Thomas Henry Huxley Papers
1851-1895
(ca. 270 items,.5 linear foot)

B H981

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Table of contents Abstract
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) was an eminent Victorian-era biologist, best known as a passionate defender and popularizer of Darwin's theory of evolution. His partisanship earned him the nickname of "Darwin's Bulldog," although he did not accept the theory uncritically. In addition to his work in biology, he did original research in zoology and paleontology. He is also remembered as the progenitor of a family of highly successful scientists and thinkers. This collection is made up of letters, primarily written by Huxley, on a variety of topics including the age of man, evolution, education, natural history, science, geology, spiritualism, and vivisection. The most voluminous correspondence is with Sir James Thomas Knowles (30 letters) and with Huxley's daughter, Ethel Huxley Collier, "Babs," (44 items).). The 30 letters to Knowles appear in neither the Life and Letters, nor are they listed in Dawson's guide to the Huxley Papers at the Imperial College. The other major correspondents include Charles Edward C. Appleton, Matthew Arnold, William B. Carpenter, Sir Henry Cole, George Dixon, Sir John Donnelly, Thomas Campbell Eyton, Sir William Henry Flower, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Leonard Huxley, Sir William Jenner, Sir Charles Lyell, Louis Compton Miall, Alphonse Milne-Edwards, Sir James Paget, Harry Quilter, Harry Govier Seeley, Alfred R. Wallace, and William Crawford Williamson.
Background note
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) was an eminent Victorian-era biologist, best known as a passionate defender and popularizer of Darwin's theory of evolution. His partisanship earned him the nickname of "Darwin's Bulldog," although he did not accept the theory uncritically. In addition to his work in biology, he did original research in zoology and paleontology. He is also remembered as the progenitor of a family of highly successful scientists and thinkers.

Huxley was born on May 4, 1825 in Ealing, outside of London, the seventh of eight children. His family was not well-off, and his formal schooling was limited. Largely self-taught, he read extensively in a variety of subjects, began a medical apprenticeship at age 15, and soon won a scholarship to study at Charing Cross Hospital. Huxley took the position of assistant surgeon aboard the Royal Navy frigate H.M.S. Rattlesnake when he was 21. This proved to be an important turning-point in his life; while the crew charted the seas around Australia and New Guinea, Huxley collected marine invertebrates and mailed his research results back to England from each port of call. When he returned to England in 1850, he found that his shipboard research had been well-received by the scientific establishment, and he became aquainted with the top rung of British scientists and thinkers, including the botanist Joseph Hooker, the geologist Charles Lyell, the philosopher Herbert Spencer, and the naturalist Charles Darwin. Huxley supported himself on a naval stipend and by writing popular science articles, until he was awarded a lectureship at the School of Mines in London in 1854.

Although Huxley was at first opposed to any ideas of evolution, criticizing the theories of Lamarck and Chambers, his reported reaction upon reading Darwin's Origin of Species was "How stupid of me not to have thought of that." He differed from Darwin in that he believed that the evolution was capable of making rapid changes, while Darwin saw it as a slow, steady process. Huxley became very well-known as a result of his famous debate with the Archbishop Samuel Wilberforce on the subject of evolution in June, 1860 at Oxford. It is widely agreed that Huxley was the clear winner over Wilberforce in the debate, giving a reasoned and impassioned defense of evolution.

Huxley published Evidence on Man's Place in Nature in 1863, five years after the appearance of Darwin's Origin of Species. This book, probably his best known, presented a comprehensive review of human and primate paleontology, and is credited as being the first to explicitly apply the concept of evolution to the human race. Thoroughout his public life, Huxley found himself severely criticized by members of the clergy; he also had an on-going argument with the anatomist and taxonomist Richard Owen, who believed that primates lacked a hippocampus in their brains and therefore evolution from ape to man was impossible. Huxley was able to prove conclusively that primate brains do contain a hippocampus, which tranished Owen's reputation as a scientist. Their dispute was satirized by Charles Kingsley in his children's book, The Water-Babies.

Huxley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1850; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1869.

Huxley's personal life also bears mention. He married Henrietta Heathorn in 1855, after an eight-year engagement dating from the time the Rattlesnake put into port in Sydney, Australia in 1847. They had eight children. Their eldest surviving son, Leonard, was well-respected as a biographer and man of letters. Leonard's eldest son, Julian, was a biologist and one of the leading figures in 20th century evolutionary synthesis. Leonard's youngest son, Andrew, shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on nerve impulses and muscle contraction. Both sons were knighted. Leonard's middle son, Aldous, was a prominent figure in modern English literature, best known for his anti-utopian novel, Brave New World.


Scope and content
This collection is made up of letters, primarily written by Huxley, on a variety of topics including the age of man, evolution, education, natural history, science, geology, spiritualism, and vivisection. The most voluminous correspondence is with Sir James Thomas Knowles (30 letters) and with Huxley's daughter, Ethel Huxley Collier, "Babs," (44 items). The 30 letters to Knowles appear in neither the Life and Letters, nor are they listed in Dawson's guide to the Huxley Papers at the Imperial College. The other major correspondents include Charles Edward C. Appleton, Matthew Arnold, William B. Carpenter, Sir Henry Cole, George Dixon, Sir John Donnelly, Sir William Henry Flower, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Leonard Huxley, Sir William Jenner, Sir Charles Lyell, Louis Compton Miall, Alphonse Milne-Edwards, Harry Quilter, Harry Govier Seeley, Alfred R. Wallace, and William Crawford Williamson.

Administrative information
Restrictions
None.

Provenance
The collection was acquired in various accessions: 1955, 1972 467ms, 1980 2022ms, 1981 66ms, 1982 598ms.

Preferred citation
Cite as: Thomas Henry Huxley Papers, American Philosophical Society.

Additional information
Related material
Darwin, Charles Robert, Papers, American Philosophical Society. Call no.: B D25

Huxley, Leonard, Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley (New York: Appleton, 1900). Call no.: B H981h 1900

Huxley, Thomas Henry, Papers, Imperial College of Science and Technology. (20 reels of the major manuscript collection for Huxley). Call no.: H.S. Film #2

Dawson, Warren R. The Huxley Papers: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Correspondence, Manuscripts and Miscellaneous Papers... in the Imperial College of Science and Technology (London: the College, 1946). Call no.: 012 H98

References
Catlett, Stephen, "Huxley, Hutton and the `White Rage': a debate on Vivisection at the Metaphysical Society," Archives of Natural History 11 (1983): 181-189.

Clark, Ronald W., The Huxleys (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968).

Added entries
Subjects
  • Education-Great Britain
  • Evolution
  • Geology--19th century
  • Natural history--Great Britain
  • Spiritualism
  • Vivisection--19th century

    • Contributors
  • Appleton, Charles Edward C., 1841-1879
  • Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888
  • Carpenter, William B., 1813-1885
  • Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882
  • Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941
  • Dixon, George
  • Donnelly, John, Sir
  • Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899
  • Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Sir, 1817-1911
  • Huxley,Leonard, 1860-1933
  • Jenner, William, Sir, 1815-1898
  • Knowles, James Thomas, Sir, 1831-1908
  • Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875
  • Miall, Louis Compton, 1842-1921
  • Milne-Edwards, Alphonse, 1834-1900
  • Quilter, Harry, 1851-1907
  • Seeley, Harry Govier, 1839-1909
  • Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
  • Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895

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    Detailed inventory

    		 Correspondence 1851-1895 2 boxes; 0.5 linear feet

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Milne Edwards     		1851 January 20
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Dr. Baikie     		1852 March 19
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1852 October 28
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Smith, William, Sir, 1813-1893     		Ca. 1854
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1856 October 18
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1856 November 4
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Donnelly, John     		1857 July 15
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Falconer, Hugh, 1808-1865     		1859 November 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1860 September 16
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Jones, T.R.     		1861 December 12
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Symonds, William Samuel, 1818-1887     		1862 February 20
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1862 August 29
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to White, Walter     		1863 January 22
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Bowing, John     		1863 April 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Symonds, William Samuel, 1818-1887     		1863 April 19
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Jenner, William     		1863(?) October 28
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Seeley, Harry Govier     		1864 December 30
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Lady Trelawny     		1865(?) March09
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Walker, A.J.     		1865 September 10
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Günther, Albert C. L. G. (Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf), 1830-1914     		1865 October 26
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Dawkins, William Boyd, 1838-1929     		1866(?) February 26
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Seeley, Harry Govier, 1839-1909     		1866 July 20
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1866 July 23
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Seeley, Harry Govier, 1839-1909     		1866 August 15
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Rev. Gordon     		1866 November 12
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Seeley, Harry Govier, 1839-1909     		1866 December 21
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Omalley, Thadeus     		1867(?) January 26
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Westlake, John, 1828-1913     		1867 March 5
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Wilson, James Maurice     		1867 May 24
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913

    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1867 July 18
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1867 August 12
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882     		1868 February (?) 18
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to ?     		1868 April 1
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1868 May 4
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Wright, Thomas     		1868 June 2
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1869 May 7
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1869 May 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1869 May 15
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1869 May 18
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1869 May 1
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888     		1869 July 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Jones, Henry Bence, 1814-1873     		1869 July 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Rees, Owen     		1869 July 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Miall, L.C. (Louis Compton), 1842-1921     		1869 July 13
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1869 October08
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Earl of Wharncliffe     		1869 October 15
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1869 November 15
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1869 November 18
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1869 December 9
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1869 December 19
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1870 April 10
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1870 April 27
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Seeley, Harry Govier, 1839-1909     		1870 April 27
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882     		1870 May 16
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to ?     		1870 July 28
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Delafield, Edward, 1794-1875     		1870 August 24
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 1870 October 15
    		Box 1

    		Poem

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sir Henry     		1870 November 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Thompson, Harry, Sir     		1870 December 10
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1870 December 19
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882     		1871 January 1
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to ?     		1871 January 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1871 January 9
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Dixon, George, 1900-     		1871 February 17
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Dixon, George, 1900-     		1871 February 20
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Mills, C. P. [?]     		1871 March 1
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Macmillan     		1871 April 25
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1871 May 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Christie, William Dougal, 1816-1874.     		1871 May 27
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882     		1871 June 19
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882     		1871 June 20
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1871 June27
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882     		1871 July 22
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1871 July 25
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1871 August 17
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1871 October 2
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Evans, John, Sir, 1823-1908?     		1872 April 14
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Bartley, George C. T. (George Christopher Trout), Sir, 1842-1910     		1872 May 23
    		Box 1

    		Envelope

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882     		1872 June 11
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Tyndall, John, 1820-1893     		1872 June 20
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Hutton, Richard Holt, 1826-1897     		1872 July 9
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1872 September 18
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1872 November 2
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Mr. MacGregor     		1873 March 16
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913     		1873 April 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1873 April 25
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Clark     		1873 May 8
    		Box 1

    		Royal Society of London.
    ALS to Lymons, G. J.     		1873 May 16
    		Box 1

    		Signed by Huxley

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Donnelly, John, Sir     		1873 May 31
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1873 June 18
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to "My dear Principal"     		1873 September 26
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1873 October 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1873 October 18
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1873 November 18
    		Box 1

    		Appleton, Charles and Lockyer, J. Norman Ca. 1873?
    		Box 1

    		Broadside; signed by C. Darwin

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1874 March 16
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Seeley, Harry Govier, 1839-1909     		1874 April 1
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Seeley, Harry Govier, 1839-1909     		1874 April 14
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1874 April 16
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Appleton, Charles     		1874 July 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Carpenter, William     		1874 July 18
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Miss Frick     		1874 July 30
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Appleton, Charles     		1874 October 21
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Appleton, Charles     		1875 January 28
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Davy, W. G.     		1875 February 26
    		Box 1

    		With envelope

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Appleton, Charles     		1875 March 3
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1875 April 24
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1875 April 29
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1875 May 11
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1875 June 5
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1875 June 14
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1875 August 26
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1875 September 14
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Appleton, Charles     		1875 November 1
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Hooker     		1875(?) November 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1875 December 4
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1875 December 21
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1875 December 31
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1875 December 31
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Miall, Louis Compton, 1842-1921     		1876 January 18
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1876 March 5
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1876 April 15
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1876 May 5
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Martin, E. W.     		1876 November 11
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Appleton, Charles     		1876 December 9
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Carpenter, P. H.     		1877 January 10
    		Box 1

    		With envelope

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882     		1877 February (?) 5
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Godwin, Clement     		1877 April 29
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1877 May 2
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1877 May 23
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Fowke, J.K.     		1877 August 21
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Seeley, Harry Govier, 1839-1909     		1877 October 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Seeley, Harry Govier, 1839-1909     		1877 October 8
    		Box 1

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1878 June 12
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Pollock, Henry     		1878 July 16?
    		Box 2

    		Envelope

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1878 August 6
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1878 September 3
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1878 October 21
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1878 November 13
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Milne-Edwards, Alphonse, 1835-1900     		1878 November 27
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1878 December 11
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		1878 December [?]
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1879 January 2
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1879 March 19
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Milne-Edwards     		1879 June 4
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1820-1913     		1879 December 4
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895     		1880 June 8
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Usher, J     		1881 June 8
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Heusman, H. G.     		1881 July 5
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1883 July 8
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Lankester     		1883 December 20
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Scott, E. L.     		1884 March 11
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Mrs. Earle     		1884 August 14
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Seeley, Harry Govier, 1839-1909     		1884 November 7
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1884 November 18
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.89 in part

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1884 December 22
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.92 in part

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1885 February 23
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.103 in full

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1885 March 30
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.109 in full

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Huxley, Leonard, 1860-1933     		1885 December 2
    		Box 2

    		With envelope

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1885[?] December 3
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1886 March 19
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1886 July 1
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Mrs. Sanderson     		1886 July 8
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Mr. Wolfenden     		1886(?) October 6
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Forster, Balthzar     		1886 October 7
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882     		1887 January 21
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882     		1887 February 15
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Carruthers     		1887 March 16
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Milne-Edwards, Alphonse, 1835-1900     		1887 March 26
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ASL to [Trustees of Manchester New College]?     		1887 June 11
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1887 November 17
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1888 March 1
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Quilter, Harry, 1851-1907     		1888 April 8
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1888 April 30
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1888 October 7
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.219 in full

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1888 November 13
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1888 November 17
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1889 May 7
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1889 September 29
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1889 November 11
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1889[?] November 19
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Metcalf, L.S     		1890 February 24
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1890 May 6
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.271 in full

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Endleston, E.D., Rev.     		1890 September 19
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Sharp, W.T     		1891 May 2
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1891 May 4
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1891 May 6
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1891 August 14
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.310 in full

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1891 August 26
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.311 in part

    		Hutchinson, Henry Neville?.
    ALS to Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895     		1892 January 6
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, John     		1892 January 17
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.352

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892March 3
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 March 4
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 March 12
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 March 18
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Thompson, Henry, Sir     		1892 April 27
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 May 5
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 May 9
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.467 in full

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 May 17
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.465 in full

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 May 24
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 May 28
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Hyde Clarke     		1892 July 7
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 August 22
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.345 in part

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 October 8
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, John     		1892 November 8
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 November 15
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1892 December 25
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1892 December 25
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1893 January 8
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.370 in full

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Trimen, Henry?     		1893 January 17
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1893 April 12
    		Box 2

    		Pub. V.II, p.67 in full

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1893 May 4
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, John     		1893 May 9
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Quilter, Harry, 1851-1907     		1893 June 7
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		1893 August 25
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1893 December 24
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1894 March 25
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1894 May 6
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Quilter, Harry, 1851-1907     		1894 May 21?
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1894 June 24
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to "Dear Sir"     		1894 June 30
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1894 July 15
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1894 October 12
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1895 February 5
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		1895 March 6
    		Box 2

    		Mrs. [Henrietta Anne Heathorn] Huxley 1908 May 7
    		Box 2

    		Calling card

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Carpenter, William B., 1813-1885     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		April 20

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to C[ole?], A.     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		"Dearest Babs"

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		"Dearest Babs"

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		"Dearest Ethel"

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		"Dearest Ethel"

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Collier, Ethel Huxley, 1866-1941     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		"Baby Addle"

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Donnelly, John, Sir     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		July 10

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1908     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Pollock     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		May 15

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Pye-Smith, Philip Henry     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Quekett, John Thomas     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Seeley, Harry Govier, 1839-1909     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		April 22

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to Williamson, William Crawford(?), 1816-1895     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to "My dear Sir"     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		Huxley, Thomas Henry.
    ALS to ?     		n.d.
    		Box 2

    		Unidentified n.d.
    		Box 2

    		Sketch of jellyfish - to Ethel Collier?