Letter sets

Scientific Networks

Friendship and trust

• Letter 714 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., [13 or 20 Nov 1843]
• Letter 729 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., [11 Jan 1844]
• Letter 736 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 23 Feb [1844]
• Letter 1674 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 25 Apr [1855]
• Letter 1685 — Gray, Asa to Darwin, C. R., 22 May 1855
• Letter 2125 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 20 July [1857]

Friendship and information exchange

• Letter 1202 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct [1848]
• Letter 1220 — Hooker, J. D. to Darwin, C. R., 3 Feb 1849
• Letter 1260 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 12 Oct 1849
• Letter 1319 — Hooker, J. D. to Darwin, C. R., 6 & 7 Apr 1850
• Letter 1339 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 13 June [1850]

Darwin as mentor

• Letter 1585 — Darwin, C. R. to Lubbock, John, [Sept 1854]
• Letter 1720 — Darwin, C. R. to Lubbock, John, 19 [July 1855]
• Letter 1979 — Darwin, C. R. to Lubbock, John, 27 Oct [1856]
• Letter 5457 — Müller, H. L. H. to Darwin, C. R., 23 Mar 1867
• Letter 5471 — Darwin, C. R. to Müller, H. L. H., 29 Mar [1867]
• Letter 5481 — Müller, H. L. H. to Darwin, C. R., 1 Apr [1867]
• Letter 5657 — Müller, H. L. H. to Darwin, C. R., 23 Oct 1867
• Letter 5770 — Müller, H. L. H. to Darwin, C. R., Jan [1868]

Darwin’s mentors

• Letter 1189 — Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., 2 July [1848]
• Letter 196 — Henslow, J. S. to Darwin, C. R., 15 & 21 Jan [1833]
• Letter 152 — Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., 3 Dec [1831]
• Letter 249 — Henslow, J. S. to Darwin, C. R., 22 July 1834
• Letter 251 — Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., 24 July & 28 Oct & 7 Nov 1834
• Letter 272 — Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., [10–13] Mar 1835

Crossing class boundaries

• Letter 1751 — Darwin, C. R. to Tegetmeier, W. B., 31 Aug [1855]
• Letter 1788 — Darwin, C. R. to Tegetmeier, W. B., [2 Dec 1855]
• Letter 3139 — Tegetmeier, W. B. to Darwin, C. R., 4 May [1861]
• Letter 3800 — Scott, John to Darwin, C. R., [11 Nov 1862]
• Letter 3805 — Darwin, C. R. to Scott, John, 12 Nov [1862]
• Letter 4463 — Scott, John to Darwin, C. R., 14 Apr [1864]
• Letter 4468 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 19 [Apr 1864]
• Letter 4469 — Hooker, J. D. to Darwin, C. R., 20 Apr 1864
• Letter 4471 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 25 Apr [1864]
• Letter 4611 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 13 Sept [1864]

Gender

• Letter 4170 — Becker, Lydia to Darwin, C. R., 18 May 1863
• Letter 4258 — Becker, Lydia to Darwin, C. R., 31 July [1863]
• Letter 4260a — Darwin, C. R. to Becker, L. E., 2 Aug [1863]
• Letter 4441 — Becker, Lydia to Darwin, C. R., 30 Mar 1864

Scientific practice

Scientific specialism and detail

• Letter 1514 — Darwin, C. R. to Huxley, T. H., 11 Apr [1853]
• Letter 1587 — Darwin, C. R. to Huxley, T. H., 2 Sept [1854]

Experimental practice

• Letter 4895 — Darwin, C. R. to Müller, J. F. T., 20 Sept [1865]
• Letter 5173 — Müller, J. F. T. to Darwin, C. R., 2 Aug 1866
• Letter 5429 — Müller, J. F. T. to Darwin, C. R., 4 Mar 1867
• Letter 5480 — Müller, J. F. T. to Darwin, C. R., 1 Apr 1867
• Letter 5551 — Darwin, C. R. to Müller, J. F. T., 26 May [1867]

Using microscopes

• Letter 207 — Darwin, C. R. to Fox, W. D., 23 May 1833
• Letter 1018 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., [6 Nov 1846]
• Letter 1166 — Darwin, C. R. to Owen, Richard, [26 Mar 1848]
• Letter 1167 — Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., [1 Apr 1848]
• Letter 1174 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 10 May 1848

Collecting specimens

• Letter 1140 — Darwin, C. R. to Ross, J. C., 31 Dec 1847
• Letter 1262 — Darwin, C. R. to Hancock, Albany, [29–30 Oct 1849]
• Letter 1495 — Darwin, C. R. to Hancock, Albany, 25 Dec [1852]
• Letter 1370 — Darwin, C. R. to Covington, Syms, 23 Nov 1850
• Letter 1251 — Darwin, C. R. to Gould, A. A., 20 Aug [1849]

Theory and practice

• Letter 1202 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct [1848]
• Letter 1220 — Hooker, J. D. to Darwin, C. R., 3 Feb 1849
• Letter 1260 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 12 Oct 1849
• Letter 1319 — Hooker, J. D. to Darwin, C. R., 6 & 7 Apr 1850
• Letter 1339 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 13 June [1850]

Darwin women

• Letter 115 — Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, S. E., [4 Sept 1831]
• Letter 1176 — Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, Emma, [20–1 May 1848]
• Letter 7124 — Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, H. E., [before 17 Feb 1870]
• Letter 5585 — Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, H. E., 26 July [1867]
• Letter 5745 — Barber, M. E. to Darwin, C. R., [after Feb 1867]

Controversy

Priority dispute

• Letter 2337 — Wallace, A. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct 1858
• Letter 2295 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 26 [June 1858]
• Letter 2285 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 18 [June 1858]
• Letter 2294 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, [25 June 1858]
• Letter 2295 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 26 [June 1858]
• Letter 2299 — Hooker, J. D. & Lyell, Charles to Linnean Society, 30 June 1858
• Letter 2306 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 13 [July 1858]

Disagreement and respect

• Letter 2525 — Darwin, C. R. to Sedgwick, Adam, 11 Nov 1859
• Letter 2548 — Sedgwick, Adam to Darwin, C. R., 24 Nov 1859
• Letter 2555 — Darwin, C. R. to Sedgwick, Adam, 26 Nov [1859]
• Letter 6024 — Wallace, A. R. to Darwin, C. R., 19 Mar 1868
• Letter 6033 — Darwin, C. R. to Wallace, A. R., [21 Mar 1868]
• Letter 6045 — Wallace, A. R. to Darwin, C. R., 24 Mar [1868]
• Letter 6058 — Darwin, C. R. to Wallace, A. R., 27 Mar [1868]
• Letter 6095 — Darwin, C. R. to Wallace, A. R., 6 Apr [1868]
• Letter 6104 — Wallace, A. R. to Darwin, C. R., 8 [Apr] 1868

Darwin and Owen

• Letter 2526 — Owen, Richard to Darwin, C. R., 12 Nov 1859
• Letter 2580 — Darwin, C. R. to Owen, Richard, 13 Dec [1859]
• Letter 2575 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, [10 Dec 1859]
• Letter 2767 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 25 Apr [1860]

Misunderstandings concerning natural selection

• Letter 5140 — Wallace, A. R. to Darwin, C. R., 2 July 1866
• Letter 5145 — Darwin, C. R. to Wallace, A. R., 5 July [1866]
• Letter 5440 — Darwin, C. R. to Wallace, A. R., [12–31] Mar [1867]

The conduct of debate

• Letter 5500 — Darwin, C. R. to Haeckel, E. P. A., 12 Apr [1867]
• Letter 5533 — Haeckel, E. P. A. to Darwin, C. R., 12 May 1867
• Letter 5544 — Darwin, C. R. to Haeckel, E. P. A., 21 May [1867]

Natural selection and humans

• Letter 4510 — Darwin, C. R. to Wallace, A. R., 28 [May 1864]
• Letter 4514 — Wallace, A. R. to Darwin, C. R., 29 May [1864]
• Letter 4535 — Darwin, C. R. to Wallace, A. R., 15 June [1864]

Religion

Design

• Letter 2814 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 22 May [1860]
• Letter 2855 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 3 July [1860]
• Letter 3256 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 17 Sept [1861]
• Letter 3342 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 11 Dec [1861]

Personal belief and the nature of God

• Letter 2779a — Lyell, Charles to Darwin, C. R., 2 May 1860
• Letter 2534 — Kingsley, Charles to Darwin, C. R., 18 Nov 1859
• Letter 5303 — Boole, Mary E. to Darwin, C. R., 13 Dec 1866
• Letter 5307 — Darwin, C. R. to Boole, Mary E., 14 Dec 1866
• Letter 5310 — Boole, Mary E. to Darwin, C. R., 17 Dec [1866]

Beauty

• Letter 4752 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 22 Jan [1865]
• Letter 4939 — Shaw, James to Darwin, C. R., 20 Nov 1865
• Letter 4943 — Darwin, C. R. to Shaw, James, 30 Nov 1865
• Letter 5003f — Shaw, James to Darwin, C. R., [6--10 Feb 1866]
• Letter 5004 — Darwin, C. R. to Shaw, James, 11 Feb [1866]
• Letter 5060 — Shaw, James to Darwin, C. R., 19 Apr 1866