Oral history interview with Sheila K. Smith

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Primarily documents Sheila K. Rathbone Smith's service with the British Women's Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1942 to 1946 and her post-war modeling career in England. Smith discusses her service in the RAF with a detailed description of the living conditions; uniforms; and daily life of barrage balloon operators. Other significant topics include Smith's return to England from Germany when war was declared and a visit from American Red Cross "donut dollies." Smith also describes her transition to modeling after the war and her work with fashion designer Hardy Amies.

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Title: Oral history interview with Sheila K. Smith
Who's responsible?: Smith, Sheila Katharina Rathbone (Interviewee)
Trojanowski, Hermann (Interviewer)
Original creation or publication date: 2005-01-24
Decade: 2000-2009
Type of item: text
sound recording-nonmusical
Original format: interviews
Subject headings: World War, 1939-1945
Conflict/era: World War II era (1940-1946)
Service branch: Other -- British RAF
Topics: Women's History
Military
Original publisher: Greensboro, N.C. : The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
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NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Collection: Sheila K. Smith Collection
Contributor's identifier: WV0317.5.001
Gateway identifier: wvhp:20878
OCLC number: 900816444

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Sheila K. Smith Collection

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