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Includes correspondence between Thomson and A. N. Chamberlain re Thomson's resignation as a member of the University Grants Committee, 27 October 1923.

Written in Thomson's hand

Beginning 'The object of the meeting which we are inaugurating...'. Original manuscript by Thomson, inscription on back by Rayleigh?

Beginning ''As I have been examining for these scholarships for fifty years...'. Original manuscript by Thomson, inscription on back by Rayleigh?

Some correspondence undated.

In relation to 'the guarantee', states that he will take his share, 'and could probably persuade Arthur Balfour if not Rayleigh. Thinks that Crookes and Well[ington?] 'are too poor.' Declares that he does not want to have to pay Paddock's damages for breach of contract. Does not believe that it will be considered that there were adequate grounds for the breach. Wishes that he thought otherwise 'for Eva [Fay?]'s sake' and theirs. Invites Myers to come on Saturday to talk it and other things over. Reports that he has sent off his last copy, but is 'still overwhelmed with labours.' Is condidering going to town at the end of the following week, and asks Myers if he shall be there.

A/24 includes correspondence from Lady Thomson to Lord Rayleigh with reminiscences about her late husband, 28 Feb and 4 Mar 1942.

The Shiffolds, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking. - Encloses a notice for the "New Quarterly"; doubts whether it will get enough subscribers to 'pay its way', but thinks at long as it lasts it should 'keep up to quite a high level of interest': the first number does not look bad, and he has 'high hopes of [Desmond] MacCarthy as an editor'. G. L[ytton] Strachey is acting as literary sub-editor, and Lord Raleigh and [Robert John] Strutt, friends of the proprietor [George Arthur Paley] are 'more or less responsible for the scientific side'. Never wrote to say how much pleasure he got from Benn's book ["History of English Rationalism in the Nineteenth Century"], which he thought 'excellent both as history and literature'; sympathised with what he said about Tennyson, Browning and others. Hopes the Benns are well; may visit Italy in the Spring, and hopes to see them if so.

Includes a letter from the Institution of Electrical Engineers re a talking film made by Thomson for their film collection, 5 April 1948. Also includes a letter from the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge re the acquisition of Thomson's correspondence for their archives, 8 November 1951, 7 February 1952.

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.