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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
LevelItem
Reference Number PEARSON/11/1/8/104
TitleHunter, D W
DateApr 1910
Date2Feb 1911-Jun 1912
DescriptionLetters dated 1910 regarding the occurrance of cases of tuberculosis and mental illness across generations [in "elder" and "closing" members]; the possible disposition of people with Down's Syndrome to tuberculosis; and diagrams showing the distribution of "tuberculosis, insane members, and criminals" in large families [enclosed]. Letter dated 1911 thanking Pearson for his paper on albinism, and providing [anonymised] information about cases of albinism. Letters dated 1912 regarding the difficulties in collecting follow-up data from former patients; G Auden's ideas on segregation; and enclosing newspaper clippings on eugenics and horse racing.
Extent4 letters plus enclosures
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe 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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