To W. S. Dallas 8 November [1867]
Summary
Suggestions on listing authors in the index [for Variation].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Sweetland Dallas |
| Date: | 8 Nov [1867] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5671 |
From William Sweetland Dallas 4 November 1867
Summary
WSD is pleased that CD approves his index draft [for Variation]; notes his objection to long list of references under "Dogs" and will try to find a principle for shortening it. He has not indexed all authors’ names; is this practice satisfactory?
| Author: | William Sweetland Dallas |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Nov 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5670 |
From W. S. Dallas 10 November 1867
Summary
Thanks CD for his two notes [on indexing references to authors]; will increase the scope of his citations by including those quoted in footnotes in support of statements in the text.
| Author: | William Sweetland Dallas |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Nov 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5675 |
From W. S. Dallas 20 November 1867
Summary
Has adopted CD’s plan of giving every author’s name in index [of Variation], but it causes delay.
| Author: | William Sweetland Dallas |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Nov 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5689 |
From W. S. Dallas 8 December 1867
Summary
Some corrections and queries about Variation text. Is pushing hard to finish, but CD is right that the names in the notes make the work interminable. Fears he is causing delay in publication. Is astonished at "the wonderful array of facts brought together and at the manner in which you bring them to bear".
| Author: | William Sweetland Dallas |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Dec 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5712 |
From W. S. Dallas 10 December 1867
Summary
WSD is pushing forward as fast as he can with [index to] second volume [of Variation]. The work is fearfully heavy.
| Author: | William Sweetland Dallas |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Dec 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5723 |
From W. S. Dallas 11 December 1867
Summary
Regrets that the remarks in his letter [5712] seemed to CD to be criticisms. Nothing was further from his intention. He is working hard. "The subjects often seem to elude the Index-maker."
| Author: | William Sweetland Dallas |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Dec 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5725 |
From W. S. Dallas 26 December 1867
Summary
He is vexed that CD has had to write again about the index. He has no excuse except "the nature of the work itself".
| Author: | William Sweetland Dallas |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Dec 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5741 |
| Dallas, W. S. | (7) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
| Dallas, W. S. | (1) |
