<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Herbert-Smith-Letters</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Herbert Smith Letters<num>SC 01402</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:56:08 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Herbert Smith Letters</unittitle>
    <origination label="source">
      <persname source="ingest">Gary Alonzo Barranger</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.04 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1918/1919" type="inclusive">1918-1919</unitdate>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Content Description</head>
<p>Series of letters addressed to Herbert Smith who served in the Army during World War I as part of the 184th Aero Squadron, AEF.  Included with the letters is a war service chevron along with the documentation allowing Private H. B. Smith to wear the award.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Herbert Smith Letters, 1918 February- October, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Gift of Gary Barranger, class of '73 Law '76.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <subject source="lcsh">World War, 1914-1918</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Aeronautics, Military--United States--History--20th century</subject>
    <persname role="fmo" source="ingest">Gary Alonzo Barranger</persname>
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