| StorageSite | UCL Special Collections |
| Level | Item |
| Reference Number | GALTON/2/9/6/13/15 |
| Title | Du Cane, Sir Edmund Frederick |
| Date | Mar-Jul 1891 |
| Date2 | 10-12 Jan 1895 |
| Description | Four letters from Sir E F Du Cane to Galton dated March - July 1891, mostly regarding thumb prints and taking fingerprints. Two letters from Du Cane to Galton dated 10 and 12 January 1895 suggesting that the infant Prince Edward (later King Edward VIII) should be fingerprinted in case he was kidnapped. Also a page of MS notes by Du Cane (annotated by Galton) on the number of fingerprints in the central registry. |
| Extent | 6 letters plus 1 enclosure |
| 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. |