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Smith, Leland collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 47

Scope and Contents

Leland's largest donation was approx. 4 pallets of boxed material. Approx. 30 binders of US president and foreign country news clippings were not accessioned and were forwarded to the book sale. The remaining approx. 40 binders covering Minnesota military and Middle East topics.

Dates

  • 1909 - 1960
  • Event: Donated by Leland Smith on multiple dates.

Conditions Governing Use

MMVM does not hold copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

Leland "Lee" P. Smith was a veteran of the Korean War, noted military historian, collector, and former board member and archivist of the Minnesota Military Museum.

Extent

50 Linear Feet (Approx. 40 binders and unbound material is still being processed.)

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

Contact:
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States