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The archive contains little scientific material as by far the greater part of Thomson's scientific papers are deposited in Cambridge University Library. Material is arranged as follows:
Section A - Personal material and correspondence;
Section B - Notes and drafts for publication;
Section C - Scientific correspondence;
Section D - Accounts and biographies of Thomson;
Section E - Published works.

Four bound volumes of offprints of Thomson's papers, 1876-1935, with other material relating to publications, including photocopies of three articles sent to G. P. Thomson by P. Spitzer in 1970.

Manuscript and typescript drafts, proofs, and research (including photocopies of photographs and correspondence) for J.J. Thomson and the Cavendish Laboratory in his Day, an account of Thomson and his work by G.P. Thomson published in 1964 by Nelson as part of the 'British Men of Science' series. Also correspondence with publishers, and other pieces by G.P. Thomson about his father, several commissioned for the centenary of J.J. Thomson's birth in 1956; the material was often drawn upon for later accounts and there is considerable overlap in the content.

Includes a hardback notebook (D/17), originally used by G.P. Thomson for mathematical notes on Gamma Functions (c. 1910-12) and continuing with drafts for the biography of his father.

This section contains very few items: the bulk of J. J. Thomson's correspondence held by Trinity College is to be found in the second accrual of his papers, THMJ II/H/1-14.

All items are manuscript.

Includes correspondence relating to Trinity College (often responses to invitations to give the Clark Lecture), and a 1923 film of Thomson being 'welcomed by Bell Telephone Engineers and escorted through their laboratories at the Western Electric Co., New York' (A/13).

Eliot, T.S. 1925
Accepting invitation to give Clark Lectures.
Fletcher, H. 1931
Macnaghten, M.M. 1926

Balfour, A.J. 1925
Churchill, W.S., 1932
Declining invitation to give Clark Lectures.
C. J. 1924
Re School of Biochemistry at Cambridge.
Devonshire, 9th Duke. 1925, 1938

Includes card 1923, addressed to 'Dear Daddy', signed 'Vie R.B.' (perhaps Violet, twin sister of Rose Paget, J.J. Thomson's wife, who was always know as 'Vie').

Part of the 'British Men of Science' series, and published by Nelson 1964. An account of J. J. Thomson and his work, by G.P. Thomson.
D/6: Preface; Chapters 1-3
D/7: Chapters 4-6
D/8: Chapters 7-10
D/9: Chapter 11; Conclusion; Appendix; Index.

This was first published by J.J. Thomson in 1897. The 3rd edition was produced in collaboration with G.P. Thomson and published in 1928. The material consists of fragments of varying length of J.J. Thomson's original manuscript, bearing his pagination. All bear later revisions, additions, notes to the printer, etc., some in J.J.'s hand but mainly by G.P Thomson.

Threlfall, R. 1930
Congratulations on election of G.P. Thomson, 'your fine lad', to Royal Society
Ward, J.A. 1906

Pages 6 and 7.

Mannington, W.T., 1932
Drawing of Thomson for National Portrait Gallery
Parsons, C.A. 1930
Rawlinson, J.F.P. 1923
Soulsby, W. 1920
Re Hon. Degree at Cambridge 1920

Included here are a copy of the Memoir of Rutherford (Proceedings of the Physical Society 1938) to which Thomson contributed, a list of Thomson's publications dated June 1909, and photocopies of 3 articles contributed by Thomson to Watts' Dictionary of Chemistry, ed. M.M.P. Muir, 1888 (sent to G.P. Thomson by P. Spitzer, 1970).

Burton, E.F., 1907
Hobson, E.W. 1930. Nomination of G.P. Thomson for Royal Society,
Lamb, H., 1930
M'Taggart, M.E., n.d. (1925)

3 manuscript drafts, 1st heavily revised typescript, final version as sent and published. Includes editorial correspondence.

Manuscript and typescript versions.

Typescript with manuscript additions. Includes editorial correspondence. June 1960.

Manuscript and corrected typescript versions of article. Includes editorial correspondence, Mar 1960

Manuscript bears annotations 'Intended for 'The New Scientist' December '56 but not used as it was too long', 'Given at Brunel College, Acton, February 26 1959', 'Also A.E.I. Aldermaston May 1962'.

Also included is an offprint from the "Bulletin of the Institute of Physics*, March 1959, containing the same lecture, with a note that it was delivered to the Birmingham Branch, January 1950

Mainly personal recollections.

Heavily corrected, incomplete.

Haldane, R.B. On Thomson's Kelvin lecture.
Kempner, A.J.
(letter to J. Kunz re protection against submarines, passed on to Thomson)

This was sent to G.P. Thomson by P. Spitzer, an American scholar working on a biography of J.J. Thomson, and bears various notes by him.

Also included is a note by Spitzer (1970) listing several publications by J.J. Thomson omitted from the Bibliography by Lord Rayleigh.