653 Items
From John Lubbock 16 July [1870]
Summary
The Census Bill is down on the paper for tomorrow; will CD restate how he wants to put the question [on cousin marriages]?
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 July [1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 76 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7277 |
From John Lubbock 26 July [1870]
Summary
Some good men spoke for CD’s amendment, but in vain.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 July [1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 77 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7288 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 26 July [1870] …
- … DAR 170: 77 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury House of Commons 26 July [ …
- … of the largest idiot asylums? I am, dear M r Darwin, | Yours most sincerely | John Lubbock …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Lubbock, 17 July 1870 . Lubbock refers to Henry …
From John Lubbock 9 December [1867]
Summary
Introduction of humble-bees into Australia.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Dec [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 60 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5716 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 9 December [1867] …
- … fauna alone. I will not forget the clubs. Believe me | Yours most sincerely | John Lubbock …
- … DAR 170: 60 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 9 Dec [ …
- … a contribution of £2 from John and Ellen Frances Lubbock in December 1867. On CD’s …
- … Lubbock 1865 , p. 6). He also refers to Lucretius’s speculation that the sun produced invisible radiation, which was quoted by John …
To John Lubbock 27 [October 1862]
Summary
Hopes to be well enough on Friday to see JL.
Several of the family have had influenza.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 27 [Oct 1862] |
| Classmark: | Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology MSS 405 A. Gift of the Burndy Library) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3783 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 27 [October 1862] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 [Oct 1862] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … date is established by the relationship to the letter from John Lubbock, 25 October 1862 . …
- … Letter from John Lubbock, 25 October 1862 . Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) records that …
From John Lubbock 9 May 1880
Summary
Writes regarding an [unspecified] election at a university. JL wonders whether William Darwin would speak to two Southampton men about it.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 May 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 157 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12600 |
To John Lubbock 17 January [1867]
Summary
Encloses note of introduction to Murray.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 17 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 64 (EH 88206508) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5367 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 17 January [1867] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 Jan [1867] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … between this letter and the letter from John Lubbock, 16 January 1867 . The enclosed …
- … has not been found (see letter from John Lubbock, 16 January 1867 ). The book, and the …
To John Lubbock 24 April [1855]
Summary
Praise for JL’s interesting paper ["On the freshwater entomostraca of South America", Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. n.s. 3 (1854–6): 232–46].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 24 Apr [1855] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 11 (EH 88206460) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1673 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 24 April [1855] …
- … Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Lubbock, John. 1855. On the freshwater Entomostraca of …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 24 Apr [1855] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … brasiliensis , and Daphnia brasiliensis . John Lubbock’s first four papers on Entomostraca …
From John Lubbock 20 July [1869]
Summary
Has been asked by Henry Powell [new vicar of Down] for help to build a house at Down; asks for CD’s advice.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 74 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6838 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 20 July [1869] …
- … DAR 170: 74 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 20 …
- … think about it? Believe me | yours most sincerely | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq | &c &c &c …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Lubbock, 3 August 1869 . Henry Powell became …
From John Lubbock 30 January 1868
Summary
Many thanks for the book [Variation].
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Jan 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 61 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5818 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 30 January 1868 …
- … DAR 170: 61 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 30 Jan …
- … I shall read with great interest— Even the small print. Yours very truly | John Lubbock …
- … Lubbock’s name appears on CD’s presentation list for the book (see Correspondence vol. 16, Appendix IV). To reduce the length of the book, CD suggested to his publisher, John …
To John Lubbock 23 September [1856]
Summary
Sends review by Quatrefages [de Bréau] of Owen’s Parthenogenesis [1849].
J. D. Dana’s congratulations on JL’s marriage.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 23 Sept [1856] |
| Classmark: | DAR 283: 12 (EH 88206461) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1960 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 23 September [1856] …
- … 40; 15: 159–62, 186–9, 238–41, 467-71. Lubbock, John. 1855. On the freshwater Entomostraca …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 Sept [1856] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … on Entomostraca in Lubbock 1855 . See letter to John Lubbock, [14 January 1856] . …
- … parthenogenic—of Daphnia (see letter to John Lubbock, 27 October [1856] ). CD’s annotated …
To John Lubbock 10 August [1861]
Summary
With some hesitation CD’s solicitor advises acceptance of partnership offered to William.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 10 Aug [1861] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 46 (EH 88206490) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3229 |
From John Lubbock [21 October 1866]
Summary
Anxious to make acquaintance of Ernst Haeckel [who was staying with CD].
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [21 Oct 1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 51 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5252 |
From John Lubbock 12 February 1867
Summary
H. T. Stainton should be elected F.R.S.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Feb 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 55 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5400 |
From John Lubbock 26 November [1868]
Summary
JL’s failure to be elected to Parliament.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Nov [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 68 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6478 |
From John Lubbock 8 December [1869]
Summary
Is glad CD likes the new edition [of Prehistoric times].
Has been lecturing in Scotland.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Dec [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 75 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7024 |
From John Lubbock 15 December 1862
Summary
Thinks Bates’s paper on mimetic butterflies ["Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon valley", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 23 (1862): 495–566], is very good; would appreciate an article on it from CD ["On mimetic butterflies", Nat. Hist. Rev. (1863): 219–24; Collected papers 2: 87–92].
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Dec 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 34 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3862 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 15 December 1862 …
- … DAR 170: 34 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London 15 Dec 1862 Charles …
- … Believe me, dear M r Darwin, always | Yours affectionately | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq …
- … or ‘Pfahlbauten’ (see letter from John Lubbock, 23 August 1862 and nn. 3 and 5). He had …
To John Lubbock 21 December [1864]
Summary
The Copley medal. Sabine’s Presidential Address and Huxley’s response.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 21 Dec [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 60 (EH 88206504) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4721 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 21 December [1864] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 21 Dec [1864] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … between this letter and the letter from John Lubbock, 20 December 1864 . CD refers to …
- … 30 November 1864 (see letter from John Lubbock, 20 December 1864 and n. 1). For Thomas …
From John Lubbock 7 April 1863
Summary
JL is off to visit Scotch "kjökken möddings".
Hopes Lyell is not really vexed by his article.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Apr 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4077 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 7 April 1863 …
- … that once a For. always a For. Is it not so? Yours affec ly | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq …
- … DAR 170: 39 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 7 Apr …
- … Review ( Lubbock 1863e ). See letter to John Lubbock, 5 April [1863] . Lubbock was one of …
- … Hooker, [24 March 1863] , and letter to John Lubbock, 5 April [1863] and n. 7. See also …
- … 17 April 1863] , and letter to John Lubbock, 5 April [1863] and n. 10. See Appendix VII …
To John Lubbock 23 [February 1863]
Summary
CD’s comments on JL’s paper [first part of "On the development of Chloëon dimidiatum", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 24 (1863): 61–78].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 23 [Feb 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 59 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3939 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 23 [February 1863] …
- … See also letter from John Lubbock, 20 February 1863 . …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 [Feb 1863] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Lubbock, John. 1863–5. On the development of Chloëon ( …
- … recorded in her diary (DAR 242) that John Lubbock dined at Down House on 22 February 1863. …
To John Lubbock 15 December [1874]
Summary
Asks JL to send ten shillings for the Down Friendly Club.
Has just read JL’s paper on bees and wasps [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool.) 12 (1876): 110–39]. Is astonished by their stupidity. The experiments on colour are especially good. Suggests JL examine their retinas; sends enclosure [missing] on eyes of reptiles and birds.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 15 Dec [1874] |
| Classmark: | University of Liverpool Library (Rathbone XXI.12.3: 4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9760 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 15 December [1874] …
- … Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Lubbock, John. 1874–7. Observations on the habits of …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 15 Dec [1874] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … 466; Correspondence vol. 7, letter to John Lubbock, 14 December [1859] ). The first part …
Document type
| letter | (653) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (361) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (71) |
| Lubbock, John | (66) |
| Innes, J. B. | (12) |
| Hordern, E. F. | (8) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (292) |
| Lubbock, John | (103) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (52) |
| Huxley, T. H. | (21) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (16) |
Correspondent
Date
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| 1833 | (1) |
| 1839 | (1) |
| 1843 | (2) |
| 1844 | (1) |
| 1845 | (2) |
| 1846 | (1) |
| 1848 | (6) |
| 1850 | (3) |
| 1851 | (3) |
| 1852 | (1) |
| 1853 | (7) |
| 1854 | (2) |
| 1855 | (10) |
| 1856 | (24) |
| 1857 | (14) |
| 1858 | (7) |
| 1859 | (13) |
| 1860 | (24) |
| 1861 | (31) |
| 1862 | (52) |
| 1863 | (40) |
| 1864 | (30) |
| 1865 | (37) |
| 1866 | (18) |
| 1867 | (14) |
| 1868 | (48) |
| 1869 | (21) |
| 1870 | (15) |
| 1871 | (24) |
| 1872 | (18) |
| 1873 | (19) |
| 1874 | (52) |
| 1875 | (39) |
| 1876 | (9) |
| 1877 | (4) |
| 1878 | (2) |
| 1879 | (8) |
| 1880 | (18) |
| 1881 | (22) |
| 1882 | (9) |
