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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
2 June 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 20
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [p. 218]
Summary:

If DCL gets offered again, will accept. "I feel myself too much of an amateur in Nat. His, and altogether too ignorant ... to receive honours from a great University .. . left school (a bad one) at 14." About Mr. Edwards and his butterfly collection. Criticises Bates' classification of butterflies.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
5 June 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 21
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 21
Summary:

Has written to Professor Price, about DCL. Thanks for volume of Weismann's Essays.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
19 July 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 22
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 22
Summary:

Wants Poulton to lend him slides of caterpillars.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
24 July 1889
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 35
Summary:

Asking for errata from Darwinism for the new edition.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
8 August 1889
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 23
Summary:

Thanks Poulton for slides.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
10 September 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 24
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 24
Summary:

About slides. About a reference -ARW can't remember where he found it. Has replied to Mr. Cunningham in Nature.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
14 September 1889
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 25
Summary:

Wants a copy of the inheritance discussion at British Association, section D.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
13 November 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 26
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 26
Summary:

About DCL ceremony. The 20th would suit him better. ARW has just returned from the North. "Romanes has been inflicting long letters on me!".

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
21 November 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 27
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 27
Summary:

Arrangements for the DCL ceremony at Oxford. His wife is unable to accept kind invitation from Mrs. Poulton.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
23 November 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 28
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 28
Summary:

Writes about train times to Oxford.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
28 November 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 29
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 47-48]
Summary:

Sending Cope's books, with his comments. Not convinced about female preference for peacock feathers.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
13 January 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 30
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 30
Summary:

About the classification of colours.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
17 January 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 31
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 31
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 31
Summary:

Suggests alterations to Poulton's table of classification of animal colouration.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
19 January 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 32
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 32
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 32
Summary:

Simplification of colour uses for Poulton's book.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
21 January 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 33
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 33
Summary:

About the inclusion of a simpler table in Poulton's book.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
5 June 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 34
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 34
Summary:

Thanks for Poulton's book on colour and Poulton's corrections to Darwinism. About Romanes' attack in Nineteenth Century -"I can't make out what he means.".

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
7 July 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 39
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 39
Summary:

About review of Poulton's book that ARW has written in Nature. Hopes Poulton likes it.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
8 December 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 36
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 36
Summary:

Asking for advice about the best type of microscope for a beginner -as a present for his daughter. Likes Ball's book on Use and Disuse.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
15 December 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 37
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 37
Summary:

Could Poulton look at a microscope for him? Mr. J. WaIter Gregory of the Natural History Museum has visited him at Parkstone. Comments on Lloyd Morgan's Animal Life and Intelligence.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
21 December 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 38
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 38
Summary:

Don't worry about the microscope. His daughter would like something else for her birthday. About emerald lava.

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