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GALTON - Galton Papers
2 - Scientific Papers
9 - Fingerprints and Personal Identification
6 - Fingerprints
3 - Fingerprints of Families and Racial Groups
2 - Fingerprint Methods
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Item
Reference Number
GALTON/2/9/6/3/2/2
Title
Fingerprint Techniques
Date
1888-1892
Description
Test prints, notes and other material relating to Galton's investigations into the best method for taking fingerprints. Includes slips of paper with test prints and notes on how the prints were made, and notes from W J Herschel with examples of prints made from a mixture of birdlime and candle-black.
Extent
25 pieces
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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