The Reverend George Walker Smith Papers
document Smith's ministerial career in San Diego at the Golden Hill United Presbyterian Church and Christ United Presbyterian Church, as
well as his political, social, educational, and religious
achievements. The collection includes sermons, church announcements,
correspondence, Board of Education scrapbooks, news clippings,
accolades, plaques and certificates of achievement, Kiwanis Club
Information, and newsletters. The collection is divided into three series: Personal Files, Scrapbooks, and Awards/Plaques.
The Personal Files,
dating from 1954 to 2000, heavily document Smith's career in the
church. This series is arranged alphabetically and includes sermons,
correspondence, Kiwanis Club information, Catfish Club information,
newsletters, United Presbyterian General Assembly statements, and church
announcements. Smith's sermons make up the majority of this
series. These files also contain an interesting collection of letters
from church members requesting a white reverend. There is little to no
information regarding Smith's time on the Board of Education, and very
little information documenting his Catfish Club activities.
The Scrapbooks
series consists of four scrapbooks, arranged chronologically, three of
which document Smith's Board of Education elections and appointments
during the 1960's. The fourth scrapbook documents Smith's 1970 election
campaign for the fourth district county supervisor seat, which he lost,
along with other miscellaneous achievements. These scrapbooks contain
mostly newspaper clippings and accolades, but very few pictures.
The Awards/Plaques
(1950-2000) series document Smith's religious, social, educational, and
political achievements, and contains certificates of achievement and
plaques arranged chronologically. Organizations such as the YMCA,
Kiwanis Club, the NAACP, and the San Diego City Council awarded Smith
several of these plaques and certificates.
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