| Description | Folder of general correspondence to and from staff of Galton Laboratory, the office of the Provost and others. Subjects include, recommendations relating to R Fisher for the role of Galton Chair, the establishment of a general committee to commemorate Karl Pearson after his retirement from UCL, issues with the laboratory's Animal House ventilation, Senate's approval of the re-organisation of the department, Fisher's acceptance of the role of Galton Chair and his proposals for the department, conflict between Fisher and Egon Pearson, appointment of M S Bartlett as lecturer, distribution of calculating machines, Professor Morant's craniometry research, allocation of rooms to both the Galton Laboratory and the Department of Statistics and financial provision for the Department of Statistics. Includes ts copy of a 'statement of duties and terms of appointment' for Reader of Statistics.
Correspondents:
Karl Pearson
Allen Mawer (Provost)
T S Lascelles of the London Positivist Society
H Claughton
R A Fisher
Percy Stocks
E S Pearson |