Flett, Thomas Muirhead

28 July 1923 – 13 February 1976, was an English mathematician at Sheffield University working on analysis. He was born in London, England, after his parents moved from Scotland to London.

University of Sheffield alumni obituary of Professor Flett.

Online biography.

Frank Rhodes wrote the following obituary of his friend and dance research colleague in the Folk Music Journal, (Vol 3, No 2, 1976, pp. 186-187).

Field Notes (England):

Flett, Tom, Notes 4 January 1960

Flett, Tom, Notes, 8 January 1960

Flett, Tom, Correspondence with Mrs Boyle, 5 September 1961

  1. 5/9/1961 Letter to Mrs Boyle
  2. Reply with information re Kendall Ghyll (?), no date

208-216 Flett, Tom, correspondence with Norman Robinson, 1962

  1. 5/9/1962 letter to Norman Robinson
  2. 4/10/1962 letter from Norman Robinson
  3. No date, 1962 letter from Norman Robinson
  4. Barrow (Ulverston, Grange) News, 9/3/1962, article: R C  Robinson Juvenile Ball 1863
  5. 3/4/1962 letter to Norman Robinson
  6. No date, 1962 letter from Norman Robinson
  7. 6/8/1962 letter to the editor, Barrow News

Flett, Tom Notes 12 September to 2 October 1962, newspaper entries (various dates), marriage, burial and baptismal records from Finsthwaite (various dates) and correspondence with: Barnes, Mr Tom, Askam-in-Furness; Burrow, Mr W. E., Ulverston; Clay, Miss N. I., Cross Syke, Ambleside; Parkinson, Mr C, Barrow-in-Furness

  1. Diary notes, 12 September to 2 October 1962
    1. Jack Walmsley
    2. Joseph Robinson
    3. Mrs Clark
    4. Bruce Millburn
    5. Tom Barnes
    6. Mr Cragg
    7. Diddy Dixon
    8. Chris Parkinson
    9. Mr Burrow
    10. Miss Clay
    11. Clifton family
    12. Mr Piggott
    13. Mrs Brockbank
    14. Harold Edgar
    15. Theodore Cannon
    16. Will Wright
    17. Marion Cowpar
    18. Fred Clifton
    19. Mrs Pickthall
    20. Mrs Rooking
    21. Mrs Tugman
    22. Fred Coward
    23. Cissie Wilson
    24. Mrs Todd & Mrs Bell
    25. A S Clay
    26. Mr Longhom
    27. Mrs Rigg
    28. Misses Coward
    29. Mr Leak
    30. Billy Cannon
    31. Mrs Chaplow
    32. Alec Edgar
    33. Mrs Riley
    34. Mrs Foy
    35. Mrs Smithson
    36. Mrs Booth
  2. Copied entries from Soulby’s Ulvertson Advertiser, various dates from 1851 to 1878 and from Barrow News 7 January 1893 and 30 December 1893
    1. Mr Holt
    2. Mr Hunter, Professor of Dancing (various entries)
    3. R C Robinson (various entries)
    4. Mr G Brockbank (various entries)
    5. Miss Harding (various entries)
    6. Mr Moreton
    7. Stainton Robinson (various entries)
    8. J R Robinson (various entries)
    9. Mr T Wilson
  3. Marriage, Burial and Baptismal records from Finsthwaite, various dates
    1. Various entries re Robinson family.
  4. Letter from Tom Barnes, 12 August 1962
  5. Letter from W E Burrow, 12 August 1962
  6. Letters from Miss N. I. Clay, one undated one on 17 September 1962
  7. Letter to Miss N. I. Clay, 10 November 1962
  8. Letter to Mr Burrow, 16 September 1962
  9. Letter from Miss Anne Smith dictated by Mr W E Burrow, 26 September 1962
  10. Letter from Tom Barnes, 18 September 1962
  11. Letter from Chris Parkinson, 19 September 1962
  12. Letters to Mr Burrow, Mr Barnes and Mr Parkinson, 7 October 1962

282-298 Flett, Tom, correspondence 1962

  1. Tugman, Mrs M. J., Stavely, Kendal, Westmorland, England, 13 and 19 September 1962
  2. Letter from S L Piggott, Hawkshead, 9 September 1962
  3. Letter to Mrs Coward, Ambleside, 8 October 1962
  4. Letter from Mrs Coward, Ambleside, October 1962
  5. Letter from E M Pickthall, Kendal, Westmorland, 11 September 1962
  6. Letter from Miss Ulverston, Broughton Beck, Lancs., England 14 August 1962
  7. Letter to Mr Walmeleg, 7 October 1962
  8. Letter to Mr Edgar, 7 October 1962
  9. Letter to Mr Millburn, 7 October 1962
  10. Letter to Mrs Rigg, 7 October 1962
  11. Letter to Mr Leak/Mr Longhorn, 7 October 1962
  12. Letter to Mrs Todd / Mr Chaplow, 7 October 1962
  13. Letter to Mrs Rooking, 7 October 1962
  14. Letter to Mrs Stevenson, 8 October 1962
  15. Letter to Mr Piggott, 8 October 1962
  16. Letter to Diddy Dixon, 8 October 1962
  17. Letter to Mrs Foy, 8 October 1962
  18. Letter from R Rooking, Kendal, no date, 1962
  19. Letter to Mr Clifton, 10 November 1962
  20. Letter to Mr and Mrs Cannon, 10 November 1962
  21. Letter to Mrs Pickthall, 10 November 1962
  22. Letter to Mrs Riley, 10 November 1962
  23. Letter to Mrs Brockbank, 10 November 1962
  24. Letter to Mrs Tugman, 10 November 1962
  25. Letter from T and E M Pickthall, 15 November 1962
  26. Letter from A and T Cannon, November 1962
  27. Letter from Mrs W Brockbank, 2 December 1962

312-317 Flett, Tom, further correspondence 1962

  1. Letter from Mrs Lambert, Silverdale, 24 September 1962
  2. Letter from Charles Hales, Ambleside, 26 September 1962
  3. Letter to Mrs Lambert, no date
  4. Letter to Mr Hales, no date
  5. Letter from Mr Hales, Balham, 25 October 1962
  6. Letter to Miss Hales, 10 November 1962

318-321 Flett, Tom, further correspondence 1962

  1. Letter from Mrs M F Hawes, Kendal, 12 October 1962
  2. Letter to Mrs M F Hawes, 10 November 1962
  3. Letter from Mrs M F Hawes, 14 November 1962
  4. Ball programmes

322-323 Flett, Tom, correspondence and birth certificates, marriage cert. etc 1963 for Joseph Robinson. Joseph Robinson link.

328-330 Flett, Tom, Diary entries 1962

334-346 Flett, Tom, Letters, January 1970. Norman Robinson’s death

  1. Letter from EFDSS, 2 January 1970
  2. Letter from Betty Robinson, 7 January 1970
  3. Letter from EFDSS, 21 January 1970
  4. Letter to Mr Wales, 30 January 1970, plus Norman Robinson obituary
  5. Letter from Betty Robinson, 15 January 1970