Series 1: Newspaper clippings and Correspondence, 1976-1984, and undated

Contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and various documents. Newspaper clippings, mostly from the Charleston Chronicle, documenting Smith's legal case and correspondence of Margaretta Childs with letters from People United to Live and Let-Live (PULL-L), the Charleston Branch of the NAACP, and its various branches, Charlayne Hunter, of the New York Times, and John T. Williams, uncle of George A. Payton. Includes Childs letters to and from Amnesty International, letters from Childs to Marjorie C. Amos, Charles Morgan, Jr., Sister Margaret of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Henry Steele Commager, and others requesting permission to use their names as supporters of a Robert Lee Smith Defense Fund. The series holds letters from Robert ("Robbie") Smith to Childs, expressing gratitude for her efforts and his status while serving time in prison. Various documents includes letters from John T. Williams regarding the murder of his nephew, George A. Payton, and an unrelated magazine article.