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Thomson, Godfrey Hilton, Sir, 1881-1955 (psychologist and Bell Professor of Education, University of Edinburgh)

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Found in 253 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Hector Thomson from Thomson regarding his University fees, 13 Dec 1943

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Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/7
Scope and Contents

Thomson discusses a photograph of Mr Gordon he had enclosed, which has not survived, and passes on the good wishes of Edward L Thorndike. The letter also makes reference to Hector's departure, most likely to Jerusalem, and enquires of his wife, Andromache.

Dates: 13 Dec 1943

Letter to Thomson from Garth Higgin regarding Higgin's research into fertility and intelligence, with Higgin's bibliography and Thomson's handwritten notes regarding his work, 6 September 1949

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Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/16
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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: 6 September 1949

Letters and papers compiled by Hector Thomson and titled Tributes on [my Father's] Knighthood regarding Thomson's retirement from Edinburgh University and his knighthood, 1949-1951

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Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/19
Scope and Contents

Contains letter from the University Secretary with Special Minutes attached; Thomson's handwritten speech on the presentation of his portrait, 1951; Lady Thomson's notes on his speech to the students in 1950; small letter from J Donald Pollock regarding Thomson's speech to the students and graduates with the printed speech attached, 1950; letter from Alexander Snay congratulating Thomson on his Knighthood; and letter from T B Robson congratulating Thomson on his knighthood.

Dates: 1949-1951

Letters and telegrams between Thomson, the War Office, and the Scottish Education Department, 1 Oct 1944-4 Oct 1944

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Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/1/9
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The correspondence regards a confidential post in Germany in the English Department of Education, which Thomson declined.

Drafts of Thomson's responses and his notes are written on the reverse side of draft programmes for Orpheus performed at the Moray House Training College.

Dates: 1 Oct 1944-4 Oct 1944

Letters to Pilliner from Godfrey H Thomson and Charles H Stewart, 18 April 1949-21 April 1949

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Identifier: Coll-1443/1
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Contains a letter from Thomson informing Pilliner that his appointment has been approved, and expressing his hopes that Pilliner will be happy working with the unit; and a formal letter of appointment from the university secretary, Charles H Stewart.

Dates: 18 April 1949-21 April 1949

Letters to Thomson regarding his article "Intelligence and families", published in the Times, 18 November 1948 - 28 June 1949

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Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/15
Scope and Contents Includes letter from the New York University of Education asking for re-prints of the published parts of the Scottish Mental Surveys, and informing Thomson of their own investigations on a small number of children with high intelligence test scores; letter from the Times regarding the article being re-published in World Digest; letter from the Scotsman apologising to Thomson for assuming he had approached The...
Dates: 18 November 1948 - 28 June 1949

Loose leaf notes titled rough diary, 41-55, 1941-1954

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Identifier: Coll-1310/1/4/1
Scope and Contents Records events in date order, with each entry no more than 1 line. Events covered include visits from family, friends, and professional colleagues; births, deaths, and marriages within the family and social circle; information regarding the house and garden at Ravelston Dykes; lectures Thomson has delivered (though the name of the lecture is rarely given); lunch appointments, and theatre productions Thomson has attended. The diary is written on the reverse of scrap paper, which...
Dates: 1941-1954

Manuscript authored by Thomson titled 'The Mathematics of Mental Testing', c mid 20th century

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/G1/6/3
Scope and Contents

The typescript was for a projected book by Thomson to illustrate the principles of measurement without complex mathematics for a mixed audience. Portions of the manuscript are missing, which has been indicated by Thomson with an interleaved note.

Dates: c mid 20th century

Material regarding Bartlett's theory of estimating mental factors, 1938

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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

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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

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