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Thomson, Sir Joseph John, (1856-1940), Knight, physicist

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Surname: Thomson
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: Joseph John
Gender: Male
Date: 1856-1940
Title: Knight
Biography: ODNB link for Thomson, Sir Joseph John (1856-1940) Knight Physicist
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P151371 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P28347 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Joseph John Thomson
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
corresp, notebooks and papers
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
Add 7654
2
1885-99: referee reports and corresp
Royal Society
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
3
1836-1970: corresp and papers
Cambridge University: Trinity College Library
J.J. THOMSON
NRA 23828 Thomson

See CSAC catalogue 74/4/80, NCUACS catalogues 91/4/00 and 117/3/03
4
1912-21: corresp with GE Hale
California Institute of Technology Archives
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
5
1882-1905: corresp with Lord Kelvin
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
Add 7342, 7656
NRA 20700 Stokes
6
letters (20) to Sir Owen Richardson
University of Texas at Austin: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Library
NRA 22337 Richardson
7
1895-1935: corresp with Lord Rutherford (41 items)
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
Add 7653
8
letters (25) to Sir Arthur Schuster
Royal Society
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
9
1882-1901: letters to Sir George Stokes
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
Add 7342, 7656
NRA 20700 Stokes