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GALTON - Galton Papers
1 - Personal and Family Papers
1 - Family History and Correspondence
9 - Biographical Material Relating to the Galton Family
5 - Papers and Correspondence from Edward Galton Wheler-Galton's Family Book
7 - Darwin, Charles Robert to Francis Galton
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Piece
Reference Number
GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/13
Title
Darwin to Francis Galton
Date
30 Dec 1872
Description
Letter from Darwin to Francis Galton. "A young Mr Balfour" [biologist Francis Maitland Balfour] was staying with the Darwins and had expressed an interest in breeding rabbits to investigate the theory of pangenisis. Darwin asks Galton which coat colours in rabbits were most likely to breed true.
Extent
1 letter
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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