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Sent From (Definite): Wynfrid Lawrence Henry DuckworthSent To (Definite): Karl PearsonDate: 30 Mar 1912
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Sent from Wynfrid Lawrence Henry Duckworth
30 Mar 1912
Description:‘Dear Prof. Pearson,
The following crania of large anthropoid apes would be at your disposition for study here:
[list of orang-utan, chimpanzee and gorilla specimens at anthropological lab, zoological lab and Duckworth’s ‘private collection’ – the latter includees 5 orang-utan, 2 chimps and 6 gorillas]
Please note that the above figures are approximate: there may be more specimens, but I do not think there are less than the numbers given. Today the laboratory is in the hands of workmen, or I would provide an exact figure...
...’
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Sent to Karl Pearson
30 Mar 1912
Description:‘Dear Prof. Pearson,
The following crania of large anthropoid apes would be at your disposition for study here:
[list of orang-utan, chimpanzee and gorilla specimens at anthropological lab, zoological lab and Duckworth’s ‘private collection’ – the latter includees 5 orang-utan, 2 chimps and 6 gorillas]
Please note that the above figures are approximate: there may be more specimens, but I do not think there are less than the numbers given. Today the laboratory is in the hands of workmen, or I would provide an exact figure...
...’