Thomson, Godfrey Hilton, Sir, 1881-1955 (psychologist and Bell Professor of Education, University of Edinburgh)
Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
35 (38), Thomson to Ledermann, 26 Jul 1938
Thomson mentions Psychometrika articles, though he does not give titles or dates. He refers to offprints for Ledermann's Univariate note, and for a multivariate piece, neither of which he has received the offprints for.
36 (38), Thomson to Ledermann, 6 Aug 1938
Thomson informs Ledermann that he has received 25 offprints of his British Journal of Psychology article, and asks him to confirm that they ordered and paid for 150. He asks how Ledermann's father is.
Papers regarding G Herdan's article, The Factorization of Political Economy, 18 Aug 1942
Includes typescript copy of a letter from Thomson to Herdan regarding the article, specifically the way in which Herdan has applied sampling theory to his data, and a typescript copy of Herdan's reply.
Includes two typescripts of Thomson's review of the article.
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 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 Ledermann's criterion for simple structure, 17 Jul 1945
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann regarding the forthcoming edition of The Factorial Analysis of Human Ability, 29 Jun 1945
Un-numbered letter from Thomson to Ledermann regarding the rotation of orthogonal axes, retaining their orthogonality, 28 Jul 1945
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 postcard from Thomson to Ledermann thanking him for his birthday card and informing him of his son Hector Thomson's engagement, 30 Mar 1941
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.