Robert T. Smith Papers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Sue Minahan and Donna Ewing in 2014.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Robert T. "Smitty" Smith was stationed in the Pacific in WWII at Guadalcanal, Bougainville (Piva-Torokina), and New Guinea in 1943-1944.  He stayed after the end of the war in New Guinea working to recover the remains of downed aircraft crews. and became fluent in Tok Pisin.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.25 Linear feet (papers)
label: Extent
content: 1 Linear foot (Framed painting)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1943-1969
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS2014-06
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection primarily relates to Smith's time in New Guinea. It includes sketches of people and the natural environment, watercolors, one framed painting, photographs, hand and type-written folktales, and letters including correspondence with Dr. C.A. Schmitz. Much of the written material is in Tok Pisin.