Scrapbook from the family of Dallas Sheriff Richard A. ‘Smoot’ Schmid, 10 x 12, containing a variety of letters, photos, and ephemera related to Schmid and his family. Among the pieces included are: several pages of poetry, both typed and handwritten, by his wife Signe Schmid, with a notecard labeled “Poetry to and about Rich”; a few newspaper clippings about Smoot Schmid; three TLSs and a signed House of Representatives admission pass from longtime Texas Congressman Sam Rayburn; a Sheriff Smoot Schmid business card (complete with his chili recipe on the back); a Sheriff Smoot Schmid matchbook; several photos; and various pieces of family correspondence, including some from after Smoot’s death. In overall very good to fine condition. From the collection of the family of Dallas County Sheriff 'Smoot' Schmid.
