Herbert C. Thompson papers 1864-1960
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University of Oregon. Center for Teaching Writing
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The Univeristy of Oregon was established on October 19, 1872 and began classes on October 16, 1876. In 1915 there were 119 professors and instructors; by 1934 that number had grown to over 174 faculty. From the guide to the Faculty bulletins and scrapbooks, 1914-1934, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) The High School debating league was started by the Oregon Teacher Association. The University of Oregon contributed by publishing th...
Thompson, Herbert Cooper, 1875-1960.
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Herbert Cooper Thompson (1875-1960), an American journalist and writer, was Born in Eugene, Or. and began his journalistic career as a newspaper reporter in San Francisco, 1900 to 1910. He served as an Associated Press reporter from 1912 to 1920, assigned to England and France during World War I and to the Mexican Revolution, 1916 to 1918. From 1924 to 1940, he was employed as a writer and observer for the American Red Cross, visiting Cuba, Puerto Rico and Europe. He became editor of the Red Cro...
