Bateson, William

Manuscript letters. Letters concerning his studies on the measurements of beetles, whelks and limpets. Discusses his sister's work. Discusses wording of a circular to promote accurate investigations of variation, heredity and selection. Two enclosures including a printed circular from the Evolution Committee of the Royal Society.

Particular items:

Letter dated 2 May 1897 discusses the education of women.

Enclosure attached with letter dated 10 February 1898 shows his experiments in breeding birds.

Letters dated 5 July 1905 and 27 September 1905 discuss his sweet pea experiments and that he hopes to achieve the gametic ratio the following year (2 enclosures attached).

1889-1905

23 letters and 4 enclosures

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.