Thomson, Godfrey Hilton, Sir, 1881-1955 (psychologist and Bell Professor of Education, University of Edinburgh)
Found in 259 Collections and/or Records:
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann in which he reproduces two matrices and asks him to undertake calculations regarding them, 20 Jan 1946
The collection largely consists of letters from Godfrey Thomson to Ledermann. Many are highly mathematical in content, containing formulae and mathematical notation, though they also regard social events and contain enquiries from Thomson with regards to the safety of Ledermann's family throughout the war.
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann in which he wishes Ledermann a happy new year, 8 Jan 1940
Thomson tells Ledermann that he will be opening a discussion regarding Cyril Burt's The Factors of the Mind for the next meeting of the Factorial Club, and he ends by saying that he hopes 1941 will be a better year than 1940.
The letter is written on the reverse of a preliminary notice for the Twelfth International Congress of Psychology.
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann in which he wishes Ledermann and his family a happy Christmas, 18 Dec 1941
Thomson remarks on a paper of Ledermann, highlighting corrections, and advises him with regards to slides for his Royal Society [of Edinburgh] lecture mentioned in his previous letter.
Also includes two sets of typescript notes titled Positive Structure in Factorial Analysis and Geometrical Illustrations of Factors and Correlations, most likely relating to the aforementioned lecture.
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann referring to an article of [Y] Ahmavaara, 25 May 1954
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann regarding a Hotelling review in Science, 9 Jul 1942
Thomson asks Ledermann what he thinks of the review, and asks him to pass it onto Derrick Lawley. He refers to Ledermann's sisters who are in Palestine, and hopes all is well.
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann regarding a meeting of the Factorial Club, 21 Jan 1941
Thomson tells Ledermann how glad he is that he will be attending the meeting, since he wants to discuss some difficulties he is having with Burt's work, particularly his reciprocity of tests and persons. He outlines these difficulties with several pages of explanatory working.
Written on the back of several copies of the preliminary notice for the twelfth International Congress of Psychology.
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann regarding his seventieth birthday, 27 Mar 1951
Thomson thanks Ledermann for his letter, most likely wishing him a happy seventieth birthday; refers to a song he used to sing to an elderly Strasburg professor; and reflects on an evening he spent with Ledermann ten years previously.
Thomson also passes on his best wishes for Ledermann's trip to Israel, and suggests times when they can meet in Manchester the following May.
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann regarding Ledermann's calculations, 28 Jan 1946
Thomson assures Ledermann that he understands his hesitation at accepting the post at Moray House. He also refers to calculations of Ledermann's, stating that they agree with his own, but since there are errors in Thomson's earlier calculations, will need to be checked again. He comments briefly on his disappointment at the delay in publication of the new edition of The Factorial Analysis of Human Ability.
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann regarding Ledermann's criterion for simple structure, 17 Jul 1945
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann regarding near-reciprocity, 2 Mar 1941
Thomson mentions a paper of Mr Hardie's and indicates that he would like to discuss this with Ledermann.
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