Archival Sources for Sir Godfrey Hilton Thomson
Ian J. Deary, Martin Lawn,
Caroline E. Brett,
Alison Pattie,
University of Edinburgh
David J. Bartholomew,
London School of Economics
Archive materials in locations other than the University of Edinburgh
Scottish Council for Research in Education materials at the Glasgow University Archives, UK
This contains a very large amount of materials on the Scottish Mental Surveys of 1932 and 1947 (Scottish Council for Research in Education, 1947-1974, 1955-1966). This includes: correspondence concerning the organisation of the surveys and the follow ups of some participants, and all of the original data from the surveys. There are some materials from Thomson, including some statistical tabulations in Thomson's handwriting. There are also minutes from the Mental Survey Committee from 1932 to 1967 (Mental Survey Committee, 1932-1967).
References
Mental Survey Committee (1932-1967). Minutes of the Mental Survey Committee. Scottish Mental Survey, 1932-1967. (GB 248 UGC
171/7). University of Glasgow Archive Services, Glasgow, UK.
Scottish Council for Research in Education. (1947-1974). Correspondence of the Scottish Mental Survey 1947 follow-up (Accession
Number 2967, Boxes 1-28), University of Glasgow Archives Services, Glasgow, UK.
Scottish Council for Research in Education. (1955-1966). Minutes of the Mental Survey 1947 Committee (Accession Number 2967,
Boxes 1-28), University of Glasgow Archives Services, Glasgow, UK.
Sir James F. Duff papers at the University of Durham Library Special Collections, UK
There is correspondence between Thomson and Duff on their research on intelligence in Northumberland (Duff, 1922-1923, Duff & Thomson, 1923/24), correspondence relating to Thomson's posthumously-published autobiography (Duff, 1969, Thomson, 1969), and extracts from Duff's personal diary, which mention Thomson (Duff, ca. 1916-1967).
References
Duff, J. F. ([ca. 1916] - 1967). Papers of James Fitzjames Duff (GB 033 DUF), Durham University Library Special Collections, Durham,
UK.
Duff, J. F. (ca. 1922, March, - 1923, July 31). Letters and papers [re the analysis of the results of an intelligence test taken on 24
February 1922 by all the children attending elementary schools in Northumberland (excluding Newcastle Upon Tyne) who
were over eleven and under thirteen years of age on 1 March 1922].
Duff, J. F. (1969). Letters to J. F. Duff, 1969, re: "The Education of an Englishman" [autobiography of Sir Godfrey Thomson]. Duff
Papers (GB 033 DUF/3/E), Durham University Library Special Collections, Durham, UK.
Duff, J. F. & Thomson, G. H. (1923/24). The social and geographical distribution of intelligence in Northumberland. British Journal of
Psychology, 14, 192-198.
Duff Papers (GB 033 DUF 3/B/16-19), Durham University Library Special Collections, Durham, UK.
Papers of Sir Cyril Burt at the University of Liverpool Special Collections and Archives, UK
There is correspondence between Burt and Thomson, and between Spearman and Burt concerning Thomson's theory of intelligence (Burt, 1886-1948).
References
Burt, C. L. (1886-1948). Papers of Sir Cyril Burt (GB 141, D191), University of Liverpool Special Collections and Archives, Liverpool, UK.
Ronald Aylmer Fisher papers at the University of Adelaide R. A. Fisher Digital Archive, Australia
There are several items of correspondence with Thomson (Fisher, 1930-1947).
References
Fisher, R. A. (1930-1947). Calendar of Correspondence with Godfrey H. Thomson (Edinburgh). Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher, Papers
1911-1994 (R. A. Fisher Digital Archive), University of Adelaide Digital Library, Adelaide, Australia.
Population Investigation Committee (PIC), London School of Economics, London, UK
There is correspondence regarding the Scottish Mental Survey 1947 (Population Investigation Committee, 1958-1975), including a memo from Thomson on his ideas for following up the Scottish Mental Survey of 1932 (PIC, 1943-1950, 1945-1947, 1947).
References
Population Investigation Committee. (1943-1950). Minutes 1943-1950. (PIC I/Ic), Population Investigation Committee, London
School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Population Investigation Committee. (1945-1947). Carr-Saunders file (PIC V/Ia), Population Investigation Committee, London
School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Population Investigation Committee. (1947). Book of Minutes of follow-up Survey sub-committee, PIC, 1947. (PIC I/Ic), Population
Investigation Committee, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Population Investigation Committee. (1958-1975). Scottish Mental Survey (PIC VIII/5), Population Investigation Committee, London
School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Royal Commission on Population, London, UK
There is a memorandum from Thomson and discussion on intelligence and family size involving Sir R. A. Fisher and Sir Cyril Burt, among others (Royal Commission on Population, 1950).
References
Royal Commission on Population. (1950). Papers, vol, v: Memoranda presented to the Royal Commission. London: HMSO.
Eugenics Society (London) archive, Wellcome Library, London, UK
There is correspondence between Karl Blacker, Alexander Carr-Saunders and Thomson on intelligence, family size, population issues, and eugenics (Carr-Saunders, 1938-1953, Eugenics Society, 1941-1952, 1943-1958).
References
Carr-Saunders, A. (1938-1953). Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders. Eugenics
Society Archive (GB 120 SA/EUG/C.58), Wellcome Library,
London, UK.
Eugenics Society (1941-1952). Minutes. Council. Eugenics Society Archive (GB 120 SA/EUG/L.11), Wellcome Library, London, UK.
Eugenics Society (1943-1958). Executive Minutes. Executive/Honorary
Officers/General Purposes Committee/Council. Eugenics
Society Archive
(GB 120 SA/EUG/L.23), Wellcome Library, London, UK.
British Psychological Society History of Psychology Centre archive, Wellcome Library, London, UK
Amongst their collection of working papers of individual psychologists there is correspondence between John Raven and Thomson (Raven, 1949-1951), and materials in the Charles Spearman collection which discusses Thomson's theories (Spearman, 1935, ca.1940, n.d.).
References
Raven, J. (1949-1951). Godfrey Thomson and Moray House (GB 3108 RAVE/1/2/9 Series), British Psychological Society History of
Psychology Section, London, UK.
Spearman, C. E. (1935). Notes on Thomson BJP. Papers of Charles Spearman (GB 3108 SPEAR/01/01/02), British Psychological
Society History of Psychology Section, London, UK.
Spearman, C. E. [ca. 1940]. Thomson, Godfrey. Papers of Charles Spearman (GB 3108 SPEAR/01/01/04, SR 1707), British
Psychological Society History of Psychology Section, London, UK.
Spearman, C. E. (n.d.) Notebook: S-T Thomson. Papers of Charles Spearman (GB 3108 SPEAR/01/02), British Psychological
Society History of Psychology Section, London, UK.
The Carnegie Corporation of New York, Columbia University Library, New York, USA
There is material regarding the International Examinations Inquiry, which Thomson attended, and the Scottish Council for Research in Education (Carnegie Corporation, 1930-1968, 1937-1939, 1937-1945).
References
Carnegie Corporation. (1930-1968). Examinations Study, 1930-1968. Carnegie Corporation of New York Records, 1900-2004
(US 716, Series IIIA, Box 141, File 141.3), Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Carnegie Corporation. (1937-1939). Carnegie Foundation for Advancement in Teaching .
Support of Research in Factorial Analysis (Godfrey Thomson), 1937-1939. Carnegie Corporation of New York Records,
1900-2004 (US 716, Series IIIA, Box 78, Folder 9), Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Carnegie Corporation. (1937-1945). Examinations Study, 1937-1945. Carnegie Corporation of New York Records, 1900-2004
(US 716, Series IIIA, Box 141, File 141.6), Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, USA
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