Correspondence concerning installing telephones on campus, 1898 August 3-October 8.

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Correspondence concerning installing telephones on campus, 1898 August 3-October 8.

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William Thompson, Jr. writes to the Executive Committee, 3 August 1898, requesting their consent to place telephones in faculty houses. They tell him to present a plan showing the placement of poles and wires for the committee to consider at their September meeting. John I. Thompson, Jr. informs the committee on 7 October 1898 that another faculty member requested a telephone. The committee declined "to authorize any further installation of lines on the college premises."

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Pennsylvania State College. Board of Trustees. Executive Committee.

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Thompson, William Robert, 1924-....

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William R. Thompson apprenticed with his uncle John Thompson before setting up his own grocery business on the northeast corner of Front and High Streets in Philadelphia in 1812. Robert Thompson was a merchant; first appearing in the Philadelphia directory in 1819; his store was on High Street. From the description of Bills, 1803-1823. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261233256 ...

Pennsylvania State College

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Thompson, John E. (Producer)

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John I. Thompson graduated from Penn State in 1862. From the description of Letter and Civil War reminiscences, 1895 and 1905. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 34712696 ...