Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
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Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Edward E. Thompson Memorabilia, Ms1990-042, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
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.
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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.
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/ ).