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University of Manchester (1851-:)

 Organization

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Copy of the Journal of the University of Manchester, vol.1, no. 1, containing Thomson's Ludwig Mond Lecture, Intelligence and Civilisation, vol. 1, no. 1; a re-print of this; and a copy of the lecture printed by Edinburgh University Press, 1936-1937

 File
Identifier: Coll-1310/2/3/62
Scope and Contents

Thomson discusses the need for education to benefit both the individual and the wider community (or civilisation). He defines intelligence and intelligence testing, and compares the Scottish and English systems to each other and to America. Ultimately, he argues that schools should contain a mixture of intelligence levels, with education catered to each child, which will in turn create a unified society.

Dates: 1936-1937

Correspondence, Matthew Black to J.C. Watson, 17 August 1937

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW413
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Matthew Black (1908-94), biblical scholar, to James Carmichael Watson (1910-42). Black is writing from Bonn to inform Watson that he (Black) has been appointed Assistant in Semitic Languages at Manchester University.

Dates: 17 August 1937

Letter from G C Rintoul, postgraduate student, University of Manchester, 10 Jul 1978

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Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/27/4
Scope and Contents

Rintoul enquires if there are any personal papers of Thomson's available for consultation for use in his thesis regarding the migration of natural scientists into British Psychology in the period 1890-1930.

Dates: 10 Jul 1978

Letter from John S B Stopford, Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester, to Thomson thanking him for his Ludwig Mond Lecture, Intelligence and Civilisation, 15 Nov 1936-4 Jan 1937

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Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/1/6
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Includes letters to and about Thomson regarding his life, work, and career from a variety of correspondents including Karl Pearson, Egon Pearson, Edward Lee Thorndike, Sir James Duff, Carlos Paton Blacker, David Glass, and Derrick Lawley.

Dates: 15 Nov 1936-4 Jan 1937

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Manchester (England) 2
Correspondence 1
Semitic languages 1