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A Guide to the J. Edwin Smith Collection, 1958-1992
Biographical NoteNoted 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. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NotePhotographs, correspondence and political campaign literature comprise the bulk of this collection. Dates range from 1958-1992. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsOpen for research. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationJ. Edwin Smith Papers, Southwestern Writers Collection/Texas State University-San Marcos. Acquisition InformationGift donated by J. Edwin Smith, 1992. Processing InformationProcessed by Amanda Oates, 1999. Return to the Table of Contents Copyright NoticePlease contact the Center for American History, Univ. of Texas at Austin, for reprints or permission to publish these photographs. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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