The Jean Smith papers, 1913-1949.

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The Jean Smith papers, 1913-1949.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47234787

Contains the following types of materials: personal letters, memoir, official papers. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: World War I (WWI) -- pre-United States (US) entry; WWI -- Western Front; World War II (WWII) -- Pacific; post WWII occupation -- Japan. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: Women's Army Corps (WAC) -- Southwest Pacific area; G-2 Staff, Headquarters, Supreme Command Allied Powers; Womens's Affairs Officer -- Tokyo Military Government. General description of the collection: The Jean Smith papers include officer's letters and papers; letters written from British civilians and military, 1913-1920; manuscript about WAC activities in Australia, New Guinea, Papua, Hollandia, Philippine Islands, Japan during WWII; papers and newspaper clippings about education and women's activities in post WWII Japan, 1946-1949.

2 boxes.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7577554

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United States. Army. Women's Army Corps

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The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was the women's branch of the US Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1942, and converted to full status as the WAC in 1943. Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby, the wife of a prominent politician and publisher in Houston, Texas. About 150,000 American women served in the WAAC and WAC during World War II. They were the first women other than nurses to serve with the Army. While conservative opinion in the leadership of...

Smith, Jean R.

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