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Thompson family papers, 1797-2013
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Thompson family
- Title
- Thompson family papers
- Dates
- 1797-2013 (inclusive)17972013
1900-1968 (bulk)19001960 - Quantity
- 13.5 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0244Thompson (collection)
- Summary
- The Thompson family papers document three generations of Thompson family members, providing insight into life on the San Juan Islands during the first half of the twentieth century, as well as first hand accounts of family experience during World War II. The papers document aspects of the career of former University of Washington chemistry professor, Thomas G. Thompson, who coordinated the establishment of the university’s Oceanographic Laboratories. Additionally, the collection also refers to June and Farrar Burn, long-time friends of the Thompson family.
- Repository
-
Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
-
There are no restrictions on access. A publication/use restriction applies to select material (see details below).
- Languages
- English.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Thomas G. (Thomas Gordon) Thompson was born November 28, 1888 on Staten Island, New York, son of John Haslam Thompson and Mary Elizabeth Langdon Thompson. The Thompson family moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1894. After graduating high school in 1906, Thomas moved to Torrington, Connecticut, where he was employed in the chemistry lab of a manufacturing plant. The rest of his family followed him to Torrington where his brother, Jack, came to work for the Torrington Register. Thomas remained at the manufacturing plant until 1911, at which time he was given a Carnegie scholarship. The award allowed him to attend Clark University, a three-year college in Worchester, Massachusetts.
In 1914, Thomas moved to Seattle to pursue graduate studies in the Chemistry Department at the University of Washington. He received a Master’s of Science in 1915 and the university awarded him a Doctorate in Chemistry in 1918. He continued to teach chemistry at the university and, as time progressed, he became more exclusively concerned with oceanographic issues. In 1930, Thomas coordinated the formal establishment of the University of Washington Oceanographic Laboratories.
Thomas G. Thompson served twice in the United States Army. During World War I, he was engaged in chemical warfare research for the United States Army. At the beginning of World War II, he worked at Stanford University's Edgewood Arsenal, and also headed a War Department Civilian Defense School in Seattle. From 1943-1945, Thompson served as a lieutenant colonel in the Chemical Warfare Service.
Harriet G. (Harriet Galbraith) Thompson was born on February 3, 1893, in Winnipeg, Canada, daughter of Edward Galbraith and Mary Moore Galbraith. While Harriet was a little girl, the Galbraith family homesteaded on Bowen Island, British Columbia. Harriet received her nursing certificate from the Royal Columbia Teaching Hospital in 1911. In addition to continuing work at the hospital, she traveled to Alaska and other northwest regions to practice nursing. In 1919 Harriet enrolled in the University of Washington, graduating in 1923.
Thomas and Harriet met at the University of Washington where Harriet was a student and Thomas was a professor of chemistry. The two married on June 27, 1922. During World War II, while Thomas was active with the War Department in the Civilian Defense Corps, Harriet worked for the American National Red Cross as head instructor for the Nurses' Aides program in Seattle.
Thomas and Harriet had three children: Thomas Jr., Jack, and Harriet. Thomas Jr. and Jack followed their father into the army, having been drafted in 1943. For the duration of the war Thomas Jr. was stationed in Iran while Jack was in France and Germany. During the war, young Harriet remained with her mother in Seattle, and occasionally visited June Burn at the Burn family cabin on Waldron Island. During the last years of the war the Thompson family purchased McConnell Island, part of the San Juan Islands in Washington State.
Harriet G. Thompson died in 1951 and Thomas retired from the University of Washington the same year. He remarried Isabelle Costigan in 1954 and, in the first year of their marriage, legally adopted her two small sons, Charles and Gary. Thomas G. Thompson passed away on August 12, 1961.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Thompson family papers span the dates 1797-2013, with the bulk of materials ranging from 1900 to 1965. The collection contains individual and family correspondence, personal and family papers, photographs, publications, and an oral history. The papers document three generations of Thompson family members, providing insight into life on the San Juan Islands during the first half of the twentieth century and first hand accounts of family experiences during World War II. The collection documents the career of Thomas G. (Thomas Gordon) Thompson, who coordinated the establishment of the University of Washington’s Oceanographic Laboratories. The collection also contains records pertaining to June and Farrar Burn, long-time friends of the Thompson family.
Correspondence dates from circa 1900-1997 and contains letters to and from various members of the Thompson family, their relatives, friends, and colleagues. Much of the correspondence comprises letters written by the family to each other during World War II. This correspondence provides rich detail into the life and military experiences of a Seattle family during the war, including accounts of air raid drills coordinated by Thomas G. Thompson at a baseball field in Seattle. The collection also contains a number of letters between members of the Thompson family and June Burn.
Personal papers span the dates 1797-2013 with the bulk of materials dating from 1906-1965. Thomas G. Thompson's papers include documents from his early childhood and education, personal journals, and records reflecting his professional career and travels. The collection contains a number of stamps and empty envelopes possessing philatelic value that Thomas collected and saved. General family papers include Thompson family property and financial records, some of which document the family’s purchase and sale of McConnell Island, part of the San Juan Islands in Washington State. General family papers contain poems and other writings by various Thompson family members.
Photographs are dated circa 1900s-1971, and mostly depict Harriet G. and Thomas G. Thompson. These images document Harriet and Thomas' early lives and education, as well as other significant events and members of both the Thompson and Galbraith families. The collection includes images of Harriet G. Thompson and June Burn on Waldron Island and Johns Island.
Publications dated 1918-1997 include articles about Thomas G. Thompson and his career, and materials regarding long-time family friends June and Farrar Burn. The publications also include pamphlets, newspaper articles, and one book.
The oral history was obtained through a 2007 interview with the donor of the collection, Harriet Thompson (daughter of Thomas G. and Harriet G. Thompson). In the interview, Harriet reflects on her childhood in the Pacific Northwest. She tells of her mother’s work as an instructor with the American National Red Cross Nurses' Aides program, and her father’s involvement with the Chemical Warfare and Civilian Defense Departments during World War II. Harriet describes air raid drills coordinated by her father at a baseball stadium in downtown Seattle. The oral history also contains anecdotes about the Burn family, with whom Harriet spent time as a child.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Letters written by Jack Thompson are subject to a publication/use restriction until 2027.
Preferred Citation
Thompson family papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Thompson family papers are organized according to the following series and sub-series arrangement
- Series I: Correspondence, circa 1900-1997
- Sub-series 1: Individual correspondence, circa 1906-1997
- Sub-series 2: Family correspondence, circa 1920-1949
- Series II: Personal and Family papers, 1797-2013, bulk 1906-1965
- Sub-series 1: Thomas G. (Thomas Gordon) Thompson papers, 1979-2006, bulk 1906-1949
- Sub-series 2: Harriet Thompson papers, 1948-2013
- Sub-series 3: Thompson family papers, circa 1911-2013
- Series III: Photographs, 1900s-1971
- Series IV: Publications, 1918-1997
- Series V: Oral History, 2007
Acquisition Information
The collection was transferred directly via deed of gift by the donor, Harriet Thompson, in 2007.
Future Additions
More photographs and possibly other materials are expected in 2008.
Processing Note
Duplicates and non-archival materials were removed from the collection.
Processing Note
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series I : Correspondence , circa 1900-1997 Return to Top
Letters to Harriet G. (Harriet Galbraith) Thompson and Bessie Galbraith MacIntosh (oldest sister of Harriet), are from their mother, Minnie Moore Galbraith. Letters to Katherine Tilson Moore (grandmother of Harriet G. Thompson) are from her neighbors’ son, Walter S. Hugill of Wilson Creek, B.C., who fought with the Canadian Army in France during World War I. Letters from Harriet Galbraith Thompson (outgoing) bulk are to Bessie MacIntosh, Harriet Galbraith Thompson's older sister. Letters to Harriet “Sister” Thompson from Robert C. Miller include information about the Burn Family. Letters to Harriet Thompson from various relatives include some annotation by Harriet Thompson. Letters to Thomas Gordon Thompson from Various Relatives and Friends includes letters from various friends and family members including “Auntie Soutie:” Maria Thompson Souter and his son, Thomas G. Thompson Jr.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Sub-series
1
:
Individual
correspondence
|
circa 1906-1997 | |
Galbraith, Minnie Moore (mother of Harriet Galbraith
Thompson)
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Incoming - Thompson, Harriet
Galbraith |
1926 |
MacIntosh, Bessie Galbraith (oldest sister of Harriet Galbriath
Thompson)
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
1/2 | Incoming - Galbraith, Minnie
Moore (mother) |
1916-1917 |
Moore,
Katherine (Kate) Tilson
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
1/3 | Incoming - World War I
correspondence |
1916-1917 |
Thompson, Harriet G. (Harriet Galbraith)
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
1/4 | Incoming - Burn,
June |
undated; ; 1947-1948 |
1/5 | Incoming - Galbraith, Minnie
Moore (mother) |
1921 October 31 |
1/6 | Incoming - Other
relatives |
1920s-1940s |
1/7 | Incoming - Thompson, Thomas
G. (husband) |
1920s-1940s |
1/8 | Outgoing - Relatives |
1948-1950 |
Thompson, Harriet
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
1/9 | Incoming - Burn,
June |
1960s |
1/10 | Incoming - Miller, Robert
C. |
1967 November 16 |
1/11-1/12 | Incoming - Various Relatives |
1951-1997 |
Thompson, Mary Elizabeth Langdon
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
1/13 | Incoming - Duffie, Archibald
Duncan (nephew) |
1920 September 17 |
1A/1-1A/8 | Incoming - Thompson, Thomas
G. (son) |
1923-1930 |
Thompson, Thomas G. (Thomas Gordon)
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
2/1 | Incoming - Burn,
June |
1950s |
2/2 | Incoming - Burn,
North |
circa 1942 |
2/3 | Incoming - Duffie, Archibald
Duncan (cousin) |
1942 January 11 |
2/4 | Incoming - Duffie, Edith
Landon ("Aunt Edith") |
circa 1920s |
2/5 | Other relatives |
circa 1909-1946 |
2/6 | Incoming - Souter, Maria
Thompson ("Aunt Soutie") |
1906-1913 |
2/7-2/8 | Incoming - Souter, Maria
Thompson ("Aunt Soutie") |
1920s |
2/9 | Incoming - Thompson
children |
circa 1930s-1950s |
2/10-2/11 | Incoming - Thompson, Harriet
G. (wife) |
1920s-1940s |
2/12-2/13 | Incoming - Thompson, John
Headen "Brud" (brother) |
1900s-1920s |
3/1-3/2 | Incoming - Thompson, John
Headen "Brud" (brother) |
1930s-1940s |
3/3-3/4 | Incoming - Thompson, John
Headen and Mary Elizabeth Langdon postcards |
1930s-1940s |
3/5-3/8 | Incoming - Thompson, Mary
Elizabeth Langdon (mother) |
1908-1915 |
4/1-4/4 | Incoming - Thompson, Mary
Elizabeth Langdon (mother) |
1916-1933 |
4/5 | Incoming - Relatives and Friends,
Various |
1911-1953 |
4/6-4/10 | Incoming - Non-family,
alphabetical |
circa 1910s-1920s |
5/1-5/5 | Incoming - Non-family,
alphabetical |
circa 1942-1946 |
5/6-5/7 | Incoming - Non-family,
chronological |
1900s-1920s |
6/1-6/2 | Incoming - Non-family,
chronological |
circa 1930s-1950s |
6/3 | Incoming - stamp
dealers |
circa 1940s |
6/4 | Outgoing - Thompson
family |
circa 1928-1949 |
6/5 | Outgoing - Thompson, John
Headen "Brud" (brother) |
1959 |
6/6 | Outgoing - Thompson, Thomas
Gordon, Sr. (father) and Charlie, Gary and, Jack Thompson
(brothers) |
1959 |
Sub-series
2
:
Thompson
family correspondence
This sub-series contains letters written
between the immediate Thompson family members, including Thomas G., Harriet G.,
Thomas Jr., Jack, and Harriet Thompson. The correspondence contains letters
written by the Thompson children to their parents while the latter traveled in
New Zealand in 1949. It also includes letters written by Thomas G. and Harriet
G. Thompson to their children while traveling through Europe on a Rockefeller
Grant in 1930. The bulk of the family correspondence is made up of letters
written during World War II. Most of the letters are between Harriet G. and
Thomas G. Thompson, although there are also a number of letters to and from the
children.
|
1920-1949 | |
Thompson
children
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
6/7 | Incoming from their
parents |
1930 |
Thompson, Thomas Jr.
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
6/8 | Incoming - Giddings,
Shirley |
1951 |
Thompson, Thomas G. and Harriet G.
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
6/9 | Incoming from each
other |
1920s-1930s |
6/10 | Incoming from their
children |
circa 1920s-1949 |
6/11 | Incoming from Minnie
Galbraith (mother of Harriet G. Thompson) |
1930 |
Thompson
family
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
6/12 | General |
1920s-1930 |
World War II
correspondence |
||
Box/Folder | ||
7/1 | Volume I |
1942 March - 1942 August 17 |
7/2 | Volume II |
1943 April 6 - 1943 December 30 |
8/1 | Volume III |
1944 January - 1944 July 16 |
8/2 | Volume IV |
1944 July 18 - 1944 December 31 |
9/1 | Volume V |
1945 January 1 - 1945 July 29 |
9/2 | Volume VI |
1945 August 2 - 1946 January 5 |
Series II : Personal and Family papers , 1797-2013 , (bulk 1906-1965 ) Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Sub-series
1
:
Thomas G.
(Thomas Gordon) Thompson personal papers
|
1797-2006 ; 1906-1949 | |
Biographical and Historical materials
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
10/1 | Biographical outline of
Thomas G. Thompson's life from the University of Washignton Oceanography
Department |
undated |
10/2 | Redfield, Barnes and
Richards, "Thomas Gordon Thompson 1888-1961: A Biographical
Memoir." |
1973 |
10/3 | "Thomas Gordon Thompson
Timeline" by Harriet Thompson |
circa 2006 |
Education
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
10/4-10/6 | Clark College
materials |
1912-1915 |
10/7 |
Clark
College Monthly
|
1911 September; 1913 June |
10/8 | Commerical High School
(Brooklyn, New York) graduating exercises |
1906 |
Military
Career papers
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
10/9 | Anti-aircraft Artillery
Field Manual |
1943 October 30 |
10/10-10/11 | Edgewood Arsenal Chemical
Laboratory research materials |
1917-1918 |
11/1 | Edgewood Arsenal Laboratory
research materials |
1917-1918 |
11/2 | Edgewood Aresenal Chemical
Laboratory research materials |
1943-1944 |
11/3-11/4 | San Jose Project/Pearl
Island materials |
1945 |
Personal
papers
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
11/5 | Air mail stamp collection
index |
undated |
11/6 | Biography of John Headen
Thompson by Thomas G. Thompson |
undated |
11/7 | Book of Common prayer with
handwritten note |
1886 |
11/8 | Diary from Torrington,
Connecticut |
1908 |
11/9 | Diary |
1910-1920 |
11/10 | Diary of cruise to the
Aleutians, Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean |
1938 |
11/11 |
Ex-Libris, Thomas Gordon Thompson - personal book
inscription |
1908 |
12/1 | Financial account
book |
1910 |
12/2 | Horoscope |
1920 |
12/3 | Journal - "Grindings: A
Collection of Short Themes and Poems by Thomas Gordon Thompson" |
1911 |
12/4 | Journal |
1918 February - 1918 November 10 |
12/5 | Journal - Europe
trip |
1913 |
12/6 | Journal |
1944 |
12/7 | Log of transcontinental
automobile trip by George Benoit and Thomas G. Thompson |
1941 August 24 - 1941 September 23 |
12/8 | Mementos |
undated |
12/9 | Thompson Brothers Soda Loan
Association materials |
1906 |
12/10-12/11 | Typed Texts of Thomas Gordon Thompson: Discussion
club papers, letters, diary |
1925-1951 |
12/12 | Hand-written story by Thomas Gordon Thompson at
age 13 in Brooklyn, NY "Alone in the World" |
1902 |
Professional and Research papers
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
12A/1 | Appointments, degrees,
honors, and scholarships |
circa 1918-1928 |
12A/2 | Appointments, scholarships,
and fellowships - applications |
circa 1914-1919 |
12A/3 | Clubs and
organizations |
circa 1904-1919 |
12A/4 | General Pershing banquet
program card |
1920 January 20 |
12A/5 | Invitations and
publications |
1910s-1920s |
12A/6 | North Pacific Fisheries
research |
circa 1940s |
13/1 | Panama Canal and Nicaraguan
Canal - profiles |
1901 |
13/2-13/3 | Presentations - University
of Washington Catalyst Club and Klankers Club |
circa 1929-1940 |
13/4 | Rockefeller Foundation -
proposed report |
1930 |
13/5-13/6 | University of Washington
career - letters, notes, photographs, and press releases |
circa 1919-1959 |
Oversize Folder | ||
OV A | University of Washington
scroll |
1958 November 24 |
Stamp
and envelope collection
|
||
Box | ||
13 and 14 | Envelopes with philatelic
value and cigarette tax stamps |
circa 1896-1949 |
Travel
papers
|
||
Oversize Folder | ||
OV B | Europe trip - handweritten
copy of journal and maps |
1930 |
Box/Folder | ||
13/1 | Europe trip - journal and
photographs |
1930 |
13/2 | Europe trip -
mementos |
1930 |
16/3 | Europe trip -
scrapbook |
1930 |
17/1 | Iran map |
undated |
17/2 | Japan trip - mementos and
drawings |
undated |
17/3 | Miscellaneous travel
items |
1930s |
17/4 | New Zealand maps |
1948-1949 |
17/5 | Pan-Am Airways
advertisement |
undated |
17/6 | Portugal trip |
1933 |
17/7 | Postcards from
travel |
undated |
Sub-series 2
:
Harriet Thompson papers
|
1948-2013 | |
Box/Folder | ||
17/8 | Boat Log, Letters, Poems |
1948-2013 |
17/9 | Album of Letters, Pictures and Railway Artifacts;
"Getting Your Seventeen Year Old Daughter Across the United States of America and
Back in the Year 1948" |
1948 |
Sub-series 3
:
Family
papers
|
1797-2013 ; 1911-1965 | |
Box/Folder | ||
17/10 | Dance program from the
University of Washington |
1922 May 26 |
17/11 | Fuel oil ration coupon;
Tobacco ration card |
1945 |
17/12 | Galbraith, Mary and Grenell Family Papers |
undated |
17/13 | Greeting cards |
1946-1954 |
17/14 | Higgins, Gideon - letter to
uncle |
circa 1839 |
17/15 | Hymnal, Book of Common Prayer,
and other religious book |
circa 1920s |
McConnell Island papers
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
17/16 | Ownership and
history |
circa 1943-1948 |
17/17 | Purchase and
sale |
1963-1965 |
Box/Folder | ||
17/18 | Notes and
illustrations |
circa 1900s |
17/19 | Pim's Catalogue - the Stamps
of New Zealand |
1949 |
17A/1 | Real estate tax forms for
Seattle home |
1920s-1940s |
17A/2 | Thompson, Harriet G. -
graduation notice and invitation to ship launching |
1918; ; 1923 |
17A/3 | Thompson, Harriet G. -
American National Red Cross Nurse's Aides |
1943 |
17A/4 | Thompson, Harriet G. and
Thomas G. - items from courtship |
1922 |
17A/5 | Thompson, Harriet "Sister" -
San Juans boat trip |
1950 |
17A/6 | Thompson, John Haslam – In Memoriam Card, to the
'Found of the Association' re: Union Square Co-operative Building and Loan
Association |
1897 |
17A/7 | Thompson, John Headen -
poems |
undated |
17A/8 | Thompson, Jonathan H. -
commendations from Public School of New Jersey |
1861 |
17A/9 | Thompson, Jonathan H. - "Who's
Who and What's WHat: Torrington Press Association" |
1931 January 3 |
17A/10 | Thompson, John S. – "The Railroad Soldier:
Novel" |
2013 |
17A/11 | Thompson, John Souter – "The Life and Times of Jack
Thompson," including hand written annotation by Harriet Thompson |
2010 |
17A/12 | Thompson, Justin (grandson of
Jack Thompson_ = "The Illustrious Life of Jack Thompson" (school
paper) |
2000 June |
17A/13 | Torrington Wheel Club -
constitution and bylaws |
1911 |
17A/14 | Webster, E____ -
document |
1797 |
Series III : Photographs and Scrapbooks , 1900s-1971Return to Top
The oldest photographs in this series date from the early-1900s and are of Kate Tilson Moore, Harriet G. Thompson’s maternal grandmother. The earliest photographs of Harriet G. Thompson were taken in Winnipeg and Albion, Canada. Later pictures of Harriet were taken at the Royal Columbia Nurse’s Residence in New Westminster, and also during her residence as a nurse in Juneau, Alaska. Pictures taken between 1919 and 1921 show Harriet while attending the University of Washington, and launching a ship from her uncle’s shipyard in Seattle. A few of the photographs show Harriet with good friend June Burn while the two were on Johns Island and Waldron Island in the San Juans. Photographs of Thomas G. Thompson include those taken of him and his peers at Clark College around 1914, and those taken later in life that document his career and other activities.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
18/1-18/2 | Negatives, many with notes from
Harriet Thompson, donor of the collection |
cira 1910s-1950s |
Photographs
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
18/3 | Burn, June and Harriet G.
Thompson |
circa 1920s-1940s |
18/4 | Galbraith, Mary and Grenell Family Photographs |
circa 1900-1971 |
18/5 | MacIntosh, Bessie and Mel
(oldest sister and brothwer-in-law of Harriet Galbraith Thompson) |
circa 1950s |
18/6 | McConnell and San Juan
Islands |
circa 11920s-1950s |
18/7 | Moore, Katherine (Kate)
Tilson |
circa 1900s |
18/8-18/9 | Oceanographic labs and
Research Vessel Catalyst
|
1929-1930s |
18/10-18/11 | Thompson Family |
circa 1910s-1950s |
19/1-19/4 | Thompson Family |
circa 1910s-1940s |
19/5 | Thompson Family |
circa 1940s-1960s |
Oversize Folder | ||
OV C | Thompson family |
1942 |
Box/Folder | ||
19/6 | Thompson Family home,
Seattle's Wallingfor District (includes negatives) |
circa 1923-1941 |
19/7-19/8 | Thompson, Harriet
G. |
circa 1900s-1910s |
20/1-20/2 | Thompson, Harriet
G. |
circa 1920s |
20/3 | Thompson, Thomas G. and
college friends |
circa 1914 |
20/4 | Thompson, Thomas
G. |
circa 1910s-1920s |
20/5 | Thompson, Thomas
G. |
circa 1930s-1950s |
20/6 | Thompson, Thomas G. -
steamboats and locomotives |
circa 1930s |
20/7 | Thompson, Thomas G. - Pacific
Science Conference |
1953 |
20/8 | Thompson, Thomas G. and
Harriet G. - courtship, honeymoon, early marriage |
circa 1919-1922 |
20/9 | Thompson, Thomas G. and
Harriet G. - trip to New Zealand |
1949 |
20/10-20/11 | Unidentified loose
photographs |
circa 1910s-1960s |
21/1 | Unidentified loose
photgraphs |
circa 1910s-1960s |
Scrapbooks
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
21/2 | Meacham, Kate Moore -
Alaska-Yukon Exposition in Seattle, WA |
1909 |
21/3 | Thompson, Harriet
G. |
circa 1900s |
21/4 | Thompson, Thomas
G. |
circa 1915 |
21/5 | Thompson, Thomas G., Harriet
G., and Jonathan H. - Edgewood Arsenal, Torrington, CT, and University of
Washington |
1914-1919 |
Series IV : Publications , 1918-1997Return to Top
Newspaper clippings include information about June and Farrar Burn as well as the Thompson family. The Columbia magazine article contains information about Thomas G. Thompson and includes a picture. The Saturday Evening Post contains an article about the founding of the University of Washington’s Oceanographic Laboratories that was coordinated by Thomas G. Thompson.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
21/6 | Cadman, Charles Wakefield, "Four
American Indian Songs," Boston, New York, and Chicago: White-Smith Music
Publishing Company |
undated |
21/7 | Fisher, Mark, "Evolution and
Revolution," Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company |
undated |
21/8 |
Life magazine, New York |
1919 November 20 |
Oversize Folder | ||
OV D | Newspaper article |
1937 November 21 |
OV E | Newspaper article with photo and
caption: "Miss Harriet Galbraith, who christened fifth Meacham & Babcock
steamer, launched yesterday afternoon" |
1918 September 24 |
Box/Folder | ||
21/9 | Newspaper clippings1918-1992 |
|
21/10 | "Refrigerating
Engineering" |
1954 October |
Oversize Folder | ||
F |
Saturday
Evening Post
|
1931 August 15 |
G |
Seattle
Times article announcing Japan's declaration of war |
1941 December 8 |
Box/Folder | ||
21/11 | Scheffer, Victor B. with Richard
M. Strickland, "Oceanography Comes to the University of Washington,"
Columbia 20 |
1997 Spring |
21/12 | Shakespeare, William, "Much Ado
About Nothing" |
undated |
Series V : Oral History Interview , 2007 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
21/13 | Thompson, Harriet - access (mp3)
copy |
2007 |
21/14 | Thompson, Harriet - preservation
(WAV) copy |
2007 |
21/15 | Thompson, Harriet -
transcription |
2007 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Nurses--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Stamp collectors--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Children--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Correspondence--Sources
- World War, 1939-1945--War work--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Women--Washington (State)--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Burn, June, 1893-1969
- Thompson, Harriet G. (Harriet Galbraith), 1893-1951
- Thompson, Harriet, 1931-
- Thompson, Thomas G. (Thomas Gordon), 1888-1961
Corporate Names
- University of Washington, Dept. of Oceanography
Family Names
- Thompson family
Geographical Names
- McConnell Island (Wash.)--History--Sources
- San Juan Islands (Wash.)--History--Sources
- Seattle (Wash.)--History--Sources
- Waldron Island (Wash.)--History--Sources
- Washington (State) Social conditions--1933-1945--History--Sources
- Washington (State)--History--1933-1945--Sources