usm_coh_mus-ohthompsonw mus-ohthompsonw coh usm yes Oral history with Dr. W. B. Thompson Thompson, William Bert, 1920- University of Mississippi Mississippi College Public schools--Mississippi--Greenville Civil rights--Mississippi Education--Mississippi School integration--Mississippi School superintendents--Mississippi--Greenville Thompson, William Bert, 1920- Oral history. Interview conducted on October 7, 1976 with Dr. W. B. Thompson at his office at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. Thompson was born on November 5, 1920 in Columbus, Mississippi. After returning from service in World War II, he attended the University of Mississippi and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1947 and a Master of Science degree in 1950. After Thompson earned his doctorate in education from Ole Miss in 1968, his teaching career began. By 1965, Thompson became superintendent of the Greenville public school system in Greenville, Mississippi. In 1976, he became the dean of Mississippi College's School of Education where he served until his retirement in 1986. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Hattiesburg, Miss.: University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Garvey, Michael Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) Mississippi Oral History Program Collection (Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive) 2002-05-15 Transcripts Oral histories http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/coh,7285 Digital reproduction of 40-page document. Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 270, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Mississippi Oral History Program Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. 1976-10-07 Mississippi Greenville (Miss.) Washington County (Miss.) Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. 20110708 153818