Object is a painted Ethiopian icon on wood of a seated unidentified saint or scribe pointing their left hand to script written in Ge’ez, the traditional liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The right hand holds a writing instrument and covers the mouth of the saint or scribe. The individual wears a red robe with white and black stripes and the sleeves are green with red stripes. There is a gold shoulder band with white and black stripes. The top right corner has script written in Ge’ez. The icon is featured a wood base with a carved border.
Sous-fonds consists of various artifacts and objects that showcase Robert Thompson's personal, military social, educational, and political life. The collection includes textiles such as military caps and badges and a family kilt, jewelry, medals and pins, baskets, metal, stone and wood statues and figurines, swords and daggers, and organic objects such as a peacock fan and a fly swish made of horsehair. In addition, there are plaques awarded and given in recognition for Thompson's involvement in numerous organizations.
This sous-fonds consists of records created in Thompson's private life, and includes personal correspondence, legal records, manuscripts and notes pertaining to books written by or about Thompson, copies of speeches, information regarding medals and awards received, newspaper clippings, articles, and documents pertaining to Thompson's own education.
Object is a black framed watercolour cartoon reading "To a Trail Blazer, Happy Birthday" from Reg and Greta, belonging to Robert N. Thompson, depicting Thompson in a canoe pointing at a star.
Object is a carved wood board with an engraved gold-coloured plaque reading "Doctor Robert N. and Mrs. Thompson, in Appreciation of Your Service to Our Country, Clearbrook Kiwanis Club". The board has two plastic sun-like decorations at the top.
The fonds consists of correspondence, speeches, articles, notes, minutes, photographs, scrapbooks and other records relating to Thompson's personal life, his involvement with various organizations, his military career and work in Ethiopia, his political career as a Member of Parliament (MP) and national leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada, and his work as an educator. The fonds are arranged into the following sous-fonds: -SF 1: Personal History/Biography -SF 2: Organizations – General, A to Z -SF 3: Military Years/Ethiopia -SF 4: Political Years -SF 5: Post-Secondary Institutions -SF 6: Object and Artifacts Related to Robert N. Thompson -SF 7: RNT Photograph Collection Note that in addition to these records, the RNT Fonds is also comprised of the following:
Audio and video cassettes, filed in the database with Coll. 02, the A/V collection; also physically filed with other A/V materials
Scrapbooks containing news clippings and personal memorabilia sorted in chronological order (from 1960 to 1996)
Scrapbooks containing political cartoons clipped from newspapers, sorted in chronological order (1963-1996)
Unprocessed reel to reel (approximately 41) and audio tapes (approximately 55) mostly pertaining to Thompson’s political career
Thompson also donated published Social Credit materials, including 187 booklets/pamphlets, as well as a selection of books (84) from his personal library on the following broad topics: early education textbooks, teaching educational texts, air force, Ethiopia, Amharic language, local history, and a family bible that has no annotations.
