Fawcett, Fred
- Date:
- 1894-1899
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/9/6/13/18
- Part of:
- Fingerprint Correspondence
- Archives and manuscripts
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About this work
Description
Letters from Fred Fawcett of Calicut (now known as Kozhikode) to Galton regarding the implementation of Galton's fingerprint identification system and Bertillon's measurements in police forces around the Malabar district of India (now Kalabar district). Encloses an index to fingerprints sent by Fawcett to Galton and two photographs of an Indian man.
Publication/Creation
1894-1899
Physical description
6 letters plus 3 enclosures
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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.
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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.