Everett E. Thompson Collection, 1900-1930 (majority within 1900-1910)

University of Michigan Special Collections Research Center

Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library (South)

913 S. University Avenue

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1190, USA

special.collections@umich.edu

Creator:: Thompson, Everett E.
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the Everett E. Thompson Papers and Photographs. It contains material related to American missionary and civil servant Everett E. Thompson and includes correspondence and extensive photographs from Thompson's time in the Philippines in particular and Southeast Asia in general. Photographs document Thompson's travel to different islands in the Philippines, missionary and American life there, Thompson's travel between San Francisco, Honolulu, the Philippines, Singapre, and Myanmar, and unnamed subjects from the period after Thompson's return to the United States. Many of the photographs contain descriptive notes.
Extent:: 2 Linear Feet (One manuscript box of two folders and two full envelopes of correspondence and three small boxes of photographs)
Language:: English
Authors:: Finding aid created by Rebecca Huffman in ArchivesSpace, 2019

Scope and Content:: The collection is arranged in one manuscript box containing a variety of correspondence and three small, flat boxes of photographs. The manuscript box contains one folder of miscellaneous papers, one folder of correspondence, one full envelope of 98 letters, and one full envelope of 134 letters. The three flat boxes all contain albumen photographs in mylar. Subjects of the photographs include scenes from the American occupation of the Philippines, voyages to and from the Philippines including stops in San Francisco and Honolulu; travels in Southeast Asia, including Singapore and Myanmar.
Biographical / Historical:: Everett Thompson was a missionary in the Philippines. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Acquisition Information:: This collection was purchased by Special Collections in 1996.
Arrangement:: The collection is arranged in one manuscript box and three small, flat boxes of photographs. The manuscript box contains one folder of miscellaneous papers, one folder of correspondence, one full envelope of 98 letters, and one full envelope of 134 letters. The three flat boxes all contain albumen photographs in mylar.
Rules or Conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

RESTRICTIONS:: The collection is open for research.
USE & PERMISSIONS:: Copyright has not been transferred to the Regents of the University of Michigan. Permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s).

PREFERRED CITATION:: Everett E. Thompson Collection, University of Michigan Library (Special Collections Research Center)

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