International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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From F. B. Sanborn 12 January 1882
Summary
Sends CD some of the [American Social Science] Association’s publications; asks if they may enrol him as a corresponding member. They have printed CD’s letter to Mrs Talbot
and also his paper from Mind (1877) ["Biographical sketch of an infant"].
| Author: | Franklin Benjamin Sanborn |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 29 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13615 |
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- … truly, | F. B. Sanborn | General Secretary of the American Social Science Association. …
- … his diary were printed in Journal of Social Science 15 (1881): 8–10. His four daughters …
- … Sends CD some of the [American Social Science] Association’s publications; asks if they …
- … development. Boston: Education Department of the American Social Science Association. …
- … American Social Science Association, | Boston, January 12 , 188 2 . Charles Darwin, Esq. | …
- … The letter is written on American Social Science Association notepaper, which lists the …
- … as an honorary member of the American Social Science Association at the general meeting …
- … on 6 September 1881 (see Journal of Social Science 14 (1881): 34). The enclosures have not …
- … secretary of the education department (see Journal of Social Science 15 (1881): 6–8). CD’ …
- … of an infant’ , was reprinted in Journal of Social Science 15 (1881): 33–40, together with …
- … of the child; Preyer 1882 ; Journal of Social Science 15 (1881): 44–8). For her studies of …
Sanborn, F. B. (1831–1917)
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- … Franklin Benjamin Sanborn 1831–1917 American journalist, philanthropist, social reformer. …
- … A founder of the American Social Science Association. DAB Bibliography DAB : Dictionary of …
- … University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928–95. American Social Science Association America …
- … American journalist philanthropist social reformer 30 …
To J. D. Hooker 14 November [1855]
Summary
Candolle discusses social plants. CD devises criterion for showing sociability not inherent.
Bentham’s buried seed plan rejected.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 14 Nov [1855] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 155 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1781 |
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- … Candolle discusses social plants. CD devises criterion for showing sociability not …
- … plants near their extreme limits are social? What puzzles there are in all such cases! I …
- … much interested on my old puzzle about Social Plants: Decandolle by the facts, which he …
- … more puzzling in my eyes. The case of social plants is of no direct importance whatever to …
- … namely whether introduced plants are ever social in their new country not being so in …
- … species, & not to anything inherent in the social species itself. Would M r Bentham be so …
- … sort of Sow Thistle are wonderfully social, are they in their parent country? The Fennel I …
- … the beds of the Impatiens in Surrey sound as if this was “social”: how is it in America? — …
- … Is the Sweet Briar social in Tasmania. Do you not think that these cases would throw …
- … light on “sociability”? But why on earth are not Tropical plants social? How comes it …
- … répandues’) and those that were abundant or social (‘sociales’) in Candolle 1855 , 1: 457– …
- … thistle as examples of plants that are ‘social’ in their adopted country but not in their …
- … difference between very common plants & social plants’. ‘Even the brushwood is a fruit- …
- … the impression that tropical plants were less ‘social’ or abundant than those of temperate …
Westrum, Ron. 1978. Science and social intelligence about anomalies: the case of meteorites. Social Studies of Science 8: 461–93.
Benton, Ted. 2002. Social Darwinism and socialist Darwinism in Germany: 1860 to 1900. In Historical materialism and social evolution, edited by Paul Blackledge and Graeme Kirkpatrick. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
From Asa Gray 23 September 1856
Summary
Plants that are social in the U. S. but are not so in the Old World.
Distribution of U. S. species common to Europe.
Gives Theodor Engelmann’s opinion on the relative variability of indigenous and introduced plants and notes the effects of man’s settlement on the numbers and distribution of indigenous plants.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Sept 1856 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 94 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1959 |
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- … variable’ pencil ; ‘(C)’ brown crayon ; ‘Social in America’ brown crayon ; ‘& not in …
- … Plants that are social in the U. S. but are not so in the Old World. Distribution of U. S. …
- … as to whether there are any plants social here, which are not so in the old world,—is, …
- … natural selection’, includes a discussion of social plants ( Natural selection , pp. 203– …
- … 3.3] double scored brown crayon 3.3 social] underl brown crayon 4.2 and may … Engelmann. …
- … 4.3] scored brown crayon 4.2 social] underl brown crayon 6.5 And hardly … plant. 6.6] …
- … vulgaris may be said to have become a truly social plant, in neglected fields and copses, …
- … the road- sides, and is one of our most social plants. But this plant is doubtless a …
- … pastures, &c. —and may fairly be called a social plant. In Germany it is not so found, …
To F. B. Sanborn 22 January 1882
Summary
Accepts election as a corresponding member of the American Social Science Association [see 13615].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Franklin Benjamin Sanborn |
| Date: | 22 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | B. Altman (dealer) (3 October 1982) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13637 |
Allen, David Elliston. 1976. The naturalist in Britain: a social history. London: Allen Lane.
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- … David Elliston. 1976. The naturalist in Britain: a social history. London: Allen Lane. …
From G. A. Gaskell 13 November 1878
Summary
Discusses three "laws of race preservation" which are evolving: (1) natural selection; (2) the sociological law of sympathetic selection, or indiscriminate survival; (3) moral law – social selection or the "Birth of the Fittest".
| Author: | George Arthur Gaskell |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Nov 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 12 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11744 |
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- … indiscriminate survival; (3) moral law – social selection or the "Birth of the Fittest". …
- … Survival. Third— The Moral Law, Social Selection or the Birth of the Fittest. These three …
- … I gather that you fear much reduced social pressure would result in indolence. I submit …
- … protected so long as they conform to the social mandate, not to continue their race. They …
- … of Descent included discussions of the development of the moral sense, social instincts, …
- … and social virtues, the rate of increase of human populations, and the role of natural …
- … 609–11). For CD’s conclusions on the social instincts, see Descent 1: 97–8. The falling …
- … a child is, perhaps, the most important social action that two private persons can engage …
- … in themselves immoral, or of immoral tendency, because social instinct is against them. …
- … But social instinct has, as you justly point out, been developed in favour of the general …
- … out of consideration in any speculation on social tendencies. I need but refer to France, …
Clark, Linda L. 1984. Social Darwinism in France. [Birmingham], Alabama: University of Alabama Press.
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- … Clark, Linda L. 1984. Social Darwinism in France. [Birmingham], Alabama: University of …
Offer, John. 2010. Herbert Spencer and social theory. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
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- … Offer, John. 2010. Herbert Spencer and social theory . Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave …
Bonham-Carter, Victor. 1960. In a liberal tradition: a social biography 1700–1950. London: Constable.
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- … Victor. 1960. In a liberal tradition: a social biography 1700–1950. London: Constable. NF3 …
To Hugo Thiel 25 February 1869
Summary
Thanks for publication applying CD’s theory to moral and social questions.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugo Thiel |
| Date: | 25 Feb 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 71 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6634 |
To John Morley 14 April [1871]
Summary
Comments on JM’s review of Descent, vol. 2 [Pall Mall Gaz. 13 (1871): 1358–9].
Mistake CD made "in speaking of greatest happiness as the foundation of morals" is unintelligible to CD. Discusses J. S. Mill’s view of moral feelings as natural. Discusses basis of conscience.
Glad to read remarks on hive-bees.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Morley, Viscount Morley of Blackburn |
| Date: | 14 Apr [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 146: 410 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7685 |
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- … are deeply laid in the very conditions of social existence’, an observation he uses to …
- … to lay the basis of conscience in the social feelings’. Frances Power Cobbe , however, in …
- … his great authority with respect to the social instincts, but the sentence which I quote …
- … as he says so very little about the social instincts. When I speak of intellectual …
- … instincts, without having retrograded in his social instincts; and I do not think that …
- … evidence that man ever existed as a non-social animal. I must add that I have been very …
- … sense and the benefits of a developing social instinct in early humanity (p. 11). In [ …
International encyclopedia of the social sciences. Edited by David L. Sills. Assistant editor, V. N. Ponomarev. 19 vols. New York: Macmillan. [1968–91.]
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- … International encyclopedia of the social sciences . Edited by David L. Sills. Assistant …
Timiryazev, Kliment Arkadievich. 1871. Spektralny analiz khlorofilla. St Petersburg: Press of the Society for Social Benefit.
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- … St Petersburg: Press of the Society for Social Benefit. http://books.e-heritage.ru/ …
Kean, Hilda. 1998. Animal rights: political and social change in Britain since 1800. London: Reaktion Books.
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- … Hilda. 1998. Animal rights: political and social change in Britain since 1800 . London: …
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Suggested reading
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Contemporary writing Anon., The English matron: A practical manual for young wives, (London, 1846). Anon., The English gentlewoman: A practical manual for young ladies on their entrance to society, (Third edition, London, 1846). Becker, L. E.…
Moral Nature
Summary
In Descent of Man, Darwin argued that human morality had evolved from the social instincts of animals, especially the bonds of sympathy and love. Darwin gathered observations over many decades on animal behavior: the heroic sacrifices of social insects,…
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- … , Darwin argued that human morality had evolved from the social instincts of animals, especially the …
- … it may be concluded that he has parental, conjugal and social instincts, and perhaps others.... …
- … many decades on animal behavior: the heroic sacrifices of social insects, the tender bonds of …
- … the pleasure they experienced when acting in accordance with social instincts, and the pain they …
- … but the foundations of ethical behavior remained the social instincts that humans shared with …
- … by The Times for undermining the foundations of social order. It was rebuked by the religious …
- … of sympathy [but]... it seems to me that he considers the social feeling in man the result of …
- … It is very extraordinary that he should recognize the social instincts to be natural to Animals, …
- … and conditions wh. belong of right to what I should call Social Selection--i.e., the selection by a …
- … and other instincts, without having retrograded in his social instincts ... I do not think that …
- … March [1870?] Darwin met the religious writer and social reformer Frances Power Cobbe in …
- … that conscience arose through a conflict between enduring social feelings and more fleeting desires, …
- … than by abstract ethical principles. "The lower social animals may be said to be under …
- … & most persons w^d^ call it instinctive ... Now as soon as a social animal became in some slight …
Biodiversity and its histories
Summary
The Darwin Correspondence Project was co-sponsor of Biodiversity and its Histories, which brought together scholars and researchers in ecology, politics, geography, anthropology, cultural history, and history and philosophy of science, to explore how…
Interview with Randal Keynes
Summary
Randal Keynes is a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin, and the author of Annie’s Box (Fourth Estate, 2001), which discusses Darwin’s home life, his relationship with his wife and children, and the ways in which these influenced his feelings about…
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- … 11. Darwin's support for the church as a social institution Dr White: Some …
- … in Britain at the time; and the church and chapels as social institutions. If you look at belief and …
- … other gentry in the village, that education was the greatest social need for the poor people - the …
- … church in the community, he was supporting the church as a social institution. I think, also, he was …
- … values; there was no difficulty there. So the church was a social institution to be supported …
- … well of human nature. I think he thought we were basically social and helpful to each other, and …
5873_1488
Summary
From B. J. Sulivan 13 February [1868]f1 Bournemouth Feby. 13. My dear Darwin As Mr Stirling has sent me the recpt. you may as well have it with the Photo of the four Fuegian boys which he wishes me to send you in case you have not seen it. He…
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- … humanity introduced forms isolation, islands social behaviour Please cite as …
Letters as a Primary Source
Summary
Introduction: Why study Darwin’s letters? Courses about Darwin usually focus on the Origin of Species, widely regarded as one of the most important books ever written in the history of science. Yet as a starting point for understanding Darwin’s theory,…
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- … the private sphere of his life and work, and onto the wider social sphere of collaboration, …
- … responses to his work. Letters reveal much about the social and material practices of science. They …
- … different backgrounds, perspectives, and agendas, a rich social world that is often invisible in …
- … in the history and philosophy of science, cultural and social history, literature, women’s studies, …
- … letters, both to understand Darwin’s work in its broader social context, and to explore the vital …
Letters as a Primary Source
Summary
Introduction: Why study Darwin’s letters? Courses about Darwin usually focus on the Origin of Species, widely regarded as one of the most important books ever written in the history of science. Yet as a starting point for understanding Darwin’s theory,…
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- … the private sphere of his life and work, and onto the wider social sphere of collaboration, …
- … responses to his work. Letters reveal much about the social and material practices of science. They …
- … different backgrounds, perspectives, and agendas, a rich social world that is often invisible in …
- … in the history and philosophy of science, cultural and social history, literature, women’s studies, …
- … letters, both to understand Darwin’s work in its broader social context, and to explore the vital …
1.12 Marian Huxley, drawing
Summary
< Back to Introduction Portrayals of Darwin by women in his social circle cannot be lumped together as the products of adoring amateurs. In 1878 he was sketched by Marian (‘Mady’) Huxley, who was then only in her late teens, but already a trained and…
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- … Introduction Portrayals of Darwin by women in his social circle cannot be lumped together …
The evolution of a misquotation
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We gave you six things Darwin never said (despite what you may read elsewhere). None of the fake soundbites is more insidious than the first: It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is…
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- … from Europe for American Business’, Southwestern Social Science Quarterly (1963) 44(1): 3-13, at …
Suggested reading
Summary
There is an extensive secondary literature on Darwin's life and work. Here are some suggested titles that focus Darwin’s correspondence, as well as scientific correspondence and letter-writing more generally. Collections of Darwin’s letters …
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4.23 Gegeef, 'Battle Field of Science'
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< Back to Introduction Another satirical print by ‘Gegeëf’, The Battle Field of Science and the Churches, is signed and dated 30 November 1873. It survives as a foldout plate in a twopenny journal, The Gauntlet, which, like Our National Church and…
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- … Free Speech; Reason in Matters Religious, Political, Social’. Two follow-up cartoons were planned, …
- … the Advancement of Science back up a host of scientists and social philosophers, whose views implied …
- … v. Biogenesis’, while Herbert Spencer has the banner of ‘Social Science Association’ and William …
Robert FitzRoy
Summary
Robert FitzRoy was captain of HMS Beagle when Darwin was aboard. From 1831 to 1836 the two men lived in the closest proximity, their relationship revealed by the letters they exchanged while Darwin left the ship to explore the countries visited during the…
Scientific Networks
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Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…
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- … both its intellectual form and content, and its material and social effects. In practice, such …
- … classes, nationalities, and professions. He extended the social and geographic range of his contacts …
- … Darwin worked from a position of considerable wealth and social privilege. He also sought knowledge …
Caroline Kennard
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Kennard’s interest in science stemmed from her social commitments to the women's movement, her interests in nature study as a tool for educational reform, as well as her place in a tightly knit network of the Bostonian elite. Kennard was one of a…
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- … many ways, Kennard’s public life was closely tied to the social world of elite educated, Boston …
- … articles and gave addresses on important issues related to social reform and on prominent American …
- … Kennard’s interest in science stemmed from her social commitments to the women's movement, her …
Darwin and dogs
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Darwin was almost always in the company of dogs. Nina, Spark, Pincher, and Shiela. Snow, Dash, Bob, and Bran. The beloved terrier Polly (right). They were Darwin's constant companions at home and in the field, on walks and in sport, in his study and…
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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- … Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, …
2.7 Joseph Moore, Midland Union medal
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< Back to Introduction The Midland Union was an association of natural history societies and field clubs across the Midland counties, intended to facilitate – especially through its journal The Midland Naturalist – ‘the interchange of ideas’ and…
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- … David Elliston Allen, The Naturalist in Britain: A Social History (Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, …
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
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George Eliot was the pen name of celebrated Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880). She was born on the outskirts of Nuneaton in Warwickshire and was educated at boarding schools from the age of five until she was 16. Her education ended when she…
4.2 Augustus Earle, caricature drawing
Summary
< Back to Introduction The paucity of evidence for Darwin’s appearance and general demeanour during the years of the Beagle voyage gives this humorous drawing of shipboard life a special interest. It is convincingly attributed to Augustus Earle, an…
Darwin and Gender Projects by Harvard Students
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Working in collaboration with Professor Sarah Richardson and Dr Myrna Perez, Darwin Correspondence Project staff developed a customised set of 'Darwin and Gender' themed resources for a course on Gender, Sex and Evolution first taught at Harvard…
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- … course on a whim, interested in the relationship between social stereotypes and science. She now …
- … the piece as a champion of women, and is condemned by the social strictures of his time. …
- … a feminist. Instead she shows us the “power of Victorian social norms” in a project that is both …
- … past. Her engaging plea draws attention to the impact that social and cultural patterns – as well as …
