RECORD: Simpson, J. C. 1909-1941. Darwiniana. Presented to the Osler Library by Dr. J.C. Simpson, 30 Sept. 1941. McGill-CA-OSLER0-P110. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. See the Introduction and catalogue to the J.C. Simpson collection by John van Wyhe.
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MS. 480
3rd copy
Keep this with the Darwiniana
1 copy sent to S
& 2 filed with in Misc rec. book.
DARWINIANA.
Presented to the Osler Library, 30 Sept., 1941.
by Dr. J. C. Simpson.
("D." is Darwin, without preceding initial, Charles Darwin: "S." is Dr. Simpson.)
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D.-Wallace bronze medal, Linn. Soc., 1908; in case. show-case? Empty manila envelope, postmarked JY 9, 1909, with autog. note on outside by A. R. Wallce, about the missing MS. of his 1858 paper. Unidentified snapshot. I sent to S. Dec. 41 & not yet returned. Jan'43 [illeg] = Botanical Ernst Haeckel, autogr. p. c. to F.D., 30 June 1909, with letter of F.D. to S., referring also to "the bit of MS." (#142). Small "photo of the monkey let down sic; at Down? in 1878" – in cap & gown, & sitting on copies of the "Origin" &c., with covering letter, 30 Jan., 1909, from John E. Marr (?) to Shipley. Note from Lord Avebury to Shipley, 22 Jan., 1909, about D. relics. Letter, signed by Sir J. D. Hooker, to Shipley, 30 Dec., 1908. Cheque signed by D., 1 June, 1869. [do] Emma D., 2 Feb., 1876. D's study at Down, picture p.c. fr. F.D. Adams to S. (Memo: Osler's teacher, W.A. Johnson, was brought up in this house.) Photo of D. "in 1854(?)", endorsed to S. by W.E.E., 2 July 1909 with transmitting letter, (Used as frontisp. to #1570.)
Engr. of D. with (facsimile?) signature: unmounted, endorsed 2262. Photo of D., framed; endorsed by W.E.D. that taken by Leonard D. about 1875. With card (in S.'s writing) stating that this copy belonged to D.
MS. of D.; sheet of blue paper, framed, endorsed "Draft of Insectivorous Plants, with my writing on back", signed by G.H.D., June 1909. With letter of F.D. to S., 8 July, 1909, apparently referring to this as "a scrap of my father's MS. of 1847. Erasmus D.; framed engr. by Meyer of bust, Lond., 1844. |
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[do] letter MS D228 photo Archives MS D228 card MS D228 photo Archives
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Darwiniana – 2.
BOOKS (23 vols.).
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Robinson, Nich., A essay on gout… 2. ed., Lond., 1756. With autogr. castigation by Erasmus D. on loose cover & fly-leaves. D. "Journal of researches", 1839 (1. ed. of #1571.) D. Another issue, 1839.
D. & Wallace, "On the tendency". 1858. In brown paper wrapper. Extr., pp. 45-62, fr. Proc. Linn. Soc., Aug., 1858; said to be one of 2 known copies of the "separate". (It is not such in the ordinary sense; these pp. have seen dissected out of an Aug. no., of which we have a copy, #1565; so this is really a duplicate.) D. On the origin of species, 1859. 1. ed. (Dupl. of #1566) Presented to the Libr. of Acadia University in 1964 D. The variation of animals & plants, Lond., 1866. 2 vols.
D. & Krause "Erasmus Darwin", Lond., 1879. (Dupl. of #2415.)
D. Life & letters, ed. by F.D., Lond., 1887, 3 vols. (Dupl. of #1577.)
D. More Letters, ed. by F.D., Lond., 1903, 2 vols.
D. Foundations of the Origin. Two essays, ed. by F.D., Camb., 1909. (Dupl. of #1570.) (Letter of F.D. to S. inserted.) D. Foundations … a sketch written in 1842, ed., by F.D., Camb., 1909. (The 1st of the "Two essays" above.) Rutherford, H. W., Catal. of the library of D., Camb., 1909. Christ's Coll., Camb., D. Centenary, Camb., 1909. Unbound. (Dupl. of #1580.) Cambridge Univ., Order of procs. at the D. celebration, Camb., 1909.
Brit. Mus., Special guide No. 4. Memorials of D., Lond., 1909. (#1583 is 2nd ed., 1910.) Wallace, A.R., Tropical nature, Lond., 1878. [Wallace, A.R.], Island Life, Lond., 1878. [Wallace, A.R.], My Life. New ed., condensed. Lond., 1908. Huxley, Evidence as to man's place in nature, Lond., 1864. (Dupl. of 1605.)
Jenyns, L., Memoir of J.S. Henslow, Lond., 1862 |
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D228v 1868 Missing x 1965 Missing x 1965 D228c 1903 D228f 1909 D228f 1909 Z997 Missing x 1965 Missing x 1965 ZW2 100 QH 81 QH 85 WZ 100 in Dup coll. WZ 100 |
x these were never accessioned.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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