Genevieve Thompson Smith papers [manuscript], 1892-1954.

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Genevieve Thompson Smith papers [manuscript], 1892-1954.

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Papers of an author, playwright, and attorney of Portland, Oregon, daughter of mayor David Thompson, who lived for a time in San Diego, California. Includes diploma from the Portland Academy (1901), manuscripts for stories and plays, scrapbook, ephemera, and correspondence. Of special interest are letters written by Genevieve's father, David P. Thompson, while serving in the U.S. Legation in Istanbul, Turkey, 1892-1893.

.9 cubic feet (2 document cases, 1 oversize folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Thompson, David P., 1834-1901

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Portland Academy and Female Seminary (Portland, Or.)

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Smith, Genevieve Thompson, 1883-1974

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Attorney Genevieve Thompson Smith was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1883. Her father, David P. Thompson (1834-1901), was a successful Portland businessman and political figure who served twice as the city’s mayor and was appointed in 1892 to a diplomatic post in Istanbul. In 1861 he married Mary R. Meldrum, daughter of Oregon pioneers, and the couple had three children: Ralph, Bessie, and Genevieve. Genevieve Thompson was educated at the Portland Academy and Bryn Mawr College. She studied law at ...

Thompson family.

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