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.
Object is a gold pocket watch on a chain with engraved pendant with cursive initials and the date 11-3-19. The metal piece reads "11-3-19". The pocket watch is housed in a blue case with a metal clasp. Inside the case "Cejalvo Cruz, S, Madrid".
Item is a print photograph of Robert Thompson standing beside his brother, Howard outside. There is a corner of a covered porch is in the background with snow on the ground.
Item is a print photograph of Robert Thompson standing on a fence with a horse standing next to him wearing a bridle. Robert's dog, 'Muggins', is in the corner of the photograph.
Item is a print photograph of Robert Thompson smiling at the camera with his dog, 'Muggins', sitting next to him. Thompson is seated on is a horse and there is snow on the ground.
Object is a stirling silver medallion pendant awarded to Robert Thompson who won first place in a public speaking contest. The medallion is attached to a metal pendant clip. The front inscription reads: "Public Speaking Contest, 1st, Heckla, S.D." The back inscription: "Markerville, 1925, Junior Fair, R. Thompson." The front inscription is mounted on a rounded base that is surrounded by a laurel wreath. The medallion was manufacturered by P.W. Ellis.
This series consists of textual records pertaining to Thompson's own education; for documents generated by Thompson during his work in post-secondary education, see SF 05