Du Cane, Sir Edmund Frederick
- Date:
- Mar-Jul 1891
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/9/6/13/15
- Part of:
- Fingerprint Correspondence
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Four letters from Sir E F Du Cane to Galton dated March - July 1891, mostly regarding thumb prints and taking fingerprints. Two letters from Du Cane to Galton dated 10 and 12 January 1895 suggesting that the infant Prince Edward (later King Edward VIII) should be fingerprinted in case he was kidnapped. Also a page of MS notes by Du Cane (annotated by Galton) on the number of fingerprints in the central registry.
Publication/Creation
Mar-Jul 1891
Physical description
6 letters plus 1 enclosure
Terms of use
The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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Location of original
The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.