Parkinson, Thomas L.
Variant namesThomas P. Parkinson was a journalist who became an arena manager. He began his career in the touring entertainment industry as an editor at Amusement Business magazine.
He went on to manage the Assembly Hall at the University of Illinois and became the first university facility manager to serve as president of the International Association of Assembly Managers. Parkinson also worked with Charles Philip Fox to document the history of the circus, in a book, The Circus in America.
From the description of Parkinson, Thomas P., collection, 1910-1993, 1955-1993. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39395167
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| referencedIn | Touring Entertainment Industry Archive 1910- 1942- | University of Texas Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Parkinson, Thomas P. Parkinson, Thomas P., collection, 1910-1993, 1955-1993. | University of Texas Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Justice, William Dean. Touring entertainment industry oral history collection, 1986-1998 ; 1993-1998 [sound recording]. | University of Texas Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Parkinson, Thomas D., 1835-. The Squaw Valley Enterprise : San Francisco : typescript, 1886. | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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