Biographical papers

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
56 Career, honours, and awards: Letter informing Thomson of his election to Honorary Membership of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia Item 31 Jan 1922
58 Career, honours, and awards: Correspondence re Thomson's Honorary Degree from the University of Paris File 8–27 Dec 1922
60 Career, honours, and awards: Book of signatures from past and present workers in the Cavendish Laboratory, presented to Thomson on his 70th birthday Item Dec 1926
61 Career, honours, and awards: Telegraph from Sir Robert Hadfield congratulating Thomson on receiving an unidentified honour at the University of Paris Item 3 Jun 1927
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
16 Biographical notes: Article by G.P. Thomson entitled 'J. J. Thomson and the Discovery of the Electron', Physics Today Item 20 Dec 1956
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
128 Press cuttings: Article entitled 'An Empire's Wishes for 1915', Daily Chronicle Item 1 Jan 1915
130 Press cuttings: Including press cuttings re Thomson's Royal Institution Lecture entitled 'Radiations from Atoms and Electrons' File 1916-1917
135 Press cuttings: re Thomson's Founders' Memorial Lecture 'Beyond the Electron’, delivered on 3 March 1928 at Girton College, Cambridge File 1928
136 Press cuttings: Reviews of the third edition of Conduction of Electricity through Gases File 1929
137 Press cuttings: Articles re the Fourth National Lecture, The Listener File 22 Jan 1930
146 Financial: Account book inscribed on front cover 'Joseph J. Thomson Esq.' Item 1880-1889
154 Photographs: J. J. Thomson, taken for the Royal Society Item 30 Nov 1921
158 Photographs: Thomson as a child and as a Wrangler Item n.d, 1880
160 Photographs: J. J. Thomson in [?] the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge Item n.d.
161 Invitations File 1885-1901
163 Invitations File 1904