Biographical papers

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
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
147 Financial: Household receipts File 1880-1904
148 Financial: Receipts File 1895
149 Financial: Receipts from the Manchester Stock Exchange File 1896
152 Financial: Correspondence re Stocks and Shares File 1930-1936
169 Material re Thomson's marriage File 2-4 Jan 1890
70 Career, honours, and awards: Letters of sympathy to Lady Thomson re Thomson's death File 30 Aug 1940–29 Apr 1941
69 Career, honours, and awards: Letters of sympathy to Lady Thomson re Thomson's death File 30 Aug 1940–29 Apr 1941
1 Obituary notice from Journal of Scientific Instruments, Vol. XVII, no.9 Item Sept 1940
2 Obituary notices written by friends and acquaintances of Thomson, Nature, Vol. 146 Item 14 September 1940
6 Biographical notes: Collection of verses by members of the Cavendish Laboratory entitled 'The Post-Prandial Proceedings of the Cavendish Society' File May 1911
7 Biographical notes: Article written by A. Righi re Thomson's scientific work, published in Nature Item 6 Mar 1913
11 Biographical notes: Book entitled Post-Prandial Proceedings of the Cavendish Society Item 1926
12 Biographical notes: Correspondence from the Institution of Electrical Engineers re arrangements for the making of a film about Thomson File May-Oct 1934
15 Biographical notes: Article entitled 'Sir J.J. Thomson, O.M., F.R.S. A Centenary Biography', from Discovery Item Dec 1956
20 Biographical notes: Entry for Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage Item [1908?]
29 Biographical notes: Correspondence re notes made by Joan Charnock and G.P. Thomson titled 'J. J. Thomson as we remember him' File Apr - May 1958
30 Biographical notes: Manuscript notes made by Lord Rayleigh whilst writing Thomson's biography File [1940-1942]
34 Career, honours, and awards: Testimonials File Oct-Dec 1877
42 Career, honours, and awards: Correspondence re portraits of Thomson File 1903-1930
62 Career, honours, and awards: Letter, invitation and certificate re Thomson's honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Edinburgh File 16–25 Oct 1930
8 Biographical notes: Entries for the 1914, 1915 and 1917 editions of Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage & Companionage Item 1914-1917
72 Certificates: Honorary Membership of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin Item 16 Mar 1900
74 Certificates: Honorary Membership of the National Academy of Science, USA Item 22 Apr 1903
76 Certificates: Honorary Member of the Physico-Medical Society, Erlangen, Germany Item 15 Jun 1903