| Description | <p>Letters from Lucy "Eva" Ellis, nee Biggs, to Pearson. Eva was Francis Galton's great niece, and companion to Galton in his later years.</p>
<p>Letters written prior to Galton's death concern photographs, articles in <i>Biometrika</i>, and discussions about religion and spiritualism. Letters written after Galton's death primarily consist of Eva's memories of Galton, and discussion of Galton's papers and estate, and Pearson's biography of Galton.</p>
<p>Enclosed with the letters are copy letters to Eva from Millicent Lethbridge and Francis Galton, travel chess counters apparently made by Galton, various photographs and silhouettes of Francis Galton, and Galton's pocket diary for 1910.</p> |