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3-page letter from William Perren Maycock to S P Thompson, dated 20 October 1907. The letter says, 'Dear Professor Thompson, I have always cherished a very earnest recollection of the extent to which your teaching, advice, & help have benefitted me; & now that my wife has presented me with a son, we have determined to name him Silvanus, in memory of yourself. I only hope that he will prove - as far as possible - a credit to his namesake; & I felt sure that you would like to hear of what we had done. I have now been for some time Engineering Editor in the Westinghouse Companies Publishing Department; & though the work is very congenial to me, being exiled to Manchester is not, as you will quite understand. We should be delighted by your acceptance of the photo I send herewith [no longer present] - taken from my study window. I am on the right & my wife is in the middle. Trusting you are well, believe me dear Professor, yours sincerely, W Perren Maycock." This material was found in an SPT study collection book , 'electric lighting and power distribution: an elementary manual of electrical engineering, suitable for students preparing for the elementary and ordinary grade examinations of the City and Guilds of London Institute', by W Perren Maycock (2nd edition 1894). [Digital version available]