Charles Willis Thompson Papers, 1881-1948 (mostly 1890-1940)

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Creator:

Thompson, Charles Willis (1871-1946)

Title:

Charles Willis Thompson Papers

Repository:

Public Policy Papers

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/s4655g61m

Dates:

1881-1948 (mostly 1890-1940)

Size:

49 boxes

Storage Note:

Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-49

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of selected papers of Thompson, including 27 scrapbooks of clippings (1884-1941) of his columns and articles written while he was a Washington correspondent, book reviewer, and editor of the New York Times (1899-1921) and, later, a writer in Philadelphia for the Public Ledger (1921-1922) and Commonweal (1930-1931).

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Scope and Contents

Consists of selected papers of Thompson, including 27 scrapbooks of clippings (1884-1941) of his columns and articles written while he was a Washington correspondent, book reviewer, and editor of the New York Times (1899-1921) and, later, a writer in Philadelphia for the Public Ledger (1921-1922) and Commonweal (1930-1931). Also included are 11 volumes called "The Archives" containing papers read before the Beecher Literary and Debating Society (1887-1910) in Brooklyn and a history of the club (1887-1907) compiled and edited by Thompson with the assistance of Reuben A. Bull. In addtion there is family and personal correspondence (1881-1948), as well as bound volumes of family memorabilia, poems, and correspondence, and a small section of articles, book reviews, poems, and loose clippings. Miscellaneous items include printed matter, notes, galleys for The Godlike Daniel (1930) by Samuel Hopkins Adams, and poems by Frances Mathilda Ford.

Arrangement

Materials in this collection are arranged into four series.

Collection Creator Biography:

Thompson

Charles Willis Thompson was a Washington correspondent, book reviewer, and editor of the New York Times (1899-1921) and, later, a writer in Philadelphia for the Public Ledger (1921-1922) and Commonweal (1930-1931).

Collection History

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Processing Information: No information about the physical processing of this collection is available. A finding aid was created from a MARC record in 2007.

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