Lawrence S. Thompson Explained

Lawrence Sidney Thompson (1916–1986) worked at the University of Kentucky as the Director of Libraries and as a faculty member in the classics department. He wrote extensively on the processes of printing and publication. Thompson also researched processes for cataloging materials, frequently corresponding with European colleagues.^[1]

He was director of the Margaret I. King Library at the University of Kentucky from 1948 to 1963.^[2]

He was the author of Human Skin,^[3] a paper on Anthropodermic bibliopegy.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Greg. Seltzer. Lawrence S. Thompson papers, 1914-1961. University of Kentucky Special Collections.
2. Book: Lawrence Thompson, ex-director of UK libraries, dies at age of 69. Herald-Leader. April 21, 1986. A-13 col. 3–5. https://web.archive.org/web/20140607011224/http://kentuckyroom.org/node/497940. 2014-06-07.
3. Lawrence. Thompson. Lawrence S. Thompson. Human Skin. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. April 1946. v.34(2). 2. 93–102. 194573. 16016722.