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WCP4399

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
19 February 1895
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 52
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 52
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 61-62]
Summary:

About having met Darwin once briefly at British Museum before going East. Comments on Poulton's "Theories of Evolution".

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WCP5628

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
15 March 1895
Source of text:
Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences . Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 63-65]
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP4400

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
8 March 1896
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 53
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 53
Summary:

About Romanes. Has sent review of Cope's new book to Nature, also review of Archdall Reid's The Present Evolution of Man.

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WCP4401

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
15 March 1896
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 54
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 54
Summary:

About his collection of moths. Poulton wants to know where they went. About the organisation of his collection, Romanes and Darwin. Wants to give his copy of Cope's Origin of the Fittest to Linnean or Zoological Society.

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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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WCP4407

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
16 January 1897
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 60
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 60
Summary:

ARW will sign the form proposing C. Lloyd Morgan as a member of the Royal Society.

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WCP1824

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
20 January 1897
Source of text:
University of California, Santa Barbara: MSS 28: Box 6: 12, Wallace, Alfred Russel
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP4408

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
14 February 1897
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 61
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 61
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 71-72]
Summary:

About Poulton's British Association address. Geological Ideas.

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WCP4409

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
13 June 1897
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 62
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [p. 73]
Summary:

About Pritchard's book. Geology.

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WCP4410

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
27 January 1898
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 63
Summary:

Has sent letter to Royal Society secretary requesting the suspension this year of Professor Lloyd Morgan certificate.

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WCP4411

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
13 February 1898
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 64
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 64
Summary:

About mimicry - criticising theory of "similar conditions".

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WCP4412

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
3 July 1898
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 65
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 65
Summary:

Sample of artificial protoplasm. About colours of insects.

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