To John Lubbock [22 November 1859]
Summary
CD’s former admiration for Paley’s Natural theology [1802].
Cares not for reviews [of Origin] but for opinions of men like Lubbock, Huxley, Hooker, Lyell.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | [22 Nov 1859] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 17 (EH 88206466) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2532 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock [22 November 1859] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Ilkley [22 Nov 1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … the Tuesday following the letter to John Lubbock, [19 November 1859] . The date given in …
- … Ilkley Wells House. See letter to John Lubbock, [19 November 1859] . Paley 1802 . CD read …
From John Lubbock 4 September 1863
Summary
Has returned from trip to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
Has been made President of the Ethnological Society.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Sept 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 40 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4291 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 4 September 1863 …
- … DAR 170: 40 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 4 Sept …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … kind regards to M rs Darwin believe me, dear M r Darwin, | Yours affec tly | John Lubbock …
From John Lubbock 3 November 1864
Summary
Congratulates CD on receiving the Copley Medal.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Nov 1864 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 48 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4653 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 3 November 1864 …
- … DAR 170: 48 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury Athenaeum Club 3 Nov 1864 …
- … seeing you in the morning. — Believe me always | Yours affec | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq …
- … John Phillips, 12 November 1863 . The reference is to ‘On dimorphism in the hymenopterous genus Cynips ’, by Benjamin Dann Walsh ( Walsh 1864a ). CD’s annotated copy is in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. See letter from B. D. Walsh, 29 April – 19 May 1864 and n. 7. Lubbock …
To John Lubbock 5 September [1862]
Summary
Finds JL’s facts on the diving insect that remains four hours under water new and interesting [see "On two aquatic Hymenoptera", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 24 (1864): 135–42].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 5 Sept [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 263 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3713 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 5 September [1862] …
- … Robert Darwin Bournemouth 5 Sept [1862] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … is established by the relationship to the letter from John Lubbock, 23 August 1862 , and …
- … to the letters to John Lubbock , 2 September [1862] and [3 September 1862] (see nn. 2 and …
- … has not been found. In the letter to John Lubbock, 2 September [1862] , CD asked Lubbock …
To John Lubbock 17 July 1870
Summary
CD would like questions on consanguineous marriages inserted in the Census to ascertain effects, if any, on fertility.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 17 July 1870 |
Classmark: | DAR 261.7: 6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7281 |
To John Lubbock 10 [September 1853]
Summary
Asks about source of paper on the metamorphosis of Pycnogonida for C. S. Bate.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 10 [Sept 1853] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.97) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1365 |
To John Lubbock 14 August [1861]
Summary
JL is thinking of moving to Brighton.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 14 Aug [1861] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 47 (EH 88206491) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3233 |
To John Lubbock [1871 or later]
Summary
All the inhabitants of Down hope JL will endeavour to induce the Post Office to improve the telegraph service.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | [1871 or later] |
Classmark: | DAR 96: 89 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7057 |
To John Lubbock 2 August [1866]
Summary
Has read abstract of JL’s paper ["On the present state of archaeological science", Athenæum 21 July 1866, pp. 79–82] and praises it.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 2 Aug [1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 63 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5172 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 2 August [1866] …
- … 63 Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 Aug [1866] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … between this letter and the letter from John Lubbock, 4 August 1866 . The reference is to …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
To John Lubbock [29 July 1856]
Summary
Regrets he cannot help JL; the point [unspecified] was always a trouble to CD also.
Has been to a poultry show.
Asks for the return of a lens.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | [29 July 1856] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 13 (EH 88206462) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1620 |
To John Lubbock 3 September [1881?]
Summary
Discusses insect attraction to artificial flowers. CD’s experiments of 40 years ago failed, but Nägeli reported success by scenting them.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 3 Sept [1881?] |
Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 49644: 94–5) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9622 |
To John Lubbock [September 1854]
Summary
Sends beetle he cannot identify.
Reading J. O. Westwood [Introduction to the modern classification of insects (1839–40)] has reawakened his passion for entomology.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | [Sept 1854] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 8 (EH 88206457) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1585 |
From John Lubbock 25 October 1862
Summary
CD’s health is bad.
Would like to visit CD on Friday.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Oct 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 32 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3781 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 25 October 1862 …
- … DAR 170: 32 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 25 Oct …
- … Believe me always | Yours affectly | John Lubbock P.S. Herbert Norman has found a celt of …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 23 October [1862] . Francis Galton was CD’s cousin. In 1862, …
- … fever during the summer (see letters to John Lubbock , 21 August [1862] and 2 September [ …
To John Lubbock 17 November 1871
Summary
Praises and comments on JL’s essay on insects ["Origin of insects", J. Linn. Soc. Lond. 11 (1873): 422–5].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 17 Nov 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 261.7: 7 (EH 88205932) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8072 |
To John Lubbock 3 May [1875]
Summary
Arrangements to meet a Duke [unidentified] at High Elms [Lubbock residence].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 3 May [1875] |
Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 49644: 79–80) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9968 |
To John Lubbock 17 December [1859]
Summary
Local affairs and finances.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 17 Dec [1859] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 31 (EH 88206480) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2586 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 17 December [1859] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 Dec [1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … the Down Coal and Clothing Society. See also letter to John Lubbock, 12 December [1859] . …
- … Elms was the Lubbock family residence. John Lubbock spent much of the week at his house in …
- … John William Lubbock established a local rifle club in Down as the village’s contribution …
From John Lubbock 5 April [1875]
Summary
Expresses concern about the "coolness" between CD and [G. S.] Ffinden in regard to the Infant School.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Apr [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 198: 128 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9914F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 5 April [1875] …
- … DAR 198: 128 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 5 …
- … you are better for your visit to London Believe me | Yours most sincerely | John Lubbock …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Lubbock, 8 April 1875 . George Sketchley …
To John Lubbock 29 [May 1860]
Summary
Local affairs.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 29 [May 1860] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 40 (EH 88206484) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2817 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 29 [May 1860] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 29 [May 1860] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … by the relationship to the letter to John Lubbock, 25 May [1860] . Probably Thomas Selwood …
- … acting as curate. See letter to John Lubbock, 25 May [1860] . CD had been treasurer of the …
From John Lubbock 25 March 1867
Summary
Discusses the practice of exogamy; asks if any animals have an instinctive repugnance to inbreeding.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Mar 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 56 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5459 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 25 March 1867 …
- … DAR 170: 56 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury unstated 25 Mar 1867 Charles …
- … to breeding in sin. Believe me always | Very sincerely | Yours | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq …
- … John Ferguson McLennan’s Primitive marriage: an inquiry into the origin of the form of capture in marriage ceremonies ( McLennan 1865 ). The terms exogamy (the custom of marrying outside a clan or group) and endogamy (the custom of marrying within a clan or group) were coined by McLennan ( OED ; see McLennan 1865 , pp. 48–9, 53). McLennan surmised that female infanticide resulted in a shortage of women in a tribe, and the consequent need to capture women for marriage from other groups ( McLennan 1865 , pp. 138–41). For Lubbock’ …
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