A&M 4529Rod Thorn, Basketball Player, Collection A&M 4529West Virginia and Regional History Center

2022/06/08

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 14:03:02 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Rod Thorn, Basketball Player, Collection Thorn, Rod (Rodney King), 1941- A&M 4529 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/6896 .96 Linear Feet 11 1/2 in. (2 flat storage boxes, 4 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.) 1947-2018 West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English . Conditions Governing Access

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Rodney King "Rod" Thorn was born May 23, 1941 to parents Joe and Jackie. He played basketball and baseball during his high school years in Princeton, WV. He went on to play for West Virginia Unversity and was basketball All-American (1962–63). In the National Basketball Association, Thorn was a player before moving to roles including team coach, general manager, and president. He has been affiliated with a variety of teams, including the Baltimore Bullets, the New Jersey Nets, and the Chicago Bulls.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Rod Thorn, Basketball Player, Papers, A&M 4529, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

 Scope and Contents

Papers of West Virginia native basketball player and coach Rod Thorn. Includes four scrapbooks, photographs, a draft newspaper illustration, and other material. Addendum of 2021-08-03 includes three photographs of Rod Thorn, one of which is autographed.

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 West Virginia University -- Basketball Basketball -- West Virginia West Virginia University -- Athletics Princeton (W. Va.) Scrapbook 1Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1827371947-19481922-1950English.1Scope and Contents

Scrapbook kept by Rod Thorn's family during his childhood. Includes photographs, clippings, and correspondence regarding family members, Thorn's early participation in athletics, and contemporary athletes and sports teams.

Scrapbook 2Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1827381936, 1947-1959English.2Scope and Contents

A scrapbook kept while Thorn was in junior high and high school. Contents mainly concern Thorn's participation in athletics, including basketball and baseball. There is also material related to Thorn's family, his academic career, and contemporary athletes and sports teams.

Scrapbook 3Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1827401960-1962English.3Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of mostly clippings, kept while Thorn played for the basketball team of West Virginia University.

Scrapbook 4Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/18274119631962-1982English.3Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of mostly clippings, kept while Thorn was playing for the Baltimore Bullets NBA team.

Rod Thorn Collectible Basketball CardArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182747196811Newspaper IllustrationArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1827391962English.21Scope and Contents

Illustration of Rod Thorn drawn by cartoonist Wilard Mullin for the New York World-Telegram and Sun.

Addendum of 2021-08-03Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1827461963-20181Photograph of Rod ThornArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182748196312Photograph of Rod ThornArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182749197513Autographed Photograph of Rod ThornArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182750201814