University College London (1826-:)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: HW Fielden to Edmund Johnston Garwood, 1857-1901
The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: HW Fielden to Edmund Johnston Garwood sub-series consists of:
- 74 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie, alphabetically arranged (1857-1901)
Letter from Professor Egon Sharpe Pearson to Thomson regarding Thomson's alternative hypothesis to Spearman's Two Factor Theory, as described in his British Journal of Psychology paper of July 1935, 13 Sept 1935
Pearson praises Thomson's work and discusses his own beliefs regarding the statistical testing of hypothesis.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Turner, 22 June 1877
Turner expresses regret that Ewart was not elected to the Chair of Anatomy at University College London.
Letters from Professor Karl Pearson to Thomson, Jul 1919-Sep 1919
The letters regard a post at the Francis Galton Laboratory in University College London, which Pearson offered to Thomson on the strength of his publications, not having met him by this point.
The letter also discusses an article by Thomson regarding Spearman's work, and its suitability for Biometrika.
Letters to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay, 1843-1879
The Letters to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay sub-series consists of:
- 14 letters from a variety of European correspondents concerning geological papers and research (1843-1879).
Papers regarding the administration of the third Ford Foundation grant, 1971-1979
Contains correspondence with the Ford Foundation regarding the application process for the third grant and other official matters, including the Foundation's survey on funding of reproductive biology research and the Training Program Directory. Also present are news clippings about the grant award, a photocopy of the completed application for the third grant and correspondence between Anne McLaren and others concerning McLaren's move to University College London in 1974.