J.H. Thompson Family Papers, 1851-1945
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Summary Information

Title: J.H. Thompson Family Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1851-1945

Creators:
  • Thompson, J. H. (James Henry), 1835-1891
  • Montgomery, Edith Thompson, 1894-1978
Call Number: Mss 1083; PH 6700

Quantity: 1.8 cubic feet (5 archives boxes) and 0.2 cubic feet of photographs (1 archives box)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Papers of the J.H. Thompson family consist of materials from J.H. Thompson, from his granddaughter Edith Thompson Montgomery, and from the Wisconsin Cranberry Company. The papers of J.H. Thompson consist of documents relating to his service during and after the Civil War as a surgeon, including his service in the 12th Maine Infantry unit. The papers of Edith Thompson Montgomery mostly consist of correspondence relating to her service in the ambulance corps during World War I, including many letters from her admirers. The records of the Wisconsin Cranberry Company which the J.H. Thompson family had a strong involvement in, contain documents relating to the purchasing of land and cranberries, insurance documents, stock certificates, receipts and other documents relating to the cranberry business. The collection also includes a few family papers and photographs.

Language: English, French

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss01083
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