University of Manchester (1851-:)
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
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.
Correspondence, Matthew Black to J.C. Watson, 17 August 1937
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.
Letter from G C Rintoul, postgraduate student, University of Manchester, 10 Jul 1978
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.
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
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.
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