Frank E. Smith (#218)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers, 1960-1961
In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration

Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Collection Description

Administrative Information

Abstract
Papers 1960-1961
Director, Kennedy-Johnson Natural Resources Advisory Committee (1960); Director, Tennessee Valley Authority. Correspondence, reports, recommendations and other committee papers.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
According to the deed of gift signed November 4, 1972, copyright of these materials has been assigned to United States Government. Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.

Copyright
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Provenance
Received from Frank E. Smith of Knoxville, TN in 1966 (Acc. 2009-010).

Extent
About 2400 items (2 linear feet, 9.5 linear inches; 3.276 cubic feet).

Withdrawn Items
Selected folders may contain withdrawal sheets where documents, in accordance with the donor's deed of gift, were removed from the collection. These include documents which may be used to injure or harass any living person.

Items Separated
Items separated include audiovisual materials (AV-218), and oversize materials (OVZ-218).

Date Opened
1972.

Processed by
Christine Fallo.

Revisions
Finding aid updated in March 2005 by James M. Roth.
Finding aid updated November 2008 by Christine M. Fallo.

Related Collections
Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Archives and Library Division, Literary Manuscripts, 1753-1958.

The Personal Papers of Frank E. Smith (1918-1997)

Biographical Note
Frank Ellis Smith was born in Sidon, Mississippi on February 21, 1918. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1941 and shortly thereafter joined the United States Army as a private in 1942. Upon graduation from Field Artillery Officer Candidate School he served as a Captain with the Two Hundred and Forty-third Field Artillery Battalion seeing action in Europe during World War II and receiving the Bronze Star. After the war he served as legislative assistant to United States Senator John Stennis from 1947-1949 and then served on the Mississippi State Senate from 1948-1950. Representative Smith was elected to the 82nd Congress in November 1950 and subsequently re-elected to the 83rd, 84th, 85th, 86th and 87th serving in Congress from January 3, 1951 to November 14, 1962.

Collection Overview
The papers of Frank E. Smith primarily consist of correspondence, papers, reports and other materials Mr. Smith compiled while serving on the Kennedy-Johnson National Resource Advisory Committee from 1960-1961. Additional items include reports, recommendations and other accompanying materials submitted by committee members to be considered in the final report to Senator John F. Kennedy. The collection contains one series entitled Kennedy-Johnson National Resource Advisory Committee Files.

List of Series
Series 1. Kennedy-Johnson National Resource Advisory Committee Files, 1960-1961

Collection Description

Series 1. Kennedy-Johnson National Resources Advisory Committee, 1960-1961.
About 2400 items.
Arrangement: Alphabetically by type

This series consists of correspondence, reports and files compiled by Frank E. Smith. The bulk of the correspondence is between Smith and N.R.A.C. committee members. Reports contain information about environmental surveys and projects to be undertaken by the committee, and files are primarily comprised of contact information and finances. Notable material in this series includes correspondence with Senator John F. Kennedy and his staff, as well as George McGovern and Gore Vidal. Other materials include photographs and maps of projects submitted to the N.R.A.C. and one photo of Smith and Senator John F. Kennedy.