London (England)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = England
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence between Thomson and Oliver F M Nicoll, Secretary of the Royal Commission on Population, 9 Jun 1944 – 13 Jul 1944
Item
Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/8
Scope and Contents
The correspondence refers to Thomson's work on the correlation of intelligence and family size. Nicoll asks Thomson to prepare a memorandum regarding his findings for the use of the commission, and later thanks him for producing this.
Also includes a telegram from B Hopkin, Assistant Secretary, asking for Thomson's permission to disseminate the memorandum.
Dates:
9 Jun 1944 – 13 Jul 1944
Correspondence between Thomson and W A B Hopkin, Assistant Secretary for the Royal Commission on Population, 9-19 April 1946
File
Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/12
Scope and Contents
The correspondence regards Thomson's Galton lecture, specifically an apparent difficulty in the assumption that the parents of all the children in a particular age group form an unbiased sample of parents. Also included is a letter to Thomson from Lawley, stating he approves of Thomson's reply to Hopkins.
Dates:
9-19 April 1946