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NHPH 10/1/24

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Horace Barlow, interviewed 05.05.05. (51 minutes), 2005-05-05

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Reference Code: GBR/3124/NHPH 10/1/24
Scope and Contents HORACE BARLOW, whose family are major benefactors of NH, describes his recent and eminent ancestors, his maternal grandfather (who built The Orchard) being Charles Darwin’s youngest child. He mentions several Darwin homes in Cambridge and beyond. He also recollects social links between his family and that of Rosemary Murray. He remembers the character of The Orchard and its garden, and relates his mother’s involvement in genetics. The support of Nora and her sister Ruth for women’s education...
Dates: 2005-05-05
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