Thomson, Godfrey Hilton, Sir, 1881-1955 (psychologist and Bell Professor of Education, University of Edinburgh)
Person
Found in 259 Collections and/or Records:
Material collected by Marian Cooke
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1445
Scope and Contents
Twelfth International Congress of Pyschology programme, 1948;
Twelfth International Confress of Psychology notes and provisional timetable of papers, 1948;
Proceedings and papers of the Twelfth International Congress of Psychology, 1948;
Short Letter to Cooke from Thomson regarding a diagram he asked her to duplicate, with the accompanying diagrams/graphs drawn by...
Dates:
1918-1955
Material regarding Bartlett's theory of estimating mental factors, 1938
File
Identifier: Coll-1064/79
Scope and Contents
Includes a reprint of Thomson's letter titled Methods of Estimating Mental Factors from Nature, vol. 141, (Feb 1938), 246; a handwritten copy of Thomson's manuscript in Ledermann's hand titled Copy of Professor Thomson's M S on regression and Bartlett's estimates; and a typed copy of a letter from Bartlett to Thomson in which argues that neither he nor Thomson are right and the other wrong, but rather that both...
Dates:
1938
Material regarding Thomson's review of Cyril Burt's The Factors of the Mind in Occupational Psychology, and the British Journal of Psychology, Jan 1941-Aug 1941
File
Identifier: Coll-1064/100
Scope and Contents
Includes handwritten draft of Thomson's review; letter from Thomson to Burt regarding the work of H D Wing; typescript notes; typed extract of Thomson's review from Occupational Psychology; and typed and handwritten notes by Thomson.
Dates:
Jan 1941-Aug 1941
Material relating to Albert E. G. Pilliner
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1443
Scope and Contents
Letters relating to Pilliner's appointment, April 1949;
Ph.D. thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1965;
Publications authored by Pilliner, 1958-1978;
Publications collected by Pilliner, 1968-2003;
Report to UNESCO, 1961
Reports to the British Council, 1964-1983;
Material regarding the Godfrey Thomson unit,...
Dates:
1961-1983
Moray House Test Classified Items, c1930s-1940s
File
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/G1/1/2
Scope and Contents
Contains cut and pasted questions from the Moray House Tests, detailing which test they are extracted from.
Dates:
c1930s-1940s
Moray House Test Ledgers, 1925-1939
Sub-Series
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/G1/1/1
Scope and Contents
The volumes contain copies of the Moray House Tests (M.H.T.), the Moray House English Tests (M.H.E.), and the Moray House Arithmetic Tests (M.H.A.). They also contain correspondence between Thomson and various Education Authorities in England regarding the administering and scoring of the tests; reports regarding the administration, grading, and results of tests; graphs of the results (including graphs plotting children's age against their score, and number of pupils against score obtained);...
Dates:
1925-1939
Movement and Reciprocity in Geometric figures, c1951
File
Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/5
Scope and Contents
Set of lecture notes titled G, regarding Spearman's Theory of Two Factors in relation to mathematical ability, with illustrative diagrams. The other set of notes relates to this, with further illustrative diagrams including the 9 point circle, and a graph regarding both Scottish Mental Surveys. These are mostly written on the back of minutes from the British Psychological Society business for council meeting, 1951, and minutes...
Dates:
c1951
Northumberland Mental Tests, c1920s
File
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/G1/2
Scope and Contents
Tests 1 and 2 with instructions manuals.
Dates:
c1920s
Notes by Thomson titled Science and religion, 17 Jan 1955
File
Identifier: Coll-1310/1/4/6
Scope and Contents
Inscribed Monday 17 January 1955. I think this is the last thing Godfrey tried to write, by Lady Thomson. The notes are incomplete, ending abruptly. In them, Thomson explores how science and knowledge have changed our view of religion. They are written on the reverse of Twelfth International Congress of Psychology headed paper.
Dates:
17 Jan 1955
Notes for Thomson's lecture, The Nature and Measurement of Intelligence, 30 Jul 1928
File
Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/7
Scope and Contents
Rough notes which take the form of lists of topics and corresponding examples Thomson wishes to discuss, and includes notes regarding different mental tests; genetic aspects of intelligence; social classes; and vocational selection.
Dates:
30 Jul 1928
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