A collection of James Joyce material assembled by John Hinsdale Thompson, American professor and bookseller. The collection includes both original Joyce manuscripts and correspondence as well as correspondence related to Joyce scholarship and collecting.

John Hinsdale Thompson (1907-1973) was a Michigan bookseller and literature professor at Stephens College, Missouri. Thompson had a strong interest in Irish novelist, poet and literary critic James Joyce (1882-1941); he began collecting Joyce's manuscripts and limited editions in the early 1930s. Thompson also corresponded with other scholars and booksellers regarding Joyce and his works.

2.42 Linear Feet (2 boxes and 1 volume)

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