Personal and Professional, 1946-2003 and undated

This series consists of awards, clippings, correspondence, programs, publications, research material, speeches, and an interview transcript. The bulk of this series is comprised of correspondence between Dr. Schmidt and area school superintendents, principals, teachers, and politicians regarding his retirement and honorary doctorate. Correspondents include Spiro T. Agnew, Lawrence J. Hogan, Marvin Mandel, and Charles McCurdy Mathias, Jr. Additional correspondence consists of letters and postcards Schmidt wrote to his wife and son while traveling to and within the Soviet Union in 1961.

Also included in this series are awards, clippings, programs, and publications documenting recognition Dr. Schmidt received from various organizations for his professional and civic activities. Speeches and quotations he often used in talks and presentations also comprise this series.

Arrangement is alphabetical by format. Within each folder material is arranged chronologically; all undated material appears at the end of the folder.