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Thompson Document 08: A Letter From Jack Belden To Henrietta Thompson, Jack Belden
Thompson Document 08: A Letter From Jack Belden To Henrietta Thompson, Jack Belden
Henrietta Thompson Papers
A letter from Jack Belden to Henrietta Thompson. About the Walkout, Belden writes to Thompson: “The only way such a small affair could have significance is a from a human standpoint where it could be fictionalized into a symbol.” On the whole, Belden seems to wish to convey that he regards Thompson's project with ambivalence. As he does in all of the letters in this collection, Belden refers to his poverty, here he also mentions being badly treated by his publishers.
Thompson Document 07: A Letter From Henrietta Thompson To Jack Belden, Henrietta Thompson
Thompson Document 07: A Letter From Henrietta Thompson To Jack Belden, Henrietta Thompson
Henrietta Thompson Papers
A letter from Henrietta Thompson to Jack Belden dated Nov. 12, 1973. Thompson writes to Belden with characteristic warmth, mentioning a mutual acquaintance and a recent review of Belden’s China Shakes the World (1949).
Thompson Document 12: A Letter From Jack Croft To Henrietta Thompson, Jack Croft
Thompson Document 12: A Letter From Jack Croft To Henrietta Thompson, Jack Croft
Henrietta Thompson Papers
A response from Jack Croft to a letter from Henrietta Thompson. Croft was a British officer who had attended the Maymyo Military School in Burma, and in May 1942 walked out of Burma with General Stilwell. Here, Croft is evidently responding to a letter of inquiry from Thompson, who was attempting to discover more about various participants of the Walkout.