Mark J. Thompson scrapbooks
Scope and Contents
The collection contains 2 folders of news clippings regarding his work and personal life, 1918-1962; a booklet on the forest fires of 1918; correspondence, 1923–1962; one report entitled “A Grazing Adventure in Northern Minnesota”; one photograph of Thompson; and 8 scrapbooks.
Dates
- 1918-1962
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Mark J. Thompson was superintendent of the University of Minnesota’s Northeast Agricultural Experiment Station at Duluth for 40 years. He had a weekly column in the Stock and Dairy Farmer and the Cooperative Builder along with a weekly radio program.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains 2 folders of news clippings regarding his work and personal life, 1918-1962; a booklet on the forest fires of 1918; correspondence, 1923–1962; one report entitled “A Grazing Adventure in Northern Minnesota”; one photograph of Thompson; and 8 scrapbooks.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Agriculture Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dairy farms Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Food Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Local sources
- University of Minnesota. Northeast Agricultural Experiment Station
- Title
- Guide to the Mark J. Thompson scrapbooks
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu