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Assorted printed matter, manuscript of volume 2 of 'Life and letters of Charles Darwin' and draft fragments from 'Expressions' and 'Orchids', 1848 - 1909

 Class
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 196

Scope and Contents

This class of largely miscellaneous material comprises: assorted printed matter, including extracts from some of Charles Darwin's published articles; petition regarding a pension for Alfred Russel Wallace with amendments by Darwin; volume 2 of 'Life and letters of Charles Darwin'; stray fragments or sections of draft from 'Expression of emotions' and 'On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects'; various abstracts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1848 - 1909

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.

Extent

1 archive box(es) (12 folder(s) housed in 1 archive box)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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