A Guide to the Papers of Howard W. Smith 1936-1969 Smith, Howard W., Papers 8731-a

A Guide to the Papers of Howard W. Smith 1936-1969

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The University of Virginia Library
Accession Number 8731-a

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

8731-a

Title

Papers of Howard W. Smith 1936-1969

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of ca. 3600 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of Howard W. Smith, Accession #8731-a, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was a gift of Howard W. Smith, April 12, 1973

Scope and Content

The collection contains correspondence and other campaign material from House races with William E. Dodd, Jr., 1938, and Elizabeth Murray, 1944. Much of the material deals with Smith's actions on the House Rules committee, 1955-1966, and legislation which he favored or blocked, including the packing of the committee, statehood for Hawaii, the Library of Congress Madison memorial building, the National labor relations act, the Salem Church dam on the Rappahannock River, and the Alien registration act. The collection also includes a Verbatim record of the proceedings of the House committtee investigating labor board and Wagner Act. A sizeable portion centers around Smith's retirement in 1966.

Contents List

Campaign, William E. Dodd, Jr. 1938

Box 1

Campaign, Harold Ickes 1938

Box 1

Campaign, A. Mollegen 1938-1944

Box 1

Campaign, Elizabeth C. Murray 1944

Box 1

Campaign expenditures investigation 1944

Box 1

CIO political action committee 1944

Box 1

Letters of Commendation, A-Z 1966

Box 2

(6 folders)

Letters of Commendation 1960, 1966

Box 3

(2 bound volumes)

Letters of Commendation 1966

Box 3

Removed from printed booklet "Presented to Judge Howard W. Smith with best wishes from his friends, Sept. 23, 1966. "

Papers and news clippings re letters of commendation 1966

Box 3

Communism 1938-1939, 1966

Box 3

Remarks in Congressional Record 1955-1966

Box 4

(4 folders)

Educational tv program interview 1966

Box 4

Education and civil rights legislation 1964

Box 4

President John F. Kennedy 1962

Box 4

House Joint Resolution 280, Labor study committee 1945-1946

Box 4

Library of Congress, Madison memorial building 1960-1962

Box 4

Library of Congress, Madison memorial building 1960-1970

Box 5

Miscellaneous 1940-1961

Box 5

National Labor Relations Act 1940-1947

Box 5

National Science Foundation bill 1950

Box 5

Papers re "The Negro revolution "1965

Box 5

Speech by Smith.

Newspaper clippings 1940-1941

Box 6

Dean Ribble, legality of sending Federal troops to Arkansas 1957-1959

Box 6

Rules Committee 1957-1959

Box 6

(2 folders)

Rules Committee minutes 1955-1956

Box 6

Rules controversy 1961-1963

Box 7

(2 folders)

Salem Church dam project 1955-1957

Box 7

(2 folders)

Smith Act 1939-1969

Box 8

(3 folders)

Hawaii and Alaska statehood 1955-1959

Box 9

(2 folders)

Testimonial dinner 1966

Box 9

Veterans Preference bill 1944

Box 9

D.C.-Virginia boundary dispute 1938, 1945

Box 9

Verbatim record of the proceedings of the House Committee investigating Labor Board and Wagner Act 1939 Dec.11-1940 Dec. 28

Box 9

(4 volumes)