Biographical papers

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
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
164 Invitations File 1906-1919
171 Menu cards from Cavendish Research Students' Annual Dinners Item 1900-1905
172 Letter inscribed 'To my old students' from H. Roscoe Item 22 Apr 1904
174 Letter from the Modern Historic Records Association, New York, requesting Thomson's autograph for their archives Item 31 Jul 1912
3 Obituary notice by J.A. Crowther published in the Proceedings of the Physical Society, Vol. 53 Item 1941
4 Obituary notice by M. de Broglie published in Académie des Sciences File 14 Dec 1942
16 Biographical notes: Article by G.P. Thomson entitled 'J. J. Thomson and the Discovery of the Electron', Physics Today Item 20 Dec 1956
18 Biographical notes: Reprint of article by G.P. Thomson about his father, New Scientist Item 20 Dec 1956
21 Biographical notes: Typescript inscribed 'J. J. Thomson as we remember him - by G.P. and J.P. Thomson' File n.d. [1940?]
22 Biographical notes: Manuscript copy of of article in the Cambridge Review, 11 June 1896, re Thomson's Rede Lecture Item n.d
23-24 Biographical notes: Miscellaneous correspondence and papers used in the preparation of Lord Rayleigh's biography of Thomson File 1887–1943
26 Biographical notes: Correspondence and Memorandum of Agreement from Cambridge University Press re the publication of Lord Rayleigh's biography of Johnson File 27 Oct 1941–22 May 1942
31 Biographical notes: Typescript re Lord Rayleigh and the Cavendish Laboratory Item n.d
35 Career, honours, and awards: Letter from J. H. Poynting re availability of demonstratorship at Owen's College, Manchester Item 27 Mar 1879
41 Career, honours, and awards: Letter of application from Thomson for the Chair of Experimental Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, 11 Dec 1884, and correspondence congratulating Thomson on obtaining it File 11–26 Dec 1884
43 Career, honours, and awards: Memorabilia re Thomson's honorary D.Sc. from the University of Oxford File 21–22 Jun 1904
46-48 Career, honours, and awards: Letters of congratulation to Thomson on receiving a knighthood File 9 Nov -13 Dec 1908
49 Career, honours, and awards: List of speeches made by Sir Oliver Lodge, Principal of the University of Birmingham, at Honorary Degree ceremony, including citation for Thomson Item 1909
54 Career, honours, and awards: Memorabilia re Thomson's installation as Master of Trinity College, Cambridge File 5 Mar 1918