W. C. Thomas Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], W. C. Thomas Papers, Ms1988-013, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Thomas, W. C. (William Crockett), 1881-1963
Abstract:
The W. C. Thomas Papers were created by Thomas on his trip to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, in July 1940.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], W. C. Thomas Papers, Ms1988-013, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The W. C. Thomas Papers were created by Thomas during his trip to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, in July 1940. The papers describe Thomas' experiences traveling to the convention by multiple modes of public transportation, his daily activities while in Chicago, and the convention events. He reports on the Virginia delegates meetings, as well as speeches by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. After leaving Chicago, he recounts his travels in Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, on route home.

Biographical / historical:

William Crockett Thomas was born in Wytheville, Virginia, on March 30, 1881. He went to King College in Bristol, Tennessee, and then got his Law Degree from Washington & Lee University. He eventually became a Judge in Wythe County. He married Czarina Pettit, and he had three children. He was on the Town Council of Wytheville and was also mayor. He was a member of the Democratic Party, Wythe County Democratic Committee Chairman, and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He died on May 8, 1963.

Sources:

"Judge William C. Thomas" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96704236/thomas, accessed Dec. 13, 2022.

"Thomas, U to Z" entry, The Political Graveyard: A Database of American History, http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas9.html, accessed Dec. 13, 2022.

William C. Thomas Sr. Papers, Mss. Collection# 2005.4, Special Collections, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA, https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=wcc/viwyc00005.xml, accessed Dec. 13, 2022.

Acquisition information:
The W. C. Thomas Papers was acquired by Special Collections in 1988.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the W. C. Thomas Papers was completed in October 2013.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard