Thompson family papers 1797-2007 1900-1968

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Thompson family papers 1797-2007 1900-1968

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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.

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University of Washington Dept. of Oceanography

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Thompson, Harriet G. (Harriet Galbraith), 1893-1951

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Burn, June, 1893-1969

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June and Farrar Burn met in Washington, D.C., were married in 1919, and moved to the Puget Sound area where they lived in Bellingham, Washington, on Waldron Island, and in Seattle. The couple was known for their unconventional and simple lifestyle. June was a writer and a teacher, working a short time at the University of Washington. Farrar was a song writer and musician, and in 1928 he and his family traveled across the country to promote and sell his music. Farrar buil...

Thompson family

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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 r...

Thompson, Harriet, 1931-

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Thompson, Thomas G. (Thomas Gordon), 1888-1961

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