Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1836-1958 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
59 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Joseph John Thomson was born in Cheetham Hill, Manchester on 18 December 1856, the son of James John Thomson, bookseller and publisher and his wife Emma. In 1871 Thomson was admitted to Owens College Manchester and studied there until 1876, when he was… read more
Repository
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The papers were received from Mr David Paget Thomson, grandson, in August 1997 and December 1999.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The material in this collection covers the period 1836-1958. It is presented in eight sections.
Section A, Biographical, covers the period 1874-1958. The material includes biographical profiles, certificates, press cuttings, photographs and invitations.… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Not all the material in this collection may yet be available for consultation. Enquiries should be addressed in the first instance to:
The Archivist
Trinity College Library
Cambridge
CB2 1TQ
archives@trin.cam.ac.uk
Finding aids
A printed index of correspondents is available at the Wren Library.
Allied materials area
Related units of description
Other accessions of papers and correspondence of Sir Joseph John Thomson catalogued by the Contemporary Science Archives Centre are also deposited in Trinity College Cambridge, see THJM I (CSAC catalogue no. 74/4/80) and THJM III (NCUACS catalogue no.… read more
Notes area
Note
Compiled by Nicola Ashbridge, Adrian Nardone and Peter Harper
The work of the National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists, and the production of this catalogue, are made possible by the support of the following societies and… read more
Alternative identifier(s)
NCUACS
Archivist's note
The current record was created using the National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists finding aid, and was edited by Rebecca Hughes in 2021