Papers of Nora Barlow

Scope and Content

[1] Family correspondence; correspondence with Gwen Raverat (née Darwin), 1903-50; and general correspondence, alphabetically arranged. [2] Early genetics research: notebooks, sketches and publications; unpublished notes, essays, lectures, and sketches; and publications notes, drafts, and proofs, 1920-70. [3] Relations with the Bateson family. [4] Photographs of Nora Barlow, homes and family; Farrers and Erskines, 1840s-; Darwins and Batesons, 1880s-; and miscellaneous, cousins, and friends. [5] Publications: journal articles and cuttings, and books annotated with Nora Barlow's notes (mostly on Darwin and related subjects). [6] Diaries; sketch books and travel notes; and acquisitions of Darwin material by Cambridge University Library.

Access Information

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Deposited on permanent loan, 1989

Other Finding Aids

A full catalogue of the papers can be found online at: http://darwin.amnh.org/browse.php?mode=uc&pid=76926

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.