Galton, Francis to Elizabeth Wheler [nee Galton] and Emma Galton
- Date:
- 1901-1905
- Reference:
- GALTON/1/4/12/2
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Twelve letters written by Francis Galton to his sisters Elizabeth and Emma.
The letters concern Galton's health, social engagements, his trips abroad, and family matters, including George Darwin's knighthood, and the deaths of Erasmus Galton and Edward Darwin.
The letters also discuss Galton's receipt of the Huxley Medal, the Royal Society Darwin Medal, and becoming an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, as well as lectures given and Galton's book Noteworthy Families.
Publication/Creation
1901-1905
Physical description
12 letters plus enclosures
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.