Thompson, Ernest Othmer, papers, 1907-1967.

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Thompson, Ernest Othmer, papers, 1907-1967.

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Papers document Thompson's career and political activities, and also pertain to his military career in World War I and World War II as well as to his service in the Texas National Guard. They contain correspondence, official reports, statements, hearings, briefs and testimonies, printed and recorded speeches, scrapbooks, notes, photographs, maps, certificates and awards, campaign literature, books, newspaper clippings, and other printed materials, as well as memorabilia related to Thompson's first wife, May Peterson, a Metropolitan Opera singer. Included is a series of 39 bound volumes with index that documents Thompson's professional activities from 1930 through 1957 and contains speeches, memoranda, letters and telegrams, statements, resolutions, and other material.

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University of Texas Libraries

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