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Royal Society: Evolution Committee, 1893-1914, 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8634/G.5-G.16

Scope and Contents

Contents of six envelopes, mainly correspondence. The Evolution Committee was appointed by the Royal Society in 1897 to investigate variation, heredity and selection in plants and animals, and Bateson served on its Horticultural Sub-Committee. See [C.47] for a memorandum by the Committee, 1900.

Dates

  • Creation: 1893-1914
  • Creation: 1926

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

14 folder(s) (14 folders; paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Items have been arranged chronologically in six files corresponding to their six original envelopes.

General

Former reference: MS Add.8634/G.9-G.22

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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