Senator from New Jersey. The bulk of documentation focuses on his tenure in the Senate and the period immediately after, when he served as a Special Consultant on Foreign Affairs to the Secretary of State. The papers also contain documents created during his work at Princeton. They contain diaries he kept daily, correspondence both personal and professional, speeches given before the Senate and copies of legislation sponsored by Smith, notes, photographs, and memorabilia (including scrapbooks, clippings, awards, certificates, and ephemera).

Please see series descriptions in contents list for additional information about individual series.

Arrangement

The New Jersey Politics Series is divided into four subseries: New Jersey State Republican Affairs, Personal, Public Issues, and Public Relations. The subseries are arranged alphabetically.

Collection History

Archival Appraisal Information:

All postal employee and military service referrals and applications, some law-related printed material from Colorado, and many duplicates have been removed.

Sponsorship:

These papers were processed with an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.

Access & Use

Access Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions for Reproduction and Use:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For those few instances beyond fair use, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use.

Special Requirements for Access:

The audio portion of the Smith Papers at the Mudd Manuscript Library is currently on 16" and 12" acetates and a 5" reel-to-reel tape. Access to these materials follows the Mudd Manuscript Library policy for preservation and access to audiovisual materials.

Credit this material:

Series 3: New Jersey Politics; H. Alexander Smith Papers, MC120, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
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Storage Note:
ReCAP (rcpph): Box 122-242