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Descriptive Summary

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Houston Public Library, Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Thompson Family Collection:

An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library



Descriptive Summary

CreatorThompson family
TitleThompson Family Collection
Inclusive Date1890's-1960's
IdentificationMSS 232
Extent1 box
LanguageMaterials are in English.
RepositoryHouston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

Scope and Contents

The collection, composed entirely of photographs, offers a visual portrait of several generations of a diverse and energetic family of black Houstonians from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. It includes images of family members at home, school, work, and play. The Photographic Identification Sheets which accompany the pictures contain additional biographic information about family members and their activities.

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Arrangement

The collection has two parts: the photographs themselves and the Photographic Identification Sheets which specify the date, location,a nd contents of each individual picture in the collection. The ID Sheets also usually contain biographic information about those pictured, such as their birth and death dates, their profession and place of employment, and so forth. Each ID Sheet is coded with the same number as the photograph it describes, and all of them are grouped together at the beginning of the collection.
Researchers who would like to survey the collection quickly and easily should ask to see the African-American Photographic Finder's Guide, which is located in the public section of the Texas and Local History Department. It contains clear xerox copies of the photographs as well as the ID Sheets.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

None.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Thompson Family Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.

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Index Terms

Subjects (Persons)
Thompson family
Subjects
African Americans--Texas--Houston

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Thompson Family Collection. MSS 232. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Chester Thompson and Exvelma Thompson, 1983.

Processing Information

Processed by Howard Beeth, 1983.

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Detailed Description

 
BoxFolder
11Photograpic Identification Sheets

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BoxFolder
12-112Photographs, 1890's-1960's

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