New York City (New York, United States)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:
Household and family items, c1920-c1960
Series
Identifier: BAI 13
Scope and Contents
Household and family items consists of:
- Account/bank books
- Cuttings of intimations
- Christmas cards (& list)
- Items relating to moving from New York to Canada
- Party games
- Recipes
Dates:
c1920-c1960
Letter from Detlev W Bronk, President of the Rockfeller Institute, 7 Apr 1955
Item
Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/26/33
Scope and Contents
Bronk states how admired Thomson was among his American acquaintances and recalls meeting Lady Thomson some years earlier.
Dates:
7 Apr 1955
Letter from Professor Edward Lee Thorndike to Thomson regarding his paper on Complete Formulas on Correlation Coefficients , 17 Sept 1935
Item
Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/1/4
Scope and Contents
Thorndike praises Thomson's work, claiming it refutes Spearman's Two factor Theory. He refers to work with Spearman, Helzinger, Kelley, and others on unitary traits, and raises the possibility of a grant from the Carnegie Corporation to allow Thomson to continue with his research.
Dates:
17 Sept 1935
Letter from staff at Teachers College, Columbia, to Thomson regarding the retirement of Professor Edward Lee Thorndike, 5 Dec 1939
Item
Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/1/7
Scope and Contents
The letter asks that Thomson produce a complete bibliography of Thorndike's work, and write a paper regarding Thorndike's work on intelligence and intelligence testing to commemorate his retirement.
Marked Biography by Hector Thomson.
Marked Biography by Hector Thomson.
Dates:
5 Dec 1939
Letter to Annie Friedberg from Sir Donald Francis Tovey, 08 January 1925
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1150
Scope and Contents
Letter, 8 January 1925, New York, Donald Tovey to Annie Friedberg. Requesting that Tovey send material that can be used to publicise his American concerts. Typescript incomplete.
Dates:
08 January 1925
Letter to Clara Gould from Annie Friedberg, 02 January 1925
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2164
Scope and Contents
Letter, 2 January 1925, New York, Annie Friedbourg to Clara Gould. Wishing Gould a happy New Year and informing her that she has had no news from Tovey. Typescript signed.
Dates:
02 January 1925
Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Bernard H. Haggin, 19 August 1952
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2201
Scope and Contents
Letter, 19 August 1952, New York, B. H. Haggin to Mary Grierson. Requesting the date of issue in which Constant Lambert attacked Tovey's ' Essays in musical analysis', also requesting any dates of reviews of Tovey's performances. Typescript signed, with envelope.
Dates:
19 August 1952
Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Annie Friedberg, 30 September 1924
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1145
Scope and Contents
Letter, 30 September 1924, New York, Annie Friedberg to Donald Tovey. Arranging a meeting with Tovey. Typescript signed.
Dates:
30 September 1924
Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Annie Friedberg, 20 November 1924
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1146
Scope and Contents
Letter, 20 November 1924, New York, Annie Friedberg to Donald Tovey. Arranging a signing of contracts, suggesting that Tovey play at a festival and give recitals in Boston and New York. Typescript signed.
Dates:
20 November 1924
Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Annie Friedberg, 15 December 1924
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1148
Scope and Contents
Letter, 15 December 1924, New York, Annie Friedberg to Donald Tovey. Informing Tovey that Friedberg is arranging concert dates for him, discussing Mrs. Gould's patronage, asking Tovey if arrangements should be made with Steinway. Typescript signed.
Dates:
15 December 1924