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.

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.

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

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.