born: June 26, 1886, in: Ontario, Canada
died: October 11, 1977, in: Victoria, BC, Canada
Additional Information:
After World War I when he was stationed in England Tompkins stayed as a volunteer in Siberia between Dec 1818 and May 1819.
Upon his return Tompkins entered a teacher certification program at the Calgary Normal School and received his teaching credential in June of 1920.
Moved to Lethbridge where he worked as a high school teacher for four years. During this time he earned a Master of Arts degree in Education from the University of Alberta.
When the opportunity to work as the Superintendent of Schools for Yukon Territory arose, Tompkins decided to take it at the start of the 1924-25 school year.
Departing the Yukon in late June of 1928 he attended the University of Chicago followed by his graduation in 1931.
Between 1931 and 1956, Stuart worked at the University of Oklahoma as a professor of history.
Tompkins retired to Victoria, British Columbia in 1957 and died there on October 11, 1977, at the age of 91.
Works in Irah:
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Alaska, Promyshlennik and Sourdough, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1945
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The Russian Mind From Peter the Great Through the Enlightenment, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1953
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Another View of Russian America, Alaska Review (Fall and Winter), 1967-1968
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After Bering: Mapping the North Pacific 1743-1795, British Columbia Historical Quarterly 19, No. 1, 2 (January-April), 1955
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Russia’s Approach to America, From Russian Sources, 1741-1761 (Part I), From Spanish Sources, 1761-1775 (Part II), British Columbia Historical Quarterly 13, No. 2, pp. 55-66, No. 3-4, pp. 231-255, 1949