Joe Thompson, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0449

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Note:

4 folders of outgoing correspondence added, 10/6/69, at end of box 2, containing 27 letters and one undated Christmas card to Mrs. Sam Orr, Sept. 12, 1942 to July 8, 1945. Includes 14 V-mail letters (4 of which are holograph); the rest are typewritten.

Subject Entries

Berchtesgaden, Germany

Coins

Diaries

Eisenhower, Dwight David

Nashville, Tennessee - Description

North Carolina and St. Louis Bulletin

Pamphlets

Photographs - Persons and places

Postcards (Picture)

Royal Air Force Journal

U. S. Air Force

U. S. Air Force 201 File

Vanderbilt University, Memorial service 1946

Vandy Phi

Vassar College Political Association

World war, 1939-1945

Chronologocal Entries

1940-1949

For name entries, see Index of Incoming Correspondence in the Register.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940s

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.

Full Extent

7.5 Linear Feet (6 letter Hollingers, 1 legal Hollinger, 3 Paige boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 A-V box)

Additional Description

Index

This is a name index of the correspondents of Joe Thompson, Jr. The figure (or figures) in parentheses immediately following each name denotes the total number of letters from that person in the collection; the dates are for the time of the letters. The full name of the writer is given whenever possible. The last number refers to the box in which the correspondence may be found.
Letters without surnames: Andre, Andy, Betsy, Bill, Bustle, Butch, Clarence, Debby, Duck, Edith, Fred, Heny, Jumet, Lydia, Muny, Peggy, Stumps; 4
A
Alpha Chi Fraternity Dance, ; 3
Anderson, Cissy, (8); 3
Andrews, F. M.,.(1); May 12, 1942; 3
Arnold, (1) ; 3
Ashcraft, (1) ; 3
Austin, Margaret, (1); N.D.; 3
B
Baird, Charlie, (1); Nov. 12 ; 3
Bent, Terry, (4); Apr. 15, 1944; 3
Boone, George Street, (1); card, N.D.; 3
Bracey, Thelma, (3); June 25, 1945; 3
Bridendahl, Phil R., (1); May 20, 1944; 3
Brown, Hap, (1); Aug. 8, 1942; 3
Bryant, Medora, CI) ? Aug. 11, 1942; 3
Bush, Beth, (1) ; JSWEf. ; 3
C
Calicis, Camille, (1); Dec. 29, 1945; 3
Carmichael, O. C, (1); May 24, 1944; 3
Chase, Pat, (1); N.D.; 3
Clay, Henry and Helen, (1); card, N.D. ; 3
Coburn, Charles, (1); Aug. 14, 1945; 3
Coleman, Wodie, (5); Feb. 2, 1942, May 12, 1944, May 16, 1944, 2 N.D.; 3
Colton, Henry, (1); May 10, 1942; 3
Colton, John, (1); Apr. 13, 1944; 3
Conrad, Ray, (1); Aug. .3, 1942; 3
Cornelius, Willie, (5); Dec. 11, 1941, July 24, 1942, Aug. 7, 1942, Jan. 18, 1944, 1 N.D.; 3
Cooper, Mary Linda ,(1) ; Feb. 20, 1942; 3
Corson, John, (1) ; N.D]. ; 3
Craig, Mr. and Mrs. John Livingston, (1); Jan. 12, 1945; 3
D
Davidson, Donald, (2); Sept. 11, 1943, Sept. 12, 1943; 3
Davis, Joe, (1); Jan. 14, 1943; 3
Deleher, Beth, (1); May 5, 1944; 3
Dickinson, Mac, (3); Dec. 28, 1942, May 13, 1944, l N.D. ;3
Driskell, E. B. , (2); Apr. 27, Oct. 15, 1943; 3
Duckworth, Jane, (2); Sept. 4, 1944, 1 N.D.; 3
Duckworth, Mary, (6); June 23, 1943, June 5, July 8, July 14, Nov. 26, 1944, Jan. 30, 1945; 3
DuMont, Nicole, (1); Mar. 1, 1945; 3
E
Emerson, Terry, (1); ---1942; 3
Emerson, Mrs. E. S., (3)[; Jan. 26, July 7, Aug. 3, 1942; 3
Eustice, Mrs. R. E., (1); July 9, 1945; 3
Evans, Betty and Peyton, (1); card n.d.; 3
Eyers, J., (3); Sept. 8, 1945, 2 n.d.; 3
F
First Presbyterian Church, (1); July 30, 1942; 3
Fontaine, Mr. and Mrs. George Cosby, (1); 1941; 3
Fonde, Charles, (2); May 1, 1942, Aug. 15, 1945; 3
Fonde, Corinne, (3); Feb. 5, 1942, July 29, 1942, Aug. 17, 1942;3 Fonde, Dorothy, (10); Aug. 2, 1934, Nov. 22, 1941, Feb. 16, Aug. 13, 1941, May 18, June 7, June 15, 1942, Sept. 20, Oct. 31, 1944; 3
Fonde, Mrs. Henry, (4); Sept. 8, 1941, Sept. 8, 1942, May 25, 1944, July 9, 1945; 3
G
Garvin, Mary Helen, (3); Oct. 3, 1941, Dec. 23, 1941, 1 N.D.; 3
Geiger, (1); Apr. 15 1942; 3
Gibbs, Lynn, (2); n.d., ; 3
Ginness, (1); Nov. 1, 1945; 3
Goree, (1); N.D.; 3
H
Hagan, Eva, (1); N.D. ; 3
Hansen, Hans and Jane, (1); N.D.; 3
Harris, Mrs. A.W., (1); 3
Howell, Mort, (2); N.D.; 3
Hutton, Hoot, (6); N.D.; 3
I
Irving, Helen, (12); Feb. 15, May 1, May 24, June 23, July 1, July 9, July 19, Aug. 8, Aug. 29, Sept. 9, Sept. 10, 1942, Aug.13, 1943; 3
J
James, George, (4); Aug. 31, 1945, 3 N.D. ; 3
Jenks, Colonel, (1); Dec. 6, 1945; 3
Jordan, J. J., (1); Aug. 14, 1941; 3
K
Kaualauskas, A. C. (1); Dec. 4, N.D. ; 3
Kelly, Tom, (1); Sept. 3, 1941; 3
Kennon, Moon, (6); Sept. 3, 1941, July 18, 1942, Aug. 9, 1942, Nov. 1, 1943, Dec. 27, 1943, June 12,1944; 3
Kroft, Karl, (1); Sept. 25, 1945; 3
L
Lennard, Miss A. L., (1); Nov. 24, 1945; 3
M
Martin, Shirley, (1); Nov. 29, 1943; 3
Matthews, Mary Lee, (1); N.D.; 3
McCarley, Libby, (3); Aug. 20, 1942, 2 N.D.; 3
McCluer, Chas. F. A., (1); Sept. 2, 1941; 3
McCord, Margaret Mary, (3); Aug. 29, 1941, Aug. 3, 1942, Aug. 29, 1942; 3
McQueen, Jo and Tom, (1); Apr. 8, 1944; 3
Mooney, Joe, (1); (June 17, 1944; 3
Mooney, Tom, (1); N.D. ; 3
Moore, Ann, (1); June 3, 1942; 3
Morgan, Margaret, (1); Feb. 11, 1942; 3
Morrison, Rog, (1); May 21, 1944; 3
Mueller, Aleene, (5); Sept. 30, 1941, Oct. 8, 1941, June 2, 1942, 3 N.D.; 3
Mueller, Lenore, (1); N.D. ; 3
Murphy, Joseph P., (1); Nov. 20, 1945; 3
N
Nellums, Peggy, (2); Mar. 21, 1942, Apr. 7, 1942; 3
Nobles, W., (2); Nov. 1935, July 17, 1942; 3
N
Noel, Hayes, (1); Sept. 9, 1942; 3
O
Oertling, Beverly Ann, (1); Aug. 21, 1942; 3
Orr, Elizabeth, (1); May 9, 1942; 3
Orr, Mrs. Samuel, (2); Mar. 28, 1942, Aug. 15, 1942; 3
Overton, John H. , (2); Aug. 5, 1942, 1 N.D.; 3
P
Palmer, James, (1); July 24, 1942; 3
Payne, Fayola, (2); July 20, 1942, July. ,29, 1942; 3
Peavey, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mundell, (l); N.D.; 3
Pennall, Dorothy, (3); Mar. 31, 1942, Aug. 6, 1942, 1 N.D.; 3
Pennall, Ruth, (1); Aug. 30, 1942; 3
Perry, D. G., (1); Sept. 17, 1941; 3
Pinner, Elizabeth, (1); 1942; 3
Potter, Justin J., (2); Oct. 2, 1941, N.D.; 3
Q
Quinnet, Anna Marie, (8) April 10, 1945, Apr. 25, 1945, Aug. 16, 1945, 5 N.D. ; 3
Quinnet, Madame, (3); Aug. 15, 1945, Dec. 6, 1945, 1 N.D.; 3
R
Ramelot, Jean Marie, (2); Apr. 1, 1946, May 16, 1946; 3
Ransom, Helene, (1) ; N.D. ; 3
Rice, Jamese, (1); Apr. 3, 1942; 3
Robinson, Mrs. Lucius, (1); N.D.; 3
Robinson, Frank, (1); June 3, 1945; 3
Robison, Harris, (3); May 31, 1944, June 21, 1944, Aug. 11, 1944; 3
Ruff el, Margaret, (7): July 17, 1942, Oct. 16, 1942, Oct. 20, 1942, Nov. 26, 1942, Jan. 31, 1943, Apr. 21, 1943, June 4, 1943; 3
S
Salisbury, Grant, (7); May 23, 29, 1944, Oct. 12, 1944, Nov. 27, 1944, Mar. 27, 1945,_May 6, 1945, May 29, 1945; 3
Salisbury, Patricia, (6); N.D.; 3
Savy, Eve, (6); June 26, 1943, Oct. 12, 1943, Nov. 2, 1943, 3 N.D.; 3
Sawyer Family, (1); Feb. 23, 1942; 3
Seigler, Bertha, (2J; Sept. 11, 1941, 1 N.D.; 3
Seigler, Betty, (7); Nov. 19, 1941, Jan. 12, 1942, Jan. 28, 1942, Feb. 10, 1942, Mar. 25, 1942, Apr. 16, 1942, Apr. 23, 1942; 3
Seigler, Dot, (1); N.D.; 3
Seigler, M. G., (2); Mar. 15, 1942, Apr. 2, 1942; 3
Simpson, J. W., (3); Aug. 25, 1941, Dec. 12, 1942, Jan. 13, 1944; 3
Smith, Alan, (1); Jan. 21, 1942; 3
Speck, Ruth, (1); Mar. 24, 1942; 3
Stamps, Robert F., (2); Jan. 28, 1942, Dec. 25, 1942; 3
Staten, Virginia, (6);,- Apr. 20, 1944, May 1,7,18, 31, 1944, June 20, 1944; 3
Steele, Edith H., (1); May 4, 1942; 3
Stone, Albert Asa, (1); N.D. ; 3
T
Thompson, Joe, Sr.,(13); Aug. 8, 1941, Aug. 25, 1941, Oct. 9, 1941, Oct. 10, 1941, Oct. 18, 1941, Oct. 24, 1941, Jan. 22, 1942, Mar. 16, 1942, Apr. 7, 1942, May 27, 1942, July 24, 1942, Aug. 29, 1942, Oct. 12, 1942; 4
Thompson, Florence, (48) ; N.D. covering war period; 4
Thompson, Martha, (1); Apr. 23, 1948; 4
Thompson, Alice, (16); Aug. 20, 1941, Feb. 30, 1942, May 30, 1942, Aug. 30, 1942, Apr. 25, 1944, June 5, 1944, June 14, 1944, 9 letters N.D.; 4
Twidale, Florence, (2); Sept. 30, 1944, Oct. 7, 1944; 4
Trimble, George, (1); Oct. 24, 1945; 4
Trotter, William P., (11); Nov. 19, 1941, Apr. 2, 1942, July 10, 1942, Aug. 19, 1942, Aug. 22, 1942, Feb. 16, 1944, Apr. 10, 1944, Apr. 12, 1944, May 8, 1944, May 29, 1944, Oct 19, 1945; 4
V
Vanderbilt University, (1); Apr. 11, 1942; 4
Vaughn,Robert W., (2); Aug. 4, 1942, Mar. 21, 1944; 4
Vincent, Johnny and Pat, (1); N.D.; 4
Virbuck, Louis, (1); Jan. 19, 1944; 4
W
Wallace, C. B., (1); Nov. 17, 1941; 4
Wallace, John L., (1); Apr. 24, 1944; 4
Wasson, Woodrow W. , (1); Aug. 23, 1966; 4
Watson, Dick and Jane, (1); N.D.; 4
White, Lillian, (2); Mar. 19, 1942, Apr. 10, 1942; 4
Whiteman, Frances, (1); Sept. 12, 1941; 4
Whiteman, Harold, (11); Sept. 2, 1941, Oct. 8, 1941, May 5, 1942, Aug. 27, 1942, Sept. 17, 1942, Dec. 20, 1942, July 11, 1943, Dec. 20, 1943, Feb. 2, 1944, Dec. 15, 1945, 1 N.D.; 4
Whiteman, Mrs. Harold, Sr., (1); Dec. 23, 1947; 4
Williams, Hensley, (1); Apr. 27, 1942; 4
Williams, Overton. (1); May 14, 1942; 4
Wilson, Ann, (1); N.D.; 4
Wilson, David K. , (3); N.D. ; 4
Wingett, H. H., (1); May 22, 1944; 4
Winton, Lucille Cutchin, (2); Sept. 4, 1941, Jan. 12, 1942; 4
Witherspoon, Mrs. Hardin, (1); Aub. 27, 1941; 4
Witherspoon, Lavinia, (6); Mar. 17, 1942, June 9, 1944, Oct. 15, 1945, 2 N.D.; 4
Wright, Margie, (5); July 18, 1942, Aug. 6, 1942, Aug. 21, 1942, Sept. 9, 1942, 1 N.D.; 4
Wyatt, C. J., Jr., (1); N.D.; 4

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid for the Joe Thompson, Jr., Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Elizabeth Bevington
Date
1967 February 8
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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