From T. H. Huxley 5 June 1875
Summary
Playfair "disgusted at our pronunciamentos against the Bill". Burdon Sanderson and William Sharpey agreed to it. THH feels he must serve on Vivisection Commission.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 June 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 341 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10010 |
From T. H. Huxley 30 October 1875
Summary
Encloses an invitation to give evidence to Vivisection Commission. Satisfied with way things were going, but E. E. Klein’s evidence that he is utterly indifferent to pain of animals has done great mischief.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Oct 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 351, DAR 166: 343 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10234 |
From T. H. Huxley 2 November 1875
Summary
Arrangements for CD’s appearance before Vivisection Commission.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Nov 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 344 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10236 |
From T. H. Huxley 3 April 1876
Summary
A Dr Sarazin offers services as translator.
Will read CD’s letter about Robert Swinhoe to Royal Society Council and see what can be done for him.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Apr 1876 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 345 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10438 |
From T. H. Huxley 19 November 1876
Summary
Agrees with CD that Charles Voysey’s "Protest" would not do any good.
Has less sympathy with half-hearted sentimental school than with thorough-going orthodoxy. On theological dogmas, benevolence of the Creator.
[Encloses copy of his letter to Voysey.]
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Nov 1876 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 346–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10679 |
From T. H. Huxley 21 November 1877
Summary
He said nothing in his tribute to CD that was not strictly accurate. Has written out a version as well as he can recollect it and will send CD a copy.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 Nov 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 348 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11244 |
From T. H. Huxley 8 June 1878
Summary
Sends article on "Evolution" [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed.]. CD will be interested in Lamarck’s opinions in 1794.
Is working on crayfish and their distribution.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 June 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 349 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11546 |
From T. H. Huxley 2 July 1878
Summary
Othniel Marsh of Yale would like to visit CD.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 July 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 350 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11582 |
From T. H. Huxley 28 December 1878
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Dec 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.12: 8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11808 |
From T. H. Huxley 3 February 1880
Summary
Has read Butler’s letter and CD’s draft reply and Litchfield’s letter. Has no hesitation in saying CD should take no notice. Litchfield’s advice is judicious.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Feb 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 92: B82–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12457 |
From T. H. Huxley 10 May 1880
Summary
Hopes CD does not think his faith in natural selection is weak because he omitted mention of it in his lecture.
Is working on dogs. They will make a case for "Darwinismus".
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 May 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 352 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12603 |
From T. H. Huxley 14 November 1880
Summary
Will support the petition for a pension for Wallace.
CD’s paragraph [about Wyville Thomson, see 12796] was so good that if he had written it he would have sent it to the printer, but [for CD] it is best to refrain.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 353 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12815 |
From T. H. Huxley 7 December 1880
Summary
THH will be at Kensington.
He has been so busy that he has let the Wallace business stand over.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Dec 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 354 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12895 |
From T. H. Huxley 11 December 1880
Summary
Sends draft of the Wallace memorial.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Dec 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 355 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12906 |
From T. H. Huxley 28 December 1880
Summary
Sees no use in a deputation. Suggests CD send the memorial with a letter.
Family news.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Dec 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 356 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12949 |
From T. H. Huxley 3 January 1881
Summary
Returns [Wallace] memorial.
Hopes to be able to send classification paper soon. [See 12935.]
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Jan 1881 |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 9: 202) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12971 |
From T. H. Huxley 24 January 1881
Summary
Has signed William Darwin’s certificate of nomination to Geological Society.
Gives details of his Fisheries appointment.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 Jan 1881 |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 9: 205) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13025 |
From T. H. Huxley 6 March 1881
Summary
Astonished by Rich’s act. Has written to him.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Mar 1881 |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 9: 209) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13074 |
From T. H. Huxley 28 June 1881
Summary
Has heard from Haeckel the story of refusal [by Humboldt fund] of Berlin Academy to support him because he was supporter of Darwin. R. Virchow has been so unfair to Haeckel that THH is inclined to think it is a true account. But obtaining the funds in England is extremely difficult.
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 June 1881 |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 9: 211) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13223 |
From T. H. Huxley 12 September 1881
Summary
Hopes Anthony Rich will keep to his intention of leaving his fortune to CD, despite CD’s increased wealth.
His BAAS address at York in Nature ["The rise and progress of palaeontology" 24 (1881): 452–5].
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Sept 1881 |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 9: 215) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13348 |
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