Descriptive Summary
Smith, J. Edwin.
J. Edwin Smith Collection
1958-1992
Materials are written in
English.
3 folders (.10 linear feet)
Southwestern Writers Collection,
Special Collections, Alkek Library, Texas State University-San Marcos
Photographs, correspondence and political campaign literature comprise the bulk of this collection. Dates range from 1958-1992.
Biographical Note
Noted Texas attorney James Edwin Smith, who won a U.S. Supreme Court case striking down an election primary system that excluded black voters, was born in Sonora, Texas on October 18, 1911. He ran for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas in 1958, as a member of the Democratic Party. Publicity photographs for this campaign were taken by Russell Lee. Smith lived and worked in Houston for much of his life. He died on Feburary 1, 2001.
Scope and Content Note
Photographs, correspondence and political campaign literature comprise the bulk of this collection. Dates range from 1958-1992.
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Acquisition Information
Gift donated by J. Edwin Smith, 1992.
Preferred Citation
J. Edwin Smith Papers, Southwestern Writers Collection/Texas State University-San Marcos.
Processing Information
Processed by Amanda Oates, 1999.
Index Terms
Smith, J. Edwin--Archives
Political campaigns -- United States -- Correspondence.
Political campaigns -- United States – Pictorial works.
Lawyers -- Texas.
Correspondence.
Pamphlets.
Photographs.
Lee, Russell, 1903-
Smith, J. Edwin donor
Copyright NoticePlease contact the Center for American History, Univ. of Texas at Austin, for reprints or permission to publish these photographs.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The inventory for this collection is currently unavailable. Please contact the
Southwestern Writers Collection,
Special Collections, Alkek Library, Texas State University-San Marcos
for more information regarding this collection.