Autographs and letters collected by Sir Francis Galton, many addressed to George Butler (1774-1853), Dean of Peterborough.
Papers of Sir Francis Galton
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Autogr. c. 27, d. 43-5, f. 5
- Dates of Creation
- 19th century
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 5 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) was a eugenist. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).
Acquisition Information
The papers were bought from Mrs M.L. Butler in 1975.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 37810-13.