Correspondence from Sir Francis Darwin

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-74/11/13
• Dates of Creation:1884-1887
• Name of Creator:
  Darwin, Sir Francis, 1848-1925 (botanist)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  13 letters None which affect the use of this material

• Scope and Content

  The Correspondence from Sir Francis Darwin sub-series consists of:

  • 13 letters, the bulk dated 1884-1887 and arranged chronologically

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Sir Francis Darwin 1848-1925 wrote to Sir Archibald Geikie over the period 1884-1887 concerning the publication of letters by his father, Charles Robert Darwin, some relating to the latter's criticism of James Dwight Dana.

• Archivist's Note

  None

  Grant Buttars 10 October 2001

• Subjects

  Biography

  Scholarly Publishing

• Personal Names

  Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895 (American geologist, mineralogist, and naturalist)

  Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist)

  Darwin, Sir Francis, 1848-1925 (botanist)

  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)