Overview of the Thor M. Smith papers

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Title: Thor M. Smith papers
Date (inclusive): 1942-1980
Collection Number: 83077
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Letters, press releases, speeches, and writings, relating to Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, in England and France during World War II, and especially to the Allied invasion of Normandy. Photocopy.
Creator: Smith, Thor M.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1983.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Thor M. Smith papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Originals

Originals in possession of: T. M. Smith family.

Biographical/Historical Note

Colonel, United States Army Air Forces; press officer to General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Scope and Content of Collection

Letters, press releases, speeches, and writings, relating to Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, in England and France during World War II, and especially to the Allied invasion of Normandy. Photocopy.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
United States. Army Air Forces
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

 

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