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GALTON - Galton Papers
3 - Correspondence
3 - Correspondence A-Z
10 - Correspondence J
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UCL Special Collections
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Reference Number
GALTON/3/3/10/3
Title
Jastow, Joseph
Date
1887
Date2
1892
Description
2 portrait photographs : Galton has annotated one of the photographs on the reverse with extract from letter from Jastow dated 19 Aug 1887 "Composite of 21 Johns Hopkins Doctor of Philosophy of the years 1886-1887 made for Mr Jastow by Professor Shaddow of Smith College who will publish them in the Century Magazine. The average age of the sitters is 27 years". Wishes to have a list of Galton's publications because he was going to mount an exhibition.
Extent
1 letter
AdminHistory
Jastrow, Joseph (1863-1944), an American psychologist, was one of the first scientists to study the evolution of language. He worked on optical illusions.
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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