Huston Thompson papers, 1908-1965 (original) (raw)

Collection Summary

Title Huston Thompson papers, 1908-1965
Span Dates 1908-1965
Bulk Dates (bulk 1936-1965)
ID No. MSS42812
Creator Thompson, Huston
Extent 1,500 items
Extent 9 containers plus 1 oversize
Extent 3 linear feet
Language Collection material in English
Location Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012039
LCCN Permalink LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78042812
Summary Lawyer and government official. Correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, speeches, articles, photographs, and near-print and print material relating to the presidential candidacy of Woodrow Wilson, Thompson's service as legal counsel in the investigation of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s, and his service as mediator in national industrial strike emergencies.