| Description | <p>Letters to Pearson from Lucy Clifford, née Lane, wife of the mathematician William Kingdon Clifford and member of the Men and Women's Club.</p>
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<p>Letters dated 1884 regarding: her late husband's papers, and attendant publication and copyrights; Pearson's editorial work on William Clifford, <i>The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences</i>, (London: Kegan Paul & Co, 1885). Letters dated 1885 regarding: the arrangements for the publication of <i>Elements of Dynamics</i>; suggestions for the theme of the preface; pricing remaining stock; and regarding reviews of William Clifford's work [various clippings and reviews enclosed].</p>
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<p>Letters dated 1886 regarding her time in Switzerland; financial arrangements with publishers; her late husband's views and writings on marriage and prostitution; Hintonianism; and Mathilda Blind. Letters dated 1887 regarding William Clifford's unpublished manuscripts; Pearson's relationship with Olive Schreiner; arrangements with Kegan Paul & Co; her time in Hind Head, and plans for further travel.</p>
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<p>Letter dated 1890 congratulating Pearson on his engagement to Maria Sharpe. Letters dated 1894 regarding financial arrangements with Kegan Paul & Co., with enclosed letters from the same; and upkeep of William Clifford's grave. Letter dated Mar 1897 advising Pearson of places to stay in Hind Head.</p>
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<p>Letters dated 1905 regarding the upkeep of William Clifford's grave; reprints of <i>Common Sense of the Exact Sciences</i> and financial agreements with Kegan Paul & Co. Letters dated 1925 regarding the grave of William Clifford.</p> |