Susan Otis Thompson Papers, 1965-1992 [Bulk Dates: 1970-1980]

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Susan Otis Thompson Papers, 1965-1992 [Bulk Dates: 1970-1980]

The papers consist primarily of correspondence and documentation related to her professional activities as a professor, a librarian, and a scholar of early print and book history.

1.05 linear ft. (2.5 document boxes)

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Bellanger, Terry

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