Charles S. Thomas Papers, 1883-1981
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Thomas, Charles S., 1918-1981
- Title
- Charles S. Thomas Papers
- Dates
- 1883-1981 (inclusive)18831981
1918-1981 (bulk)19181981 - Quantity
- 16.20 cubic feet (33 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 08002
- Summary
- Charles Spaulding Thomas II (1918-1981), the grandson of Charles S. Thomas, a governor of Colorado, served as the Assistant Attorney General of Colorado. Collection contains correspondence, subject files, newspaper clippings, a diary (1930), biographical information, records relating to his military service, trial briefs of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission, manuscripts and poems written by Thomas II, and scrapbooks.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Charles Spaulding Thomas II (1918-1981), the grandson of Charles S. Thomas, a governor of Colorado, served as the Assistant Attorney General of Colorado. While in the army during World War II, Thomas was on the Adjutant General's staff at the Nuremberg Trials in Germany. He also worked as a lawyer for the Colorado Compensation Insurance Fund from 1971-1979.
Content Description
Collection contains correspondence (1883, 1928-1950, 1958-1979) dealing with legal and personal matters; subject files dealing with legal matters (1916-1945, 1954, 1979); newspaper clippings; a diary (1930); biographical information (1918-1981); records relating to military service, including the 7th Army Judge Advocate Section War Crimes Branch Investigations of War Crimes, 1945; trial briefs of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission (1960-1961); manuscripts and poems written by Thomas II; and scrapbooks 1903-1907, 1918-1956.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Inventories
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. These links are to older versions of container lists for boxes 1-33.
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Container: Box 1-32
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Description: Link to Container List, 2023-01-10 (PDF)Container: Box 33
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946.
- Practice of law -- Colorado.
Corporate Names
- Colorado. Anti-Discrimination Commission.
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 7th.
Geographical Names
- Colorado -- History.
Form or Genre Terms
- Briefs.
- Diaries.
- Scrapbooks.
Occupations
- Lawyers.
