Autographs and letters collected by Sir Francis Galton, many addressed to George Butler (1774-1853), Dean of Peterborough.
Dates
- Creation: 19th cent.-1925
Extent
0.75 Linear metres (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Autogr. c. 27, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Autogr. c. 27, d. 43-45, f. 5
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12967
Abstract
Archive of Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911), eugenist.
Biographical / Historical
Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) was a eugenist. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 37810-14.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were bought from Mrs M.L. Butler in 1975.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Archive of Sir Francis Galton
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Kelly Burchmore
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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