| StorageSite | UCL Special Collections |
| Level | Item |
| Reference Number | GALTON/1/1/9/5/7 |
| Title | Darwin, Charles Robert to Francis Galton |
| Date | 1853-1882 |
| Description | Letters sent from Charles Darwin to his cousin Francis Galton. Dates from the time of the publication of Galton's Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa in 1853 up until Darwin's death in 1882.
The letters concern the ongoing work of both men, their experiments and publications, including theories of heredity and Pangenesis; breeding rabbits; acquired characteristics; discussion of other theories and advances in the field of biology; the application of such ideas to societal programmes; and family matters.
Also included is an invitation to Charles Darwin's funeral, and a list of correspondence received from Darwin prepared by Francis Galton in 1896; 18 letters are listed, with the note "I have 10 other letters but I doubt if you will care to see them." |
| Extent | 33 letters plus 1 enclosure, 1 card and 1 list |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| AccessConditions | The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking. |
| Related Material | Summaries and partial transcriptions of individual letters are available on the website of the Darwin Correspondence Project, http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/ [Accessed 12 Nov 2012]. |