Papers, 1869-1911.

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Papers, 1869-1911.

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Thompson's diaries, medical case books, and a letter book. His 31 diaries (1869-1911) detail Thompson's personal and professional life with information on his practice, patients' conditions, and news events, including local high points such as the first electric lights and the Prince of China's visit. Thompson's medical casebooks detail eye surgeries with hand-drawn corneal and retinal maps, including one for President Benjamin Harrison. There are also papers from Thompson's children, including Emma Thompson's (later Oliver) 1890 European travel diary, and a letter book used by Thompson and his son Daniel A.

3 boxes and 11 bound volumes.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Thompson, Daniel A., 1862-1904.

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Hendricks, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885

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Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819 – November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March to November 1885. Hendricks represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives (1851–55) and the U.S. Senate (1863–69). He also represented Shelby County, Indiana, in the Indiana General Assembly (1848–50) and as a delegate to the 1851 Indiana constitutiona...

Oliver, Emma Louis Thompson.

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Medical College of Indiana

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Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was a Republican politician who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was both preceded and succeeded in office by Democrat Grover Cleveland. From the guide to the Benjamin Harrison letter to George C. Baker, 1888, (Brooklyn Historical Society) John Harrington Farley, born in Cleveland in 1845, was a Democratic politician who served three terms on Cleveland's city council (1871-1877) and two terms as its mayor (...

Thompson, James L. (James Livingstone), 1832-1913.

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Thompson was born in London, England and came to the U.S. at age 18. He studied medicine in Rush County, Ind. and Cincinnati, Ohio, and practiced in Rush County and Harrison, Ohio. During the Civil War he served as a surgeon with the 4th U.S. Colored Artillery and was medical director of Western Kentucky. In 1871 Thompson moved to Indianapolis and became the city's first eye specialist and taught at the Medical College of Indiana. From the description of Papers, 1869-1911. (Indiana H...