Duke University Archives. Collection description
Extent: 5.0 linear ft. ; 4 RS boxes
History: Educator and sociologist, and expert on planatation society in the South, Thompson was Professor of Sociology, Duke University from 1935 to 1970. B.A., Univ. of South Carolina; M.A., Univ. of Missouri; Ph.D., Chicago. Compiler, "The Plantation: An International Bibliography" (1983). Chair, Center for Southern Studies, Duke University, 1965-1968. Hugh le May Fellow, Rhodes University, S. Africa. President of the Southern Sociological Society, 1961.Contents: This is a valuable collection for someone interested in studying race relations and their scholarly treatment in the mid-1900s. There is also material on the sociology of both the plantation system and the South. The collection includes manuscripts of papers by Thompson and other writers, personal and professional correspondence, printed matter, research notes, reprints, proofs, and other materials relating to the study and teaching of sociology. The bulk dates are 1920 to 1970. The collection includes histories of the Department of Sociology, articles presented in symposia and conferences, correspondence concerning the development, establishment, and activities of the Duke Center for Southern Studies (1965-1969) also, comparative studies of plantations in the South, Hawaii, and in other locations; and papers from the Mayor's Committee on Interracial Affairs of Durham from 1945. Correspondents include Eric Hoffer, Howard Jensen, and Charles Ellwood.
Guides: Inventory in the repository.
Guides: Computer index to folder titles.