Smith-Kupersmith Family Papers
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists primarily of scrapbooks containing photographs of Stanley S. Kupersmith’s time in the United States Army in Company I, 181st Infantry as well as pre- and post-war photographs. The photographs include images of army life during World War II, summer camp in the 1920's in New Hampshire, and the American occupation of Germany. Also in this collection are family photos, a letter on War Department letterhead awarding Kupersmith a bronze star, and material related to English High School class of 1927 reunion. This collection would be of interest to researchers interested in army life during World War II and in the 1920’s Jewish summer camp experience.
Dates
- undated, 1922-1972, 2024
Creator
- Kupersmith, Stanley, 1910-1990 (Person)
Language
This collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for researcher use. Please contact us to request access or to make an appointment to view this collection at jhcreference@nehgs.org.
Conditions Governing Use
There may be some restrictions on the use of this collection. For more information contact jhcreference@nehgs.org.
Biographical Note
Myer Smith was the eldest of five brothers with the youngest being Stanley Kupersmith. In the process of Americanization, two of the brothers took the name Smith and the other three became Kupersmith’s. Myer Smith wed Mary Smith and the couple had two children, Evelyn Smith and Louis Smith. Mary Smith’s parents were Rebecca Sandler and Sam Yaronsky. In 1949 Evelyn Smith married Edward Levine after his World War II service in the Coast Guard. They had two children in 1954 and 1958, Linda Levine Keegan and Jeffery Levine. Edward Levine had a half-brother Barney Levine, an older brother Carl Levine, and a sister Beatrice Levine who married Julius Lazin. Beatrice and Julius Lazin had two children, Rona and Melvin Levine.
Stanley S. Kupersmith, whose photographs in scrapbooks make up most of this collection, was born in 1910 in the Russian Empire. Kupersmith graduated in 1927 from English High School in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1941 he joined the United States army as a private in the 181st Infantry Company I. Kupersmith was later promoted to private first class, and then to corporal. After taking part in army maneuvers in the Carolinas he served in Europe, leaving the army with a bronze star and a honorable discharge.
After the war he worked in various clerking and office jobs. Stanley Kupersmith died in 1990.
References
Chronology
- 1910
- Stanley Kupersmith is born
- 1927
- Stanley Kupersmith graduates from English High School
- 1941
- Stanley Kupersmith enlists in the United States army
- 1941
- Stanley Kupersmith is made a private, first class
- 1941
- Stanley Kupersmith is made a corporal
- 1941
- Stanley Kupersmith participates in military maneuvers in the Carolinas
- 1945
- Stanley Kupersmith is honorably discharged from the army
- 1990
- Stanley Kupersmith dies
Extent
0.75 linear feet
Abstract
Stanley S. Kupersmith served in the United States Army between 1941 and 1945. This collection contains his photographs from the 1920s, during his military service, and during the post-war period in labeled scrapbooks, as well as other family photos.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in loose chronological order.
Physical Location
Located in Boston, Mass.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Linda Levine Keegan in 2025.
Physical Description
This collection is in English.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by being placed in archival folders in an archival box. It was processed by Reuben Glassenberg in May 2025.
- Title
- Smith-Kupersmith Family Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Reuben Glassenberg
- Date
- 2025
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors Repository