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            <titlestmt>
                <titleproper>Guide to the Charles O. F. Thompson Collection
                <date type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1700/2000" encodinganalog="$245f">1700-2000</date>
                    <date type="bulk" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1883/1963">(bulk 1883-1963)</date></titleproper>
                
            </titlestmt>
            <publicationstmt>
                <publisher>Bristol Historical and Preservation Society</publisher>
                <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="20140529" encodinganalog="260$c" type="publication">2014 May 29</date>
                <address>
                    <addressline>PO Box 356</addressline>
                    <addressline>48 Court Street</addressline>
                    <addressline>Bristol, RI, 02809</addressline>
                    <addressline>Tel: 401-253-7223</addressline>
                    <addressline>email: info@bhps.necoxmail.com</addressline>
                </address>
            </publicationstmt>
        </filedesc>
        <profiledesc>
            <creation>Finding aid encoded by Heidi Benedict, <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian"
                normal="2017-06-23" encodinganalog="260$c" type="publication">2017 June
                23</date>
            </creation>
            <langusage>
                <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English</language>
            </langusage>
            <descrules>Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard
                (DACS).</descrules>
        </profiledesc>
    </eadheader>
    <archdesc level="collection" type="inventory">
            <did>
                <langmaterial>
                    <language langcode="eng" encodinganalog="546" scriptcode="Latn">English</language>
                </langmaterial>
                <repository encodinganalog="852">
                    <corpname>Bristol Historical and Preservation Society</corpname>
                    <address>
                        <addressline>PO Box 356</addressline>
                        <addressline>48 Court Street</addressline>
                        <addressline>Bristol, RI, 02809</addressline>
                        <addressline>Tel: 401-253-7223</addressline>
                        <addressline>email: info@bhps.necoxmail.com</addressline>
                    </address>
                </repository>
                <origination><persname source="local" encodinganalog="100" role="creator" normal="">Thompson, Charles O. F.</persname></origination>  
                <unittitle type="primary" encodinganalog="245$a">Charles O. F. Thompson Collection</unittitle>
                <unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" encodinganalog="245$f"
                    normal="1700/2000">1700-2000</unitdate>
                <unitdate type="bulk" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" encodinganalog="245$g"
                    normal="1885/1963">(bulk 1885-1963)</unitdate>
                <unittitle type="filing" encodinganalog="246$a">Charles O. F. Thompson Collection</unittitle>
                <physdesc>
                    <extent>3 linear feet</extent>
                </physdesc>
                <abstract encodinganalog="520$a">The collection includes Thompson's personal papers and related material created by family members.</abstract>
                <unitid encodinganalog="099" countrycode="US" repositorycode="US-RBrHi" type="collection">MSS-1885</unitid>
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        <bioghist encodinganalog="545">
            <head>Biographical Note</head>
            <p>Charles Orrin Freeman Thompson was born on May 27, 1883, in Bristol, Rhode Island to Charles H. Thompson and Abbie Howland Thompson. He is best known as the author of <emph render="italic">Sketches of Old Bristol</emph>, published in 1942. He also wrote <emph render="italic">A History of the Declaration of Independence: A Story of the American Patriots who Brought about the Birth of our Nation </emph>, published in 1947. 
            </p></bioghist>   
         <descgrp type="descriptive">
            <head>Collection information</head>
             <accessrestrict encodinganalog="506">
                     <p>This collection is being processed and all parts may not be available for research.</p> 
             </accessrestrict>
             <userestrict encodinganalog="540">
                 <p>Prior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Historical Society, however, patrons from out of town are encouraged to contact the Society in advance of their visits to ascertain hours and availability of materials.</p>
                 <p>Photocopying is permitted only with permission. Researchers are advised that express written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection must be obtained from the Bristol Historical and Preservation Society.</p></userestrict>
             <prefercite encodinganalog="524">
                 <p>Charles O. F. Thompson Collection, MSS 1885, Bristol Historical and Preservation Society.</p>
             </prefercite>
             <arrangement encodinganalog="351"><p>The collection is not yet arranged in series. It includes his unpublished history of Bristol’s buildings, correspondence, photographs and drawings of people and places in Bristol, writings and other literary material, scrapbooks, and more.</p></arrangement>
        </descgrp>
                
        <descgrp type="administrative">
            <head>Administrative information</head>
            <acqinfo encodinganalog="541"><p>The collection was donated by Susan Thompson, granddaughter of Charles Thompson.</p></acqinfo>
            <processinfo><p>The collection was accessioned by Claire Benson.</p></processinfo>
        </descgrp>
        <descgrp type="additional">
            <head>Additional information</head><p/>
        </descgrp>
        <descgrp type="cataloging">
            <controlaccess>
                <head>Names</head><p/>
            </controlaccess>
            <controlaccess>
                <head>Subjects</head>
                <p>Bristol, Rhode Island</p>
                <p>Thompson, Charles Orrin Freeman</p>
            </controlaccess>
            <controlaccess>
                <head>Occupations</head><p/>
            </controlaccess>
            <controlaccess>
                <head>Types of Materials</head><p/>
            </controlaccess>
            <controlaccess>
                <head>RIAMCO Browsing Term</head>
                <subject altrender="nodisplay" source="riamco" encodinganalog="690">Rhode Island/Local Interest</subject>
                
            </controlaccess>
        </descgrp>
     <dsc type="combined"><p>An inventory is not yet available for this collection.</p>
           
     </dsc>
        
        
    </archdesc>
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