Description
Dr. David Thomson
Papers lent by Professor A.M. Thomson
Box 1
- TS extract from a tape-recording made by Dr. David Thomson in Aberdeen in 1959 (when he was 80). Interviewed, transcribed and edited by his son, A.M.Thomson.
- Xerox copy of Dr. Thomson’s CV and references for his appointment to Professor of Chemistry, Cotton College, Gauhati, Assam.
Microfilm No. 21
- Journal kept by Dr. Thomson 11 March 1911-1923, in Assam. Daily happenings; students; servants; Hindu customs and caste system; lectures; fireflies; scholarships; some copies of letters to and from Dr. Thomson.
- Principal’s diary, Murarichand College, Sylhet 12 November 1923 – 5 January 1926. ‘ College affairs.
- Draft of inaugural address to Murarichand College, 21 November 1923.
- Draft of address to staff and students, Cotton College, on the second anniversary of World War I, 4 August 1916.
- Letters to and from Dr. Thomson regarding his registration as an officer in the Indian army, February 1915 – April 1918.
