Butler, Henry Montagu
- Date:
- 12 Nov 1858
- Reference:
- GALTON/3/3/2/50
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Manuscript letters.
Letter dated 12 Nov 1858 describes the union debating room and library in Cambridge. States that 330 people have been present for crowded debates (four diagrams are enclosed).
Telegram dated 1886 is an invitiation to visit Alderley near Wotton under Edge in the Cotswolds.
Letter dated 18 May 1905 delighted that Galton is coming to the House on 14 June.
Letter dated 25 June 1909. Butler states he had great pleasure in reading of Galton's knighthood but. Mentions various people who have spoken respectfully of him including Leonard Darwin, Joseph Hooker, Prince Roland Bonaparte and Sir Archibald Geikie.
Publication/Creation
12 Nov 1858
Physical description
3 letters, 1 telegram, 4 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.