Everett Edward Thompson Lantern Slides
name: label: Creator
content: Thompson, Everett Edward, 1876-1962
label: Names
content: Kuhn, Irene
place: label: Place
content: Indonesia -- Description and Travel
label: Place
content: East Indies
label: Place
content: Java
label: Place
content: Indonesia
label: Place
content: Malaysia
topic: label: Topic
content: Royalty, Netherlands
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated to the National Museum of Asian Art Archives by Everett Edward Thompson's son, Ronald Thompson, in 1991.
creator: label: Creator
content: Thompson, Everett Edward, 1876-1962
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content: Everett Edward Thompson Lantern Slides
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers, 1899-1962, of editor, lexicographer, author, and lecturer Everett Edward Thompson (1876-1962) primarily document his 1905 trip to Indonesia and subsequent lectures delivered from 1913-1919 and 1956. Portions of the papers are photocopies. Included are obituaries; a portrait photograph dated 1899; portions of a travel journal; announcements, notes, and 132 glass stereopticons assembled in preparation for lectures on Indonesia; a letter; printed material and clippings related to language and the Webster-Merriam dictionaries; and a handwritten copy of Irene Kuhn's 1961 news article on the early history of U.S. field teaching in the Philippines.
bioghist: label: Biographical Information
content: Editor, lexicographer, author, and lecturer Everett Edward Thompson was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in1876. He received an A.B. degree from Amherst College in 1899. From 1901-1905 Thompson fufilled an appointment to a government teaching position in the Philippines. In 1905 he traveled from Manila to Singapore, and then to Burma, India, Ceylon, Java, the Straits Settlements, and Japan. From 1905 to 1909 he was part of the editorial staff of the G&C Merriam Company, publisher of the Webster-Merriam dictionaries, Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1907 he married Emily Lecretia Bettes and two years later in 1909 received an M.A. from Amherst College where he wrote a thesis on, "The Spanish Element in the English Language." From 1910-1920 Thomspon served as editor of foreign language textbooks, American Book Company, New York City. In 1920 he received honorary doctor of letters (Litt. D) from Syracuse University. That same year Thompson rejoined the Webster dictionary editorial staff of G&C Merriam Company, Springfield, Massachusetts where he remained until 1949. Everett Edward Thompson died 1962 March 24 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1876 June 20 -- Born in Springfield, Massachusetts

1899 -- Received A.B. degree from Amherst College

1901-1905 -- Appointed government teaching position in the Philippines

1905 -- Traveled from Manila to Singapore, and then to Burma, India, Ceylon, Java, the Straits Settlements, and Japan

1905-1909 -- Joined editorial staff of the G&C Merriam Company, publisher of the Webster-Merriam dictionaries, Springfield, Massachusetts

1907 -- Married Emily Lecretia Bettes

1909 -- Received M.A. from Amherst College. Thesis on, "The Spanish Element in the English Language."

1910-1920 -- Editor of foreign language textbooks, American Book Company, New York City

1913 -- Birth of son Ronald

1920 -- Received honorary doctor of letters (Litt. D) from Syracuse University

1920-1949 -- Re-joined the Webster dictionary editorial staff of G&C Merriam Company, Springfield, Massachusetts

1962 March 24 -- Died in Springfield, Massachusetts
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 151 Lantern slides (approximate number: 151 Items)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1899-1962
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Gift of Ronald Thompson, 1991.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: FSA.A1991.05
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Lantern slides
label: Type
content: Lecture notes
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content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: Series 1:  --  Biographical Data

Series 2:  --  Portrait Photograph

Series 3:  --  Travel Journal

Series 4:  --  Lecture notes and announcements

Series 5:  --  Letter

Series 6:  --  Printed Matter

Series 7:  --  Lantern Slides
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: This collection was processed by volunteer Takako Kusano.
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content: Lecture notes
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers, 1899-1962, of editor, lexicographer, author, and lecturer Everett Edward Thompson (1876-1962) primarily document his 1905 trip to Indonesia and subsequent lectures delivered from 1913-1919 and 1956. Portions of the papers are photocopies. Included are obituaries; a portrait photograph dated 1899; portions of a travel journal; announcements, notes, and 132 glass stereopticons assembled in preparation for lectures on Indonesia; a letter; printed material and clippings related to language and the Webster-Merriam dictionaries; and a handwritten copy of Irene Kuhn's 1961 news article on the early history of U.S. field teaching in the Philippines. Total: 151 items