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Joseph H. Smart papers

Document | Accession Number: 1992.A.0092 | RG Number: RG-10.056.01

The Joseph H. Smart papers consist of a typed manuscript of his 1991 book Don’t Fence Me In!: Fort Ontario Refugees: How They Won Their Freedom"; a typed manuscript of his 1992 companion volume "The Documents: Friends of Fort Ontario Guest Refugees"; and the original documents that are reproduced in the companion volume. His 1991 book documents his service as the director of the Fort Ontario Emergency Shelter, and his 1992 companion volume comprising copies of the files of the Friends of Fort Ontario Guest Refugees, an organization formed by the Fort Ontario refugees to campaign for their freedom. The collection also includes the original documents reproduced in the companion volume. Documents include correspondence, reports, name lists, and printed materials.

Date
inclusive:  1944-1992
Language
English
German
Genre/Form
Correspondence.
Reports.
Extent
2 boxes

About This Document

Document Creator
Joseph H. Smart
Biography
Joseph H. Smart (1900-1993) was born November 12, 1900 to William and Anna Smart in Ogden, Utah. He worked within the Justice Department, National Recovery Administration, and Resettlement Agency. He joined the War Relocation Authority in 1942, and his offices supervised Japanese internment camps incuding Heart Mountain, Minidoka, and Grenada (Amache). In 1944 he was appointed director of the Fort Ontario Emergency Shelter established in Oswego, New York, to house refugees of various nationalities, most of whom were Jewish, brought to the United States from Europe. In 1945, Smart resigned his position to head the Friends of Fort Ontario Guest Refugees, an organization that mounted a successful campaign by Shelter residents to gain permission to remain permanently in the United States. He died November 21, 1993 in Salt Lake City.
System of Arrangement
Joseph H. Smart papers are arranged as two series:

Series 1: Don’t Fence Me In!: Fort Ontario Refugees: How They Won Their Freedom, 1991
Series 2: The Documents: Friends of Fort Ontario Guest Refugees, 1944-1946, 1992

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Mr. Jim Sanders
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Joseph H. Smart, donated the Joseph H. Smart collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
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