To Bromley Rural Sanitary Authority [1873?]
Summary
Gives opinion on the merits of Mr [Stephen P. J.] Eng[leheart (Darwin family doctor)]. Believes he would make an excellent county officer if elected to the district office of health.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bromley Rural Sanitary Authority |
| Date: | [1873?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 165 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8704 |
To G. H. Darwin 5 March [1873]
Summary
Distressed by the poor health of GHD and Horace. Asks them to come home.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Mar [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8799 |
From S. M. Shepley to ? 22 May 1873
Summary
Asks that recipient forward the enclosed message from Dr Hoffmann [August Wilhelm von Hofmann?] which involves an invitation from Berlin Chemical Society to join a committee for a statue in memory of Justus Liebig.
| Author: | Susannah Mary Shepley |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 22 May 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 156 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8918 |
From Thomas Meehan 3 March 1873
Summary
Although he believes in evolution, TM feels that natural selection is an inadequate cause;
nor is he satisfied with E. D. Cope’s law of acceleration and retardation.
Discusses some of his work relating to nutrition and sex and colour and sex.
| Author: | Thomas Meehan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Mar 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 109 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8796 |
From T. W. Higginson 30 March 1873
Summary
Pleased CD enjoyed his book [Outdoor papers (1871)].
Rejoices at CD’s kindly feelings toward the coloured race.
The Index is in financial trouble due to F. E. Abbot’s unworldliness.
Agassiz is setting up a summer school for natural history off the Massachusetts coast. His pupils develop more liberal scientific opinions than Agassiz’s.
Encloses some notes on expression.
| Author: | Thomas Wentworth Higginson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Mar 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 198 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8830 |
To Francis Darwin 18 [August 1873]
Summary
Pollination and floral structure of Lathyrus. Asks where bees bite through the flowers.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 18 [Aug 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 9; DAR 271.4: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9015 |
From W. E. Darwin 30 October 1873
Summary
Has visited Alford and Beesby.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Oct 1873 |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 52) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9117F |
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To [J. P. Thomasson] 3 November 1873
Summary
Thanks for the paragraph, which he had not seen and now returns.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Pennington Thomasson |
| Date: | 3 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | Hull University Archives (Thomasson family papers: U DX163/1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9126F |
From Hubert Airy 3 January 1873
Summary
HA’s paper on leaf arrangement is almost ready; asks CD to communicate it to the Royal Society. Seeks permission to quote from CD’s notes.
| Author: | Hubert Airy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Jan 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 24 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8720 |
To John Tyndall 11 April 1873
Summary
Sends JT the list and amounts subscribed for Huxley. It will probably amount to £1800. He will write to Huxley and use every argument he can to make him accept.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Tyndall |
| Date: | 11 Apr 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.8: 14 (EH 88205952) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8856 |
From M. D. Conway 10 September [1873]
Summary
Comparative study of "ethnical scriptures" shows that natural selection has operated in the evolution of religion.
| Author: | Moncure Daniel Conway |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Sept [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 220 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9049 |
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- … world! I trust you, and Mrs Darwin and your family are well, and beg that you will not …
- … Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. Max Müller drew attention to the contrast between the natural sciences explaining the origin of things from cells, and the study of the origin of language through roots. However, he warned that evolutionist philosophers abhorred the reasoning of linguists who held that if two roots of exactly the same sound produced two totally different families …
- … family of New England (see G. A. Gray 1908 ); if so, she was probably introduced to Conway by his acquaintance Oliver Wendell Holmes (see Conway 1904 , 1: 340–2). See n. 2, above. The sermon on the mount appears in Matt. 5–7; Laws was Plato’s last dialogue. Ralph Waldo Emerson published several sets of essays, and Alfred Tennyson was the poet laureate. Friedrich Max Müller gave three lectures, ‘Mr. Darwin’ …
From Andrew Clark 3 September 1873
Summary
Diagnosis of CD’s illness; prescribed diet.
| Author: | Andrew Clark, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Sept 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 151 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9041 |
To G. H. Darwin [3 April 1873]
Summary
Anxious to have GHD come home because of his poor health. Recommends Huxley’s physician (Andrew Clark) – an advocate of milk diet.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [3 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8839 |
From Arthur Mostyn-Owen 21 May 1873
Summary
Offers to exchange a water-colour portrait of CD, done, he believes, by Fanny Biddulph, for a copy of Descent.
There has been a decrease of game-birds in the area.
| Author: | Arthur Mostyn Owen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 May 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 173: 42 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8917 |
To E. A. Darwin 20 September 1873
Summary
Consults about the wisdom of Frank’s becoming CD’s assistant rather than practising medicine.
Outlines his finances.
[Copy in EAD’s hand.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Sept 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B1–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9060 |
To J. D. Hooker [6 April 1873]
Summary
Wants to discuss raising a testimonial fund for Huxley and whether Huxley would stand this.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [6 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 261–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8843 |
To C. H. Blackley 5 July [1873]
Summary
Comments on CHB’s book [Experimental researches on catarrhus aestivus – hay-fever or hay-asthma (1873)].
Explains that some pollens are wind-blown while others depend on insects for dispersal. Effect of pollen on skin and mucous membrane astonishing. Sends a book [M. Wyman, Autumnal catarrh (1872)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Harrison Blackley |
| Date: | 5 July [1873] |
| Classmark: | John Hay Library, Brown University (Albert E. Lownes Manuscript Collection, Ms.84.2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8965 |
To J. D. Hooker 4 August [1873]
Summary
Starts tomorrow for visit to Farrer and Effie [Euphemia Farrer, daughter of Hensleigh Wedgwood]. Has not done such a feat [i.e., staying as a guest of someone outside the immediate family?] for 25 years.
Has been half killing himself with Drosera.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 4 Aug [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 268–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9000 |
From E. A. Darwin 25 September [1873]
Summary
EAD sees advantages to Frank’s becoming CD’s assistant.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Sept [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B90–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9069 |
To Francis Darwin [before 15 April 1873]
Summary
Sends to Pantlludw [North Wales] bottle of formic acid. FD and Amy [Darwin] can search for spawn. If found, keep in two basins and add 6 drops of acid to one and look for differences.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [before 15 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.4: 6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8848A |
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| Butler, A. G. | (1) |
| Clark, Andrew | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (19) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (5) |
| Darwin, Francis | (3) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (2) |
| Galton, Francis | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (41) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (6) |
| Darwin, Francis | (4) |
| Galton, Francis | (4) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (2) |
Family Visits
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The Darwin Correspondence Project is pleased to announce their 'Family Fun' Workshops for the summer holidays, with fun hands-on and interactive sessions available throughout August. The workshops will be suitable for all primary aged…
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- … The Darwin Correspondence Project is pleased to announce their 'Family Fun' Workshops for the …
The Darwin family
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To celebrate the 163rd birthday of Origin of species, we are launching three new interactives online from our Darwin in Conversation exhibition. They illustrate how Darwin’s children contributed to his science as infants and adults, how he did two of his…
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- … Discover how Darwin’s children contributed to his science. Touch the items on the desk to see how …
Home learning: 7-11 years
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Do try this at home! Support your children’s learning by downloading our free and fun activities for those aged between 7-11 and 11-14 years, using Darwin’s letters.
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- … Do try this at home! Support your children’s learning by downloading our free and fun …
Family life
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From the long letters exchanged with his sisters during the Beagle voyage, through correspondence about his marriage to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, the births—and deaths—of their children, to the contributions of his sons and daughters to his scientific…
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Henrietta Emma Darwin
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Henrietta “Etty” Darwin (1843–1927) was the eldest of Charles Darwin’s daughters to reach adulthood. She married Richard Buckley Litchfield in 1871. She was a valued editor to her father as well as companion and correspondent to both of her parents.…
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- … Henrietta “Etty” Darwin (1843–1927) was the eldest of Charles Darwin’s daughters to reach …
Emma Darwin
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Emma Darwin, Charles Darwin's wife and first cousin, was born Emma Wedgwood, the eighth and youngest child of Josiah Wedgwood II and Bessy Allen. Her father was the eldest son of the famous pottery manufacturer, Josiah Wedgwood I. Her mother was one…
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- … Emma Darwin, Charles Darwin's wife and first cousin, was born Emma Wedgwood, the eighth and …
Francis Darwin
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Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished scientist. He was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, but then transferring to natural sciences. Francis completed…
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- … Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished …
Power of movement in plants
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Family experiments Darwin was an active and engaged father during his children's youth, involving them in his experiments and even occasionally using them as observational subjects. When his children…
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- … Sources | Discussion Questions | Experiment Family experiments Darwin …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of …
Darwin and Fatherhood
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Charles Darwin married Emma Wedgwood in 1839 and over the next seventeen years the couple had ten children. It is often assumed that Darwin was an exceptional Victorian father. But how extraordinary was he? The Correspondence Project allows an unusually…
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- … Charles Darwin married Emma Wedgwood in 1839 and over the next seventeen years the couple had ten …
Fake Darwin: myths and misconceptions
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Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, with full debunking below...
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Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts of …
Life of Erasmus Darwin
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The Life of Erasmus Darwin (1879) was a curious departure for Darwin. It was intended as a biographical note to accompany an essay on Erasmus's scientific work by the German writer Ernst Krause. But Darwin became immersed in his grandfather's…
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- … The Life of Erasmus Darwin (1879) was a curious departure for Darwin. It was intended as a …
Darwin’s scientific women
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Darwin exchanged letters with women who were botanists, travellers, observers, writers, and naturalists. Find out about their lives and how they contributed to his research.
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- … Darwin’s letters shed light on the lives of some otherwise little-known women and reveal how much …
Dramatisation script
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Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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- … Re: Design – performance version – 25 March 2007 – 1 Re: Design – Adaptation of the …
Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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- … Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of …
William Darwin Fox
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Charles Darwin’s cousin, William Darwin Fox, was admitted to Christ’s College, Cambridge, in 1824, three years before Darwin; the two men became close friends. They corresponded throughout their lives, exchanging accounts of their growing families…
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- … Charles Darwin’s cousin, William Darwin Fox, was admitted to Christ’s College, Cambridge, in 1824, …
Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
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- … Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants …
People
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This section is about Charles Darwin and his correspondents. It is divided into the following areas: Key correspondents The Beagle voyage networks Family and friends Darwin's scientific networks Readers and critics Publishers, artists…
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Darwin in letters, 1880: Sensitivity and worms
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‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury friend Henry Johnson on 14 November 1880. Darwin became fully devoted to earthworms in the spring of the year, just after finishing the manuscript of…
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- … ‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury …
