Paul S. Thompson papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Restrictions:

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

There are no restrictions

Preferred citation:

Paul S. Thompson papers. Manuscript # 0257, Virginia Military Institute Archives

Summary

Extent:
5 Linear Feet
Creator:
Thompson, Paul S. (Paul Singer), 1940-2017
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Paul S. Thompson papers. Manuscript # 0257, Virginia Military Institute Archives

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of the personal papers (1956-2008) of Paul S. Thompson. The collection includes extensive correspondence dating from his VMI cadetship (1957-1961), his years in graduate school at the University of Virginia (1961-1965), and his life in South Africa with his family.

The papers also include journals that contain:

  • Accounts of his visits to the United States
  • His dissertation
  • Photographs
  • Correspondence from his wife Earline to her parents
  • A scrapbook concerning his cadetship

Biographical / historical:

Paul Singer Thompson was born in 1940 in West Point, New York. He graduated from in 1961 and then received a PhD in history from the University of Virginia. After graduation he was a Professor of History at the University of University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Thompson died in 2017.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks