Ferris, Major W B
- Date:
- 1892-1895
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/9/6/13/19
- Part of:
- Fingerprint Correspondence
- Archives and manuscripts
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About this work
Description
Letters from Major W B Ferris to Galton discussing the difficulties experienced by Indian officials in making accurate identification of individuals, and the use of fingerprint systems to overcome this. Ferris was also in contact with Alphonse Bertillion regarding his system of identification. Includes four sets of fingerprints enclosed with a letter of 28 July 1892.
Publication/Creation
1892-1895
Physical description
14 letters plus 4 sets of fingerprints
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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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.