Sir W J Herschel Fingerprint Material
- Herschel; Sir; William James (1833–1917); developer of fingerprinting and judge
- Date:
- 1881-1893
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/9/6/5
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Fingerprints, correspondence and other material relating to prints from Hooghly district in India sent by Sir William J Herschel to Galton. This material was primarily used to determine whether an individual's prints change over time.
Publication/Creation
1881-1893
Physical description
3 boxes
Terms of use
The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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Where to find it
Location of original
The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.