Thomson, Godfrey Hilton, Sir, 1881-1955 (psychologist and Bell Professor of Education, University of Edinburgh)
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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.
37 (38), Thomson to Ledermann, 6 Sept 1938
38 (38), Thomson to Ledermann, 22 Oct 1938
39 (38), Thomson to Ledermann, 31 Oct 1938
Thomson informs Ledermann that Ledermann's two articles, The Orthogonal Transformation of a Factorial Matrix into Itself and On a Shortened Method of Estimation of Mental Factors by Regression have been accepted for publication in Psychometrika.
40 (38), Thomson to Ledermann, 25 Nov 1938
Thomson asks Ledermann if he will look at Burt's article, The Unit Hierarchy and its Properties, and give his opinion. He also refers to the work of Ledyard R Tucker, and Aitken. He informs Ledermann that he will hopefully have the services of Lawley as Ledermann's replacement.
Thomson and asks Ledermann if his family are OK, telling him they are in his thoughts.
41 (38), Thomson to Ledermann, 6 Dec 1938
Thomson tells Ledermann how glad he is to hear that Ledermann's parents and sister have arrived safely in London. He informs him that his successor, D N Lawley, has started, and that he will meet him at the meeting of the Mathematical Association or Society of Edinburgh.
Thomson assures Ledermann that they will talk over his DSc next time they meet, and that he is thinking over what is best to do.
42 (38), Thomson to Ledermann, 17 Dec 1938
Thomson refers briefly to offprints of Ledermann's Biometrika article. He advises Ledermann not to overwork himself in preparing his lectures at the cost of sleep or original research.
43 (38), Thomson to Ledermann, 19 Dec 1938
Thomson refers to the list of books in Ledermann's possession funded by the Carnegie Grant. The list has not survived in the collection, but Thomson advises Ledermann that he may want works of Thurstone, Alexander, and Holzinger to give to a PhD student the following term.
"A Modern Philosophy of Education", Sir Godfrey Thomson, London: George Allen Unwin Ltd, 1961
The books largely regard education and intelligence testing.
Address to the Edinburgh Ladies College for the commemoration of founders and benefactors, 6 Jun 1927
Thomson pays tribute to the school and its benefactors, tracing its history and looking forward to its future. Also included is an itinerary of the event.
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