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WCP312

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
13 August 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/111
Summary:

Her journey to Blankenhain, with detailed questions about accommodation, people and food; news from her brother William in America re Mac, Hicks, camping and travel in a covered wagon; Vaccination Bill in House of Lords, sending copy of report in the Chronicle; reviews of ARW's book, letter from Ian Mclaren [John Watson]; visits from Mrs Archer and Mr Scott; the Wallace's (Violet's aunt Mary and cousin May) to visit.

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WCP313

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
24 August 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/112
Summary:

Her letter describing her journey to Blankenberg and [Keilhaus], Herr and Frau Rektor Schulz and school; visits to Parkstone by Mr and Mrs Dunn and P Cambridge who is describing and drawing spiders; "The Reminder" on vaccination laws, ARW's letter in response; first favourable reviews (of Wonderful Century) in the Inquirer and the Literary Gazette; regards to Eleanor.

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WCP314

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
8 September 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/113
Summary:

Fate of Ma's (Annie Wallace) letter and parcel; the Schulz's move from Blankenhain to Possneck; learning the German language; letter from her brother William (in America) re camping, hunting, and breakdown of wagon; ARW's letter on vaccination in the "Parkstone Reminder" sent by Mr Tebb to several newspapers and printed in The Times, copies to be distributed; visits by junior and senior Dunn families; The Clarion; The Daily Chronicle on victory at Khartoum.

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Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP315

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
30 September 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/114
Summary:

Dresden and its art galleries and museums; suggestions for articles by Violet on German school and kindergarten teaching methods for the Fortnightly or Harris's Saturday Review; usefulness of keeping notes on German family life and manners; the Chronicle and Hon. M. Carnegie on De Rougemont's life with savages in Australia, Wide World Magazine; Clarion; letter from Lord Grimthorpe on conversion to anti-vaccination by ARW's book.

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Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP316

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
13 October 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/115
Summary:

Sending letters; newspapers on De Rougemont; letter from her brother William in America; Californian edition [by William Dorey] of Omar Khayam from Mrs Wallace of Stockton (Violet's aunt Mary) first edition of Wonderful Century, 2000 copies almost sold out, 1000 more to be printed; Lord Grimthorpe; photographic portraits of ARW by Miss Chant, including one for an American magazine.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP3165

From:
Alexander Sutherland
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
17 April 1898
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46441 ff. 157-158
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP3166

From:
[John] [Scott]
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
25 April 1898
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46441 f. 159
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP3167

From:
[unknown person]
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
14 July 1898
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46441 ff. 160-161
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP3168

From:
Colin Skinner Eastwood
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
26 July 1898
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46441 f. 162
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP317

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
20 November 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/116
Summary:

German books, pedagogy and learning the German language; books; tea from Moore Brothers; ARW writing article for L'Humanite Nouvelle on socialism, militarism and causes of war, séances held by Miss Chant and Mrs Comber; Nietzsche; Mr Ackland.

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WCP3170

From:
John Watson
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
9 August 1898
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46441 ff. 164-165
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP3171

From:
Charles Algernon Parsons
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
16 September 1898
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46441 ff. 166-169
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP3172

From:
Raymond Holbrook Arnot
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
3 October 1898
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46441 ff. 170-171
Summary:

From the ARW Scientific Club of Rochester with thanks for allowing them to bear "such a distinguished name".

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WCP3173

From:
Henry William Massingham
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
5 October 1898
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46441 f. 172
Summary:

Regarding the identity of "de Rougemont".

Contributor:
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WCP3174

From:
Alexander Mattock Thompson
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
1898?
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46441 ff. 173
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP318

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
1 December 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/117
Summary:

A melancholy letter [from Germany] from her; news of William in America; reading "On the face of the waters" and "The Red badge of courage"; visit from Mr Hudson who is staying with Dr Geikie, talks with him about insects, sense of direction in migrating birds, his article in Saturday Review on behaviour of young vipers; Mr Ackland; The Clarion.

Contributor:
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WCP319

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
19 December 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/118
Summary:

Letters from her brother William; drainage work in road and garden; bulb plantings in garden; slipping bed quilts; learning German, recommending staying with a large family to improve conversational skills; correspondence with and proposed visit from Mr Howard on his model city and book The Garden City; recent visit from Mr Hudson and conversation on birds, snakes and books; Hudson's Naturalist in La Plata; young chemistry student from Canterbury to visit for advice on collecting natural history specimens.

Contributor:
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WCP3363

From:
Ernest William ("Baron Grimthorpe") Beckett (formerly Beckett-Denison)
To:
Francis Thomas Bond
Date:
4 October 1898
Source of text:
Anon. ([1898]). In: Lord Grimthorpe: a Convert to Anti-vaccination . London: Anti-Vaccination League. [p. [2]]
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP3539

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Henry Deane
Date:
20 September 1898
Source of text:
National Library of Australia: MS610/19/404
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP3573

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
John Scott Keltie
Date:
3 November 1898
Source of text:
Royal Geographical Society: RGS Corr. Block CB7 1881-1910 A. R. WALLACE
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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