Biographical papers

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5 Biographical notes: Entry for Who's Who Item 1909
8 Biographical notes: Entries for the 1914, 1915 and 1917 editions of Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage & Companionage Item 1914-1917
11 Biographical notes: Book entitled Post-Prandial Proceedings of the Cavendish Society Item 1926
15 Biographical notes: Article entitled 'Sir J.J. Thomson, O.M., F.R.S. A Centenary Biography', from Discovery Item Dec 1956
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
19 Biographical notes: Carbon copy of an unidentified speech re the work of the Cavendish Professors Item 3 Sept 1957
31 Biographical notes: Typescript re Lord Rayleigh and the Cavendish Laboratory Item n.d
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
34 Career, honours, and awards: Testimonials File Oct-Dec 1877
36 Career, honours, and awards: Letters of congratulation to Emma Thomson on her son's University examination success File 30–31 Jan 1880
40 Career, honours, and awards: Letter notifying Thomson of his election as Fellow of the Royal Society Item 13 Jun 1884
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
50-52 Career, honours, and awards: Letters of congratulation to Thomson on receiving the Order of Merit File 7 Mar-2 Apr 1912
53 Career, honours, and awards: Letter of congratulation from H. Roscoe, a teacher at Owen's College, Manchester, on Thomson's Royal Society Copley Medal Item 7 Dec 1914
55 Career, honours, and awards: Memorabilia re Thomson's honorary D.Sc. from the University of Cambridge File 15 Jun 1920
56 Career, honours, and awards: Letter informing Thomson of his election to Honorary Membership of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia Item 31 Jan 1922
57 Career, honours, and awards: Letter from the Salters' Company enquiring whether Thomson would accept the Honorary Freedom and Livery of the Company Item 7 Apr 1922
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
64 Career, honours, and awards: Letter re Thomson's acceptance, 8 October 1935, of an honorary Degree from the University of Reading Item 2 Dec 1935
72 Certificates: Honorary Membership of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin Item 16 Mar 1900
78 Certificates: Honorary Membership of the Academy of Science of Bologna Item 17 Jan 1904
79 Certificates: Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Science of the Netherlands Item 16 May 1904
89A Certificates: Honorary Membership of the Royal Society of Medicine, London Item 16 Dec 1919
94 Certificates: Honorary Degree, University of Paris Item Dec 1922
99A Certificates: Honorary D.Sc., University of London Item 1931
104 'J.J. on Education': Correspondence re the financial needs of university education File 1918-1941
106 'J.J. on Education': Material re an address given by Thomson at a Liverpool College Speech Day File 27-28 Nov 1928
108 'J.J. on Education': Untitled manuscript, inscribed on back 'This is part of the BA address of 1931' Item [1931]
114 Press cuttings: Article re Thomson's Hodgkins Gold Medal, Smithsonian Institution,Illustrated Scientific News Item 1 Dec 1902