Physical Description: 1.75 Linear Feet(18 folders)

Language of Material: English.

This series contains 515 correspondence to and from Capt. Christopher Smith, USA during the Second World War, from March 1942 to December 1945 (one folder contains unknown dates). The letters are addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Cotts" (Mary his "mother" and step-father "pop" Edwin) in Washington D.C., as well as to Curt and Carrie Cratzer (his maternal grandparents, Pop and Tag) from various stations as a Lieutenant and Captain. The locations in order: Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Italy and Tunisia (V Mail and Air Mail), South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri.

Physical Description: 0.025 Linear Feet(1 folder)

Language of Material: English.

This series contains a letter that described a system of communication between Capt. Christopher Smith, USA and his family as a way to share information that might have been censored.

Physical Description: 0.025 Linear Feet(1 folder)

Language of Material: English.

This series contains 34 photographs sent in letters from Capt. Christopher Smith, USA during the Second World War. Included are photos of Capt. Smith as a child and in uniform at various stations. Also included is a folder of photographic negatives.

Physical Description: 0.05 Linear Feet(2 folders)

Language of Material: English.

This series contains ephemera and newspaper clippings sent home by Capt. Christopher Smith, USA during the Second World War. The ephemera includes a birthday card, a cartoon birthday message, price list, programs, admission tickets and various other items. These include two folders separated by year, one envelope from 1942, and one from 1945.