Biographical and autobiographical material

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5 'Autobiography 4. Trinity (Continued), 1st World War, Corpus'. Narrative continues to include 'Chapter VI' on Corpus Christi College, further material for 'End of Chap. VI' on the Thomson and Paget families, 'Chap. VII' on Aberdeen. File
7 'Autobiography 6. Illness, War' File
17 Lecture entitled 'The Science of Flight' together with some printed matter File
18 Speeches File 24 Sep 1953, 4 Oct 1957
20 Speeches File 1962–1963
29 Papers relating to various awards and appointments File 1947; 1947
32 Nomination as Honorary Councillor, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid. File >1950
34 Papers relating to the Committee on the Education and Training of Students from Overseas File 1933
37 Paper on the organisation and functions of Scientific and Technical Intelligence Committees File >1947
38 Correspondence re the Scientific Advisory Panel, and re a consultancy, Ministry of Defence. File 1950
40 Invitation (declined) to serve on Science Museum Advisory Council, newly reconstituted. File 1951
46 Correspondence and notifications of salary or consultancy fees File 1943-1951
50 Requests for autographs or biographical information. File
8 'Autobiography 7. Post War London' File
14 Spiral bound duplicated typescript text of Thomson's complete autobiography File
15 Envelope annotated by Thomson 'My first published work'. File
25 Conferral of Hon. D.Sc., University of Lisbon. File 1935
26 Correspondence re Nobel Lecture. File 1938
30 Conferral of Hon. LI.D., University of Aberdeen. File 1948
35 Renewal of invitation to serve on Board of Visitors of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich File 1944
47 Shorter correspondence re subscriptions. File
48 Shorter personal accounts. File
3 'Autobiography 2, Chapt. II': King's College Choir School, and the Perse School, Cambridge. File
4 'Autobiography 3. Trinity Years' File
6 'Autobiography 5. Aberdeen and early Imperial College. Visit to Rumania', with an additional sequence. This covers Thomson's marriage, and his most famous scientific work on electron diffraction. File
9 Autobiography. 'United Nations XI' File
10 Autobiography. 'Chap. XII. Activities and organisations'. File
11 Autobiography. `Chap. XIII. Return to Corpus' and drafts for part of Chapter XIV File
12 Autobiography. 'Chap. XIV. Visits and Holidays'. File
14A Duplicated typescript of letters from Kathleen Thomson to G P Thomson File