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Size | 43 items |
Abstract | David Matthew Thompson was a teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools in Lincoln County, N.C., Iredell County, N.C., and Gainesville, Fla. The collection is chiefly testimonial letters, 1873-1891, recommending Thompson as a scholar and teacher, and clippings relating to his life and work. Also included are four letters, 1863-1864, from Thompson's wife's cousin, Richard Watson Winborne, a Confederate soldier in Virginia, discussing camp life, the progress of the war, and the future; and papers of Thompson's son, Holland Thompson (1873-1940), relating to the University of North Carolina, including a letter from H. M. Thompson about the University of North Carolina-Trinity College football game in 1893; letters, 1894, from Samuel F. Phillips (1824-1903) and Cornelia Phillips Spencer (1825-1908) about the history of the University Magazine; and letters, 1912, 1914, and 1915, about his work from Edward Kidder Graham, president of the University. |
Creator | Thompson, David Matthew, 1844-1925. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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David Matthew Thompson (1844-1925) of Randolph County, N.C., was a Confederate soldier, teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools in Lincoln and Iredell counties, N.C., and Gainesville, Fla. He was educated at Sylvan Academy in Alamance County, N.C., and at Cook County Normal School, Chicago, Ill. His wife was Mary Elizabeth Rice Thompson and their son was Holland McTyeire Thompson
Holland Thompson (1873-1940) was a professor of history, scholar, writer, and author in the field of American history. He was educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Columbia University.
Back to TopThe collection includes the papers of David Matthew Thompson and his son Holland Thompson. David Matthew Thompson's papers are chiefly testimonial letters from former educators and other prominent persons including Kemp P. Battle, N. C. English, and Edwin A. Alderman. There is also a scrapbook of clippings related to Thompson's life and career and a group of loose clippings of the same nature. Also included are four letters, 1863-1864, from Thompson's wife's cousin, Richard Watson Winborne, a Confederate soldier in Virginia, discussing camp life, the progress of the war, and the future. The papers of Thompson's son, Holland Thompson are chiefly related to the University of North Carolina, including a letter from H. M. Thompson about the University of North Carolina-Trinity College football game in 1893; letters, 1894, from Samuel F. Phillips (1824-1903) and Cornelia Phillips Spencer (1825-1908) about the history of the University Magazine; and letters, 1912, 1914, and 1915, about his work from Edward Kidder Graham, president of the University. There are also some letters of recommendation, photographs, and diplomas.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1-2
Folder 1Folder 2 |
D. Matt Thompson papers, 1873-1925 |
Folder 3 |
Holland Thompson papers, 1873-1938 |
Oversize Volume SV-3957/1 |
Scrapbook, 1873-1920 |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder X-OPF-3957/1 |
Diplomas |
Image Folder PF-3957/1 |
Photograph of Holland Thompson with family and friends, 1935 |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-3759/1 |
Photograph of dinner honoring Holland Thompson, 1940 |