Fonds THMJ II - Papers of Sir Joseph Thomson (J. J. Thomson), Part II

Identity area

Reference code

THMJ II

Title

Papers of Sir Joseph Thomson (J. J. Thomson), Part II

Date(s)

  • 1836-1958 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

59 boxes

Context area

Name of creator

(1856-1940)

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 wasread more

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 andread more

Alternative identifier(s)

NCUACS

NCUACS 91.4.00

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