Back to TopDescriptive Summary
- Repository
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
- Creator
- Thompson, David Matthew, 1844-1925.
- Title
- David Matthew Thompson Papers, 1863-1938.
- Call Number
- 3957-z
- Language of Materials
- Materials in English
- Extent
- 43 items.
Abstract Chiefly testimonial letters, 1873-1891, addressed to Thompson, teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools in Lincoln
and Iredell counties, N.C., and Gainesville, Fla., and clippings relating to Thompson and his work. Also included are four
letters, 1863-1864, from Thompson's wife's cousin, Richard Watson Winborne, a Confederate soldier in Virginia, discussing
camp life, the progress of the war, and the future; and papers of Thompson's son, Holland McTyeire Thompson (1873-1940), relating
to the University of North Carolina, including a letter from H. M. Thompson about the University of North Carolina-Trinity
College football game in 1893; letters, 1894, from Samuel F. Phillips (1824-1903) and Cornelia Phillips Spencer (1825-1908)
about the history of the University Magazine; and letters, 1912, 1914, and 1915, about his work from Edward Kidder Graham, president of the University.
Back to TopAdministrative Information
- Acquisitions Information
- Gift 1972, 1973
- Processing Information
- Processed by: SHC Staff
- Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
- Additional Descriptive Resources
- A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the David Matthew Thompson Papers, #3957-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Copyright Notice
- Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright
law.
Back to TopOnline Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- College presidents--North Carolina--History--20th century.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.
- Football--North Carolina--History--19th century.
- Graham, Edward Kidder, 1876-1918.
- North Carolina University magazine (Chapel Hill, N.C. : 1889)
- Phillips, Samuel F.
- Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Correspondence.
- Spencer, Cornelia Phillips, 1825-1908.
- Thompson, David Matthew, 1844-1925.
- Thompson, Holland, 1873-1940.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Football--History--19th century.
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Football--History--19th century.
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--History.
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Presidents.
- Winborne, Richard Watson.
Back to TopCollection Overview
Chiefly testimonial letters, 1873-1891, addressed to Thompson, teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools in Lincoln
and Iredell counties, N.C., and Gainesville, Fla., and clippings relating to Thompson and his work. Also included are four
letters, 1863-1864, from Thompson's wife's cousin, Richard Watson Winborne, a Confederate soldier in Virginia, discussing
camp life, the progress of the war, and the future; and papers of Thompson's son, Holland McTyeire Thompson (1873-1940), relating
to the University of North Carolina, including a letter from H. M. Thompson about the University of North Carolina-Trinity
College football game in 1893; letters, 1894, from Samuel F. Phillips (1824-1903) and Cornelia Phillips Spencer (1825-1908)
about the history of the University Magazine; and letters, 1912, 1914, and 1915, about his work from Edward Kidder Graham, president of the University.
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