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Collection includes all drafts, including handwritten, through final versions of Thompson's published work including the book reviews, essays, stories and poems in nine of the most prominent journals of the time.
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); John Thompson Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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John Thompson (1918-2002) was part of the vibrant, post-modern New York literary scene of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Thompson was a close friend and colleague of many of the other prominent literary and publishing figures of the era, including Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Hardwick, Peter Taylor, Lionel Trilling, Jason Epstein and Barbara Epstein.
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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| Book reviews | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Poems | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Short stories | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |