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William Taliaferro Thompson Sermon

 Collection
Identifier: DC0286s

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the sermon Thompson gave for Davidson College's Service of Remembrance on October 27, 1946. The service was held to honor Davidsonians who had served in World War II.

Dates

  • Creation: 1946

Biographical / Historical

William Taliaferro Thompson was graduated from Davidson College in 1905 and Union Theological Seminary in 1909. After serving as an Army YMCA director, he became a professor of Religion at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. He served on the Board of Trustees for King College, Davidson College and Union Seminary. In addition, he was a member of the executive committee of Foreign Missions, the executive committee of Religious Education of the Presbyterian Church of the USA and was moderator of the General Assembly. He died in Richmond in 1964.

Extent

1 folders (1 file)

Language

English

Processing Information

Processed on 12/20/2005

Title
William Taliaferro Thompson Sermon
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository