Smith, Rodney collection
Scope and Contents
LIFE magazines, July 6 1942, July 2 1945. filed in LIFE collection
(3) USS Ward posters. Two autograped by Richard Thill and Orville E.? Flat file D24
(9) sets sheet music, mostly Marine Corps Hymn. Filed with sheet music
(6) newspaper front pages. Filed with newspapers and framed materials.
(2) boxes of pocket hymnals, Bibles, prayer books, Navy manuals, etc.
Navy caps, (7) sweetheart pillow cases, (3) cans of emergency drinking water, coffee mug, GI Joe Sailor, box of patches and uniform buttons, medals, etc. forwarded to Collections
(10) Army and Navy WWII needle books
(1) dress uniform chaplain shoulder board. Filed with religious manuals.
(1) folder with matchbooks, name plates, (10) needle books
Dates
- 1942-1945
- Event: Donated by Nancy Smith on 1 Nov 2023. Accession 2024.002
Conditions Governing Use
MMVM may, or may not, hold copyrights to materials in this collection. Donors who own copyrights to their donated materials, i.e., photos taken by their grandfather, typically donate their copyrights to MMVM as indicated on the Donation Gift Form. We recognize it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to copy or publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
Rodney Smith, deceased 2023, US Navy
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (One standard banker's box.)
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Daniel Ewer, Archivist
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum Repository
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States
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