Correspondence, 1972 - 1999
Scope and Contents
The Kenneth W. Thompson Papers document the professional activities of Kenneth W. Thompson, particularly his tenure as director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs from 1978 to 1998. The collection consists primarly of correspondence, along with writings and materials related to conferences, lectures, and institutional planning.
The Correspondence series, which comprises the majority of the collection, includes exchanges with prominent political figures and scholars such as Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon, Condoleezza Rice, and David Rockefeller. These materials reflect Thompson's role in fostering dialogue on political thought, ethics, and public policy.
Additional materials include newspaper and magazine clippings, annual meeting files, lecture and conference materials, addresses, invitations, and institutional documents such as the Miller Center's Ten Year Plan and Executive Summary.
The collection is organized into two series: Correspondence and Writings and Professional Activities, and dates from 1972 to 1999.
Dates
- Creation: 1972 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for access with the following exceptions:
This collection is housed at Ivy Stacks, an off-site storage facility. Requests for materials housed at Ivy Stacks require at least 72 hours' notice.
Original digital media (floppy disks, zip disks, thumb drives,) and other AV media formats such as LPs, audiocassettes, videotapes, reel-to-reel, DVD etc.) cannot be handled directly by patrons. Appointments must be made to request these items. In most cases, materials must be reformatted before they can be accessed, sometimes at the researcher’s expense. Please use our online reference request form (https://small.library.virginia.edu/services/reference-request) to request access to these materials or for further information.
Material pertaining to individual student records may be restricted in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Please contact the Archives with specific questions regarding access to such records.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 53 Cubic Feet (53 record cartons)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States