| Description | Letters regarding De Beer's research into Charles Darwin, discussing Darwin's manuscripts, publications and correspondence; the purchase and transfer of the Beagle to Japanese service in the 1870s, and her decommission in the 1880s; the development of Darwin's thoughts on natural selection; and the philosophy of science.
The folder also contains De Beer's manuscript and typescript notes on Darwin and transcriptions from manuscripts and letters, plus newspaper cuttings of articles concerning the Darwin centenary, and De Beer's work on Darwin. |