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WCP4402

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
26 March 1896
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 55
Summary:

Higgins succeeded Stevens. More about where ARW's collection went. Round labels are ARW's. Moe about Cope book - would prefer it to go to Linnean.

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WCP4403

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
30? March 1896
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 56
Summary:

Hewitson resetting butterflies and removing the tickets. ARW's private collection would only have had round tickets used for the locality.

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WCP4404

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
12 May 1896
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 57
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 57
Summary:

Comments on Poulton's proofs. Individual variations. Beginning exam papers. Has sent "Utility of Specific Characters" paper to Linnean to be read 18 June, probably his last paper and appearance at a scientific society, so will try to get up to read it and hear the discussion.

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WCP4405

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
26 November 1896
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 58
Summary:

ARW will not make a speech in Darwin's honour at Oxford. Hooker should do this, as he is Darwin's oldest surviving friend. ARW believes that Darwin would not have wanted a statue of himself. Would be better to found institution or professorship for research.

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WCP4406

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
2 December 1896
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 59
Summary:

Thanking him for his volume on Darwin. Has received circular from Galton about suggested Royal Society Biological Farm.

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WCP4532

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
1 April 1896
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 183
Summary:

Arrangements for the Meldola's visit. Is writing an article on the utility of all specific characteristics, and has also reviewed Cope's book for Nature.

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WCP4533

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
10 June 1896
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 184
Summary:

Glad that he had nothing to do with the mimicry book. Will be giving a paper at the Linnean on "The Utility of all Specific Characteristics." Views on Essex Forest.

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WCP4534

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
25 June 1896
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 185
Summary:

About Linnean meeting. Description of "woad" from Chamber's Encyclopaedia.

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WCP4535

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
26 June 1896
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 186
Summary:

His sister died two years ago. Her husband, Thomas Sims, who was a photographer with a small business, has been sold up for rent, and is in danger of starvation or the workhouse. Does Meldola know of a post such as photographer to a scientific man or institution which would be suitable for Sims?.

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WCP4536

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
12 October 1896
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 187
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 68-70]
Summary:

Compliments Weismann's book on selection and discussion of central themes.

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WCP4626

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
10 June 1896
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 284
Summary:

Arrangements for ARW to visit Meldola.

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WCP4763

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Henry Benjamin Samuels
Date:
27 September 1896
Source of text:
  • Mark Samuels (private collection)
  • Mark Samuels (private collection)
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP4764

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Henry Benjamin Samuels
Date:
5 October 1896
Source of text:
Mark Samuels (private collection)
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP5128

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford
Date:
1 November 1896
Source of text:
Wallace, A. R. (1900). [Letter from Alfred R. Wallace to "Nunquam" on the death of "The Bounder"]. The Clarion : 447 : 205
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP5539

From:
Peter MacOwan
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
28 January 1896
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: DC 190 folio 1229
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP5540

From:
Peter MacOwan
To:
[unknown person]
Date:
1 April 1896
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: DC 190 folio 1231
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP5541

From:
Peter MacOwan
To:
[unknown person]
Date:
17 June 1896
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: DC 190 folio 1233
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP5546

From:
William Fawcett
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
23 November 1896
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: DC 210 folio 458
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP5631

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
George Archdall O'Brien Reid
Date:
19 April 1896
Source of text:
Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences . Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 67-68]
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP5632

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
George Archdall O'Brien Reid
Date:
28 April 1896
Source of text:
Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences . Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [p. 68]
Summary:

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