Press Cuttings Re: Development of Identification by Fingerprints

Date:: 1909

Reference:: GALTON/2/9/6/14

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Press Cuttings Re: Development of Identification by Fingerprints. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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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.

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Description

Press cuttings from The Times relating to a letter to the Editor from George Darwin. Darwin's letter, published 6 January 1909, was in response to an article on the Metropolitan Police which had appeared on January 4th. He claimed the article wrongly attributed the system of identification by finger prints to Sir Edward Henry, overlooking Galton's contribution. Darwin's assertions prompted a number of letters contesting the issue.

This item contains two cuttings of Darwin's letter, seven cuttings of letters in response (some duplicates) and notes by Galton on the controversy (7 folios).

Publication/Creation

1909

Physical description

1 folder

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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.

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A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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English

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