Mann, Robert James to Francis Galton

Date:
Jun-Jul 1880
Reference:
GALTON/2/4/18/1/3
Part of:
Galton Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Letter from Mann, thanking Galton for forwarding William Proudfoot's letter and photograph [enclosed], and discussing aboriginal drawings.

Letter from William Proudfoot to Galton, regarding an acquaintance of himself and Dr Mann, a Bushman from Natal. Proudfoot encloses two photographs of the man, one for Dr Mann and one for Galton.

Enclosed carte de visite of the unnamed Bushman, annotated on verso by Galton "Dr Mann's Bush boy who drew so well, afterwards in service of Mr Proudfoot who sent me this. The boy is dead."

Publication/Creation

Jun-Jul 1880

Physical description

1 letter plus enclosures

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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.

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