Description | Papers, 1840-1931, relating to Karl Pearson's The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1914), vols I, II, IIIa, IIIb. Consisting of: Manuscript and typescript drafts, excerpts and notes, including a manuscript draft of Pearson's Francis Galton, 1822-1922, a Centenary Appreciation, (1922). Research papers on the ancestors and pedigrees of Charles Robert Darwin and Francis Galton. Copies of letters sent and received by Galton from the Darwin and Galton families, and from scientific acquaintances. Copies of plates, prints and other images used across the 3 three volumes. Letters to Pearson regarding the biography, plus clippings of reviews. |