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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
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Reference Number GALTON/2/4/14/5/3
TitleCrichton-Browne, Sir James to Francis Galton
Date05 Mar 1905
DescriptionLetter from Crichton-Browne, enquiring into Galton's research into families with histories of mental health problems, and suggesting that if Galton "showed the way" then the Medico-Psychological Association could collect data from asylums and medical officers across the country.
Crichton-Browne also suggests that Galton investigate the medico-psychological literature for existing data, and recommends the work of Dr A Urquhart and Dr [Graininge Stewart?].
The letter ends with Crichton-Browne asking "may not eugenic prudence be carried too far?" [here Galton has annotated "yes" in the margin], describing a case where a man feared to marry his fiance because of a family history of diabetes.
Extent1 letter
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe 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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