Drafts of Galton's Presidential Address
- Date:
- 1891
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/4/19/7/1
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Typescript drafts of Galton's presidential address to the Demography Section of the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography, concerning "the relative fertility of different classes and races, and their tendency to supplant one another under various circumstances."
There are two drafts, one heavily annotated and struck through by Galton, the other marked "Revised", with minor corrections. A folio of manuscript notes is attached to the first draft.
Publication/Creation
1891
Physical description
9 folios plus 1 envelope
Terms of use
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.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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Location of original
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.