mnsss397 Paul Smith Papers, 1970-1999 Finding Aid Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup. 2006-12-01 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Paul Smith Papers, 1970-1999 Finding Aid MS 471 2006

Collection Overview Smith, Paul Paul Smith Papers1970-1999 MS 471 2 boxes (2.5 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Administrator, Family planning services. Correspondence, memoranda, manuals, and reports pertaining to providing and managing family planning services, particularly in Texas. NOTE: There is no container list online for this finding aid. You may contact the Sophia Smith Collection if you want one sent to you. Biographical Note

Paul Smith was educated in business administration. In February 1973, he was hired by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Regional Office of Family Planning Services in Dallas, Texas. Prior to that he was Deputy Director of the Louisiana Statewide Family Planning Program at the Family Health Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. He died circa 1999.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Material consists primarily of manuals, guidelines, and reports pertaining to providing and managing family planning services, particularly in Texas, and obtaining funding through grant agencies. Professional correspondence and memorandums are mostly Paul Smith's but also copies of letters and memos written by others. There are also six videotapes about family planning.

NOTE: There is no container list online for this finding aid. You may contact the Sophia Smith Collection if you want one sent to you.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.

This collection has not been fully processed and therefore may be difficult to use.

Copyright to unpublished materials may be owned by the creator, or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

Preferred Citation

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Paul Smith Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

Additions to the Collection

Periodic additions to collection are expected and may not be reflected in this record.

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