sub-fonds H - Correspondence

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THMJ II/H

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Correspondence

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  • 1878-1939 (Creation)

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sub-fonds

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36 gatherings

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Name of creator

Thomson, Sir Joseph John (1856-1940), knight, physicist
(1856-1940)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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H/1-H/14: Scientific correspondence. H/1-H/6 comprise principal correspondents, in alphabetical order; H/7-H/14 comprise shorter scientific correspondence, in chronological order.

H/15-H/36: General correspondence, mostly arranged in chronological order. H/32-H/35 comprise the contents of a folder inscribed 'Letters to JJ from distinguished people and others'; H/36 is a bundle of telegrams.

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