Galton, Sir Francis to Sir George Howard Darwin

Manuscript letters.

Folder 1 : Sep 1873- 18 Jul 1877

Concerning Darwin's globe map frame; his wife's illnesses; General Strachey's machine in the Isle of Dogs; concerning first cousin marriages; in working out "your father's plant statistics" Francis created an experimental ogive table and sent it to Glaister to recalculate (copy of Glaister's answer attached); sending papers for constructive criticism; definition of a "fair curve" (letter dated 21 Jan 1877)

Folder 2 : 12 Nov 1877-11 Nov 1910

Concerning the visualised system of numbers; concerning Darwin's return to England and that they might meet up (letter 30 September 1884 also has note by Louisa Galton); describing travels in Italy with George Butler (letter dated 24 Mar 1886 and 9 Apr 1886 - the latter letter mentions Josephine Butler and notes that they held "diametrically opposed views", but she was charming); instructions on how to open his luggage box (letter dated 16 October 1886); letter dated 30 Dec 1887 has the signature cut out; diagram of pendulum with hinged plate (letter dated 22 Jan 1890); describes a memory experiment which Galton would like Darwin to carry out on his son (letter dated 1 Jul 1890); family news, particularly about George's son, Charles.

1873-1910

96 letters and 1 enclosure Some letters must have been originally filed in a ring binder. Letters have hole punches and have been torn.

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.