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Darwin, Charlotte Mildred, 1868-1940 (née Massingberd, 2nd wife of Leonard Darwin)

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Biography

Charlotte Mildred was born on 7 March 1868, the eldest daughter of Edmund Langton and Emily Caroline Massingberd. She later changed her surname from Langton to Massingberd. On 29 November 1900 she married the scientist and eugenicist Leonard Darwin (1850-1943). They had no children. Charlotte died on 18 December 1940.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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DARWIN, Charlotte Mildred, c. 1931-1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10286/1/15
Scope and Contents

Two undated letters from Charlotte Darwin to Ida Darwin thought to have been sent in January [1931] and March 1934. The letters contain family and domestic news, a reference to the Sterilization Bill, and a visit by Dr. Carlos Paton Blacker (1895-1975), then General Secretary of the Eugenics Society.

Dates: c. 1931-1934
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Ida Darwin: Correspondence and Papers II / Correspondence: Ida and Horace Darwin
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Nora Barlow Letters: 1909, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10286/1/8/10
Scope and Contents

Contains 26 letters from Nora to Ida Darwin sent between 3 January and 4 December 1909. Letters sent in July contain account of a visit to Denmark.
Includes letters from Charlotte Mildred Darwin and Erasmus Darwin to Nora, a postcard from Ruth Darwin to Ida and a letter from Ethel Glazebrook to Ida.

Dates: 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Ida Darwin: Correspondence and Papers II / Correspondence: Ida and Horace Darwin / BARLOW, Emma Nora

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