The Library has a number of special collections, including a fine book collection, the library and manuscripts of Francis Joseph Bigger, the manuscripts of the eccentric Amanda McKittrick Ross and the manuscripts of the Ulster playwright Sam Thompson.
Thompson's great-great-grandson is mandolin master Chris Thile, who wrote a reel entitled "Big Sam Thompson" which is on his solo album Not All Who Wander Are Lost.
Sam Neill | Hunter S. Thompson | Sam Cooke | Sam Shepard | Sam Phillips | Richard Thompson | Uncle Sam | Richard Thompson (musician) | Fred Thompson | Sam Raimi | Tommy Thompson | Sam Houston | Sam Brownback | Danny Thompson | Thompson | Yosemite Sam | Fort Sam Houston | Sam's Club | Thompson submachine gun | Thompson River | Sam Peckinpah | Sam Mendes | Sam Waterston | Sam Worthington | Sam & Dave | James R. Thompson | William Hale Thompson | Sam Taylor-Wood | Sam Houston State University | Emma Thompson |