| StorageSite | UCL Special Collections |
| Level | Series |
| Reference Number | PEARSON/2/2 |
| Title | Papers Relating to The History of Statistics in the 17th and 18th Centuries |
| Date | c1920s |
| Date2 | c1970s |
| Description | Manuscript drafts of Karl Pearson's lectures on the history of statistics, given at University College London (UCL) during the academic sessions 1921-1933; plus Egon Pearson's editorial notes and comments.
The lectures would form the basis of Karl Pearson, Egon Pearson, The History of Statistics in the 17th and 18th Centuries Against the Changing Background of Intellectual, Scientific and Religious Thought, (London: Charles Griffin & Co Ltd; 1978). |
| Extent | 7 boxes |
| Arrangement | Notes by Egon Sharpe Pearson indicate the original order and subsequent rearrangement of the manuscript drafts and notes. See items for details. |
| 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. |