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GALTON - Galton Papers
2 - Scientific Papers
9 - Fingerprints and Personal Identification
6 - Fingerprints
11 - Sets of Fingerprints
3 - Bundles of Fingerprint Cards and Index
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Item
Reference Number
GALTON/2/9/6/11/3/3
Title
Fingerprints: Cards From I Bundle
Date
c1895
Description
Seven bundles of cards and one cardboard label reading "M to Q". All the packaging is marked "Cards from 1st bundle". The cards each have two fingerprints pasted onto the front and the name of the individual on the reverse. Each person has been assigned a number; the cards do not run in numerical order. Family relationships, e.g. "D. of 621" "F. of 609" are noted at the top of each card. Approximately 600 cards in total.
Bundle 1: cardboard label
Bundle 2: numbers between 600-698
Bundle 3: numbers between 520-599 plus 840
Bundle 4: numbers between 400-497
Bundle 5: numbers between 300-397 plus 630
Bundle 6: numbers between 200-298
Bundle 7: numbers between 100-199 plus 204
Bundle 8: numbers between 11-99
Note that the cards are not in numerical order and not every number is present.
Extent
8 bundles
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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