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
69 Career, honours, and awards: Letters of sympathy to Lady Thomson re Thomson's death File 30 Aug 1940–29 Apr 1941
70 Career, honours, and awards: Letters of sympathy to Lady Thomson re Thomson's death File 30 Aug 1940–29 Apr 1941
83 Certificates: Certificate re Thomson's election as President of the Junior Institution of Electrical Engineers Item 5 May 1910
86-86A Certificates: Honorary Degree, St Andrew's University Item 14 Sept 1911
88 Certificates: Certificate presented to Thomson by the Rice Institute at the opening of a new University in Houston, Texas Item 10-12 Dec 1912
89 Certificates: Honorary Membership of the Académie Royale de Belgique Item 6 Jul 1919
90 Certificates: Honorary Membership of the Royal Society of Science, [?] Denmark Item 16 Dec 1919
91 Certificates: Franklin Gold Medal, the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia Item 4 Jan 1922
94 Certificates: Honorary Degree, University of Paris Item Dec 1922
96 Certificates: Honorary D.Sc., University of Pennsylvania Item 1923
97A Certificates: Honorary Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers Item 2 Mar 1925
101 Certificates: Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Edinburgh Item c 1930
103 Certificates: Honorary D.Sc., Columbia University, New York Item n.d.
104 'J.J. on Education': Correspondence re the financial needs of university education File 1918-1941
105 'J.J. on Education': Manuscript copy [?] of articles appearing in the Times, 4-8 Dec 1920, on the question of university education for women Item [Dec 1920?]
110 Press cuttings: Reviews of Applications of Dynamics to Physics and Chemistry File 1888
115 Press cuttings: Including reports on Thomson's acceptance of the post of head of the Department of Physics at Columbia University File 1903
119 Press cuttings: Including press cuttings re Thomson's nomination as President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science and his knighthood File 1907-1911
121 Press cuttings: Article by A. Wood entitled 'The Cavendish Laboratory and Sir J.J. Thomson, F.R.S.', Knowledge and Scientific Illustrated News Item Jan 1909
125 Press cuttings: Article entitled 'The new recipient of the Order of Merit: Professor Sir Joseph John Thomson, O.M., F.R.S.’, Illustrated London News Item 23 Mar 1912
133 Press cuttings: Including material re Thomson's Franklin Gold Medal from the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia File 27 Jul 1922
134 Press cuttings: re Thomson's Fison Memorial Lecture on 'The Structure of Light’, delivered on 7 May 1925 at Guy's Hospital Medical School File 1923-1927
144 Diary of J. J Thomson Item 1909
147 Financial: Household receipts File 1880-1904
148 Financial: Receipts File 1895
149 Financial: Receipts from the Manchester Stock Exchange File 1896