Biographical papers

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
166-168 Death notices, mostly of friends and acquaintances File 1876-1926, n.d.
173 Menu cards from Trinity College celebrations Item 1896-1914
176 Booklet of Open Days held in the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Sir J. J. Thomson Item 14-15 Dec 1956
9 Biographical notes: Entry for Poggendorff biographical directory, vol. VI File 1923–1931
10 Biographical notes: inscribed 'Two Biographies for Beginners, Edinburgh Dec: 21 1925' Item 21 Dec 1925
14 Biographical notes: Entry for Whitaker's Peerage Item 1938
17 Biographical notes: Article by G.P. Thomson entitled 'Centenary of J. J. Thomson', Science Item 14 Dec 1956
19 Biographical notes: Carbon copy of an unidentified speech re the work of the Cavendish Professors Item 3 Sept 1957
25 Biographical notes: Correspondence from Lord Rayleigh to Thomson's daughter Joan Charnock, re biography File Jun 1941 - Apr 1942
27 Biographical notes: Correspondence between Lord Rayleigh and the Chemical Society re 'The Sir Joseph J. Thomson Memorial Lecture' File 20–30 Oct 1941
28 Biographical notes: Correspondence to Thomson's daughter, Joan Charnock File 1941, 1948–1952
33 Career, honours, and awards: Letter from J.M. Image to Emma Thomson re her son's future success at Trinity College, Cambridge Item 30 Jul 1877
37 Career, honours, and awards: Testimonials File Apr-May 1881
40 Career, honours, and awards: Letter notifying Thomson of his election as Fellow of the Royal Society Item 13 Jun 1884
50-52 Career, honours, and awards: Letters of congratulation to Thomson on receiving the Order of Merit File 7 Mar-2 Apr 1912
59 Career, honours, and awards: Correspondence re Thomson's election as an Honorary Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers File 20 Nov - 3 Dec 1924
63 Reference number unused Item
65-67 Career, honours, and awards: Letters of congratulation on Thomson's 80th birthday File 26 Nov - 30 Dec 1936
68 Career, honours, and awards: File including letter and report from the Institution of Civil Engineers re Thomson's Kelvin Medal File 3 May 1938
71A Career, honours, and awards: Typescript speech by Richard Whiddington re Thomson's career Item n.d
78 Certificates: Honorary Membership of the Academy of Science of Bologna Item 17 Jan 1904
80 Certificates: Honorary Degree, Georg-August-University, Göttingen Item Dec 1905
82 Certificates: Honorary Membership of the Royal Bavarian Academy of Science, Munich Item 13 Jul 1907
97 Certificates: Diploma presented to Thomson at the British Empire Exhibition in appreciation of his services to Arts, Science and Industry in the British Empire Item 1924
98 Certificates: Faraday Medal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers Item 22 Jan 1925
99 Certificates: Certificate presented to Thomson by the Physical Society of McGill University, Montreal, in celebration of his 70th birthday Item 18 Dec 1926
108 'J.J. on Education': Untitled manuscript, inscribed on back 'This is part of the BA address of 1931' Item [1931]
113 Press cuttings: Including press cuttings re Thomson's 1901 Royal Institution Lecture titled 'The existence of bodies smaller than atoms' File 1900-1902
123 Press cuttings: Article re J.J. Thomson entitled 'Our Portrait', The Gownsman Item 21 Oct 1909
126 Press cuttings: Including press cuttings re Thomson's discovery of two new air gases File Jan-Sept 1913