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GALTON - Galton Papers
3 - Correspondence
2 - Letterbooks
1 - Letters of Notable Victorians
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Item
Reference Number
GALTON/3/2/1/22
Title
Faulds, Henry
Date
16 Feb 1880
Description
Letter from physician and scientist Henry Faulds to Charles Darwin regarding palm- and fingerprints and their uses in different cultures, with particular reference to Japan and China. Originally enclosed a fingerprint form, see GALTON/3/2/1/23
Extent
1 letter
CustodialHistory
This letter, a fingerprint form and a related letter to Galton from Charles Darwin were found in Galton's fingerprint box, having been returned to him from the Anthropological Institute.
AccessStatus
Restricted access
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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