William H. Thomson papers
name: label: Creator
content: Thomson, William H.
label: Names
content: Detroit Institute of Arts
label: Photographer
content: Pach Brothers
label: Names
content: Thomson Galleries (Detroit, Mich.)
label: Names
content: Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941
label: Names
content: Levy, John, 1873?-1957
label: Names
content: Levy, John, 1873?-1957 -- Photographs
label: Names
content: Wells, Norman F.
label: Names
content: Wells, Norman F. -- Photographs
place: label: Place
content: Mount Rushmore National Memorial S.D. -- Photographs
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art dealers -- Michigan -- Detroit
label: Occupation
content: Gallery owners -- Michigan -- Detroit
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Mrs. William H. Thomson, 1956-1958.
label: Provenance
content: Donated 1956 by Mrs. William Thomson, owner of Thomson Galleries.
creator: label: Creator
content: Thomson, William H.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Thomson was a dealer and the owner of Thomson Galleries; Detroit, Mich.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 9 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1912-1950
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.thomwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels D8, D32 and 1817 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A scrapbook from the Thomson Galleries; scattered photographs; and a letter.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL D32: A scrapbook, 1912-1950, containing clippings on exhibitions at the Thomson Galleries; and four letters of thanks from the Detroit Institute of Art for paintings donated to it by Thomson.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL D8: Two photographs signed by Gutzon Borglum depicting models of his sculpture on Mt. Rushmore under construction. One of the photographs is inscribed by Borglum "for Mr. Wm. H. Thomson".
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1817 (fr. 760-761): A photograph of art dealer John Levy,annotated by him "To my old friend Wm. H. Thomson, with my highest regards, John Levy." Photographed by Pach Brothers, N.Y.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: A black and white portrait photograph of Norman F. Wells, inscribed "To Bill Thomson with sincere good wishes Norman F. Wells, January 4, 1937."