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GALTON - Galton Papers
2 - Scientific Papers
9 - Fingerprints and Personal Identification
6 - Fingerprints
13 - Fingerprint Correspondence
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Item
Reference Number
GALTON/2/9/6/13/18
Title
Fawcett, Fred
Date
1894-1899
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.
Extent
6 letters plus 3 enclosures
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.
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