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Biographical reminiscences of HS
MS.791/355/4-
MS.791/355/5
MS-791/355/6
MS.791/355/7
MS.791/355/8
MS.791/355/9
Notebook lettered 'About Carlyle (Dictated
by Spencer)'. [The front cover of the
notebook contains printed calendars for
1882 and 1883.] 32 leaves (3 blank).
The account is written in longhand on the
rectos of ff.l-29, shorthand on versos of
ff.l-15. The shorthand version appears
to break off at a point corresponding to
i.l8 of the longhand.
'Some personal reminiscences [of HS] by
Edith Killick. • [Between 1903 and 1908]
17 leaves.
Quoted Duncan [see index thereto].
[An intellectual autobiography by Herbert
Spencer, headed 'This was Y~itten
sometime about 1870 at the request of
Youmans with a view to some purpose o.f
his in the N[]S.) (The following is a
copy made in 1882 from the rough draft).'
Covers the development of Spencer's
thought from about 1842 to about 1870.]
1882. 39 leaves.
The above essay appears to contain some
details t -hat are not 'included in the
.Autobiographye
'1889-94 Miss Charlotte Shickle's
reminiscences [of HSl.' n.d.
[Possibly a record of a conversation
with Miss Shickle. With extensive notes
(by W. Trough ton). J . 2 leaves.
Miss Shickle is quoted Duncan p.505, but
the quotation is not from these
'reminiscences'.
(Reminiscences of HS] by Francis Galton,
28 June 1904. Extensively corrected and
altered. 8 leaves.
· Quoted Duncan pp.501-2, 508-9. [The
first draft of these reminiscences is
printed in K.Pearson - The life, letters
and labours of Francis Galton iiib (1930)
pp.626-8. There are many references to
Spencer in this work.l
'Memoranda as to Rerbert Spencer by Frederic
Harrison. Part I. 1860-1870. •
(Between 1903 and 1908] Includes copy
o.f letter, E3, 3 .A.pr.l867, to Harrison.
2 ieaves.
_See also MS-791/355/2