Francis Galton's Letters to Darwin Galton and Viollette Galton
- Date:
- 1850-1852
- Reference:
- GALTON/1/3/2/4
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Seventeen letters from Francis Galton to his mother, F A V Galton and his brother, Darwin Galton, about the African voyage.
The letters date from 02 April 1850 as Galton is awaiting his ship in Portsmouth. Throughout the letters he details his preparations, plans for travel and potential routes, financial arrangements, hiring men and acquiring provisions, and problems encountered during the expedition. Several copy letters have been attached to the originals.
Publication/Creation
1850-1852
Physical description
17 letters
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.