Thompson, Edward E., Memorabilia Edward E. Thompson Memorabilia, 1932-1984 Ms.1990.042

Edward E. Thompson Memorabilia, 1932-1984 Ms.1990.042


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Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1990.042
Title
Edward E. Thompson Memorabilia 1932-1984
Quantity
1 Cubic Feet, 1 box
Creator
Thompson, Edward E.
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
Edward Everett Thompson (1911-1989) was a veterinarian who established the Salem (Virginia) Veterinary Hospital and a Major in the Veterinary Corps of the U. S. Army during World War II. The collection includes scrapbooks of a 1932 ROTC camp, Burma, New Guinea, World War II photographs, and China in 1981. A second scrapbook contains letters, cards, newspaper clippings, and photographs of politicians Richard Nixon, Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, Nancy Reagan, and Charles Robb.

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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

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Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in August 1990.

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed. Minimal description was completed prior to 2011.


Biographical Note

Edward Everett Thompson (1911-1989) was born in Lyle, Minnesota, to Theodore Albert Thompson and Alma Marie Ostenson. He was a veterinarian who established the Salem (Virginia) Veterinary Hospital and was involved in the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association. He also served as a Major in the Veterinary Corps of the U. S. Army during World War II. Thompson married Mary Virginia Morris (1913-2003) on October 1, 1936, in Roanoke, Virginia, where they are buried in the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.

The Thompsons are the namesakes of the Virginia M. and Edward E. Thompson Award and the Edward E. Thompson Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Public Service at Virginia Tech.

Sources:

"Edward E Thompson" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39515758/edward-e-thompson
"Edward Everett Thompson" entry, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, https://www-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/discoveryui-content/view/10542943:2238
"Edward Everett Thompson" entry, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com, https://search-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9279&h=11298122&tid=&pid=&queryId=379c874ff9ae4344d4155fa528061c41

Scope and Content

The Edward E. Thompson Memorabilia includes scrapbooks of a 1932 ROTC camp, Burma, New Guinea, World War II photographs, and China in 1981. A second scrapbook contains letters, cards, newspaper clippings, and photographs of politicians Richard Nixon, Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, Nancy Reagan, and Charles Robb.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Scrapbooks
  • World War, 1939-1945

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Edward E. Thompson Memorabilia by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

folder 1
Scrapbooks
1932-1984