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Contains letters from various figures associated with the society regarding Onslow's work for them: predominantly writing précis of articles in scientific journals such as Nature deemed relevant [see ONSL/3/11], but also providing translations and lists of books which should be reviewed, and writing articles for the Society's journal. Some typed copies of letters from Onslow to the Society also present.

Letters from: Sylvia Gotto, Hon. Secretary; A. M. Carr Saunders, who has 'taken over the bibliography scheme'; R. A. Fisher; Nora Alexander, Assistant Secretary; Leonard Darwin, chairman; Constance M. Brown, Secretary; Miss M. E. Robinson, Literary Assistant'.

A letter from Sybil Gotto as 'Joint Honorary Secretary' of the Professional Classes War Relief Council, 30 Mar 1915, is also included here, thanking Onslow for his 'most generous donation' sent in response to 'the Lord Mayor's invitation'; hopes he will do 'all he can to make [the Society's] work more widely known.

Attached note: 'First [?] - abstracts - of papers sent in Jan 17 1917. The abstracts appeared in the Review. I think they were signed'.

Abstracts of: Andrew T. Rasmussen on hibernation (no title or date); 'A Note on the Inheritance of Eye-colour in beans etc', Frank M. Surface; J. F. Jones and S. L. Mason on congenital cataract, American Nature Dec 1916 p 751; Raymond Pearl and M. R. Curtis on the physiology of reproduction in the domestic fowl', Nature, Dec 14 1916 p 296; E. C. MacDowell, criticism of the experiments of Castle and Phillips on hooded rats, American Nature Dec 1916 p 719; Richard Goldschmidt, summarising some results in crosses between Japanese and European races of O. DisparAmerican Nature Dec 1916 p 705; note by J. W. Harrison on hybridisation of Oporabia dilutata and O. autumnata Nature, 30 Nov 1916, p 248; resume by Arthur J. Harris on statistical treatment of fertility in animals; account of bulletin no. 15 of the American Eugenics Record Office, including a study by Mrs Finlayson of '"the Dack family" who show a "hereditary lack of emotional control"; Leonard Darwin, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Vol. LXXIX Part II; paper by R. Pearl and F. M. Surface (Zeitsch. f. indukt. Abstammungs-und Vererbunglehre XIV Nos 3-4) on growth and variation in maize Nature, 12 Oct 196 p 119; Arthur Dendys , presidential address to the Quekette Microscopical Club on 'an analysis of the relation of mutation to the evolution theory Nature*, Oct 5 1916 p 9.

Notebook used from both ends in, usually on opposing pages. Shorthand is frequently used. Notes on biology and chemistry - both reading and experimental material; draft letters; to do lists; drafts of eg 'The French Commission on Depopulation' [published in the Eugenics Review, Jul 1913.

One loose sheet: list of books, such as Temple Thurston's book of poems The Open Window (1913), William Locke's novel Stella Maris (1913) and Anatole France's The Gods are Athirst [English translation, 1913, of France's 1912 novel).