Mark J. Thompson scrapbooks

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S3107

Staff Only

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

Creation: 1918-1962

Creator

Thompson, Mark J., 1884 July 28-1976 May 17 (Person)

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

Additional Description

Abstract

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.