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WCP50

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
4 May 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/50
Summary:

Progress of house-building and garden; building costs; fossilised animal skull found when digging, sketch enclosed (not present); many visitors to the house; William's sister Violet.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP51

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
11 May 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/51
Summary:

Sketch enclosed (not present) of animal skull found in garden; furniture for house; Ma (William's mother, Annie Wallace) and sister Violet; progress of house-building.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

JHC1692

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir Francis “Frank” Darwin
Date:
12 May 1902
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/3 f.236, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1693

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir Francis “Frank” Darwin
Date:
16 May 1902
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/3 f.236, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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WCP52

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
20 May 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/52
Summary:

William's holiday at Keswick; visit to Broadstone with Ma (William's mother, Annie Wallace) and Olive Casey; aquatic plants for garden arrived from America; slow progress in house-building; Conan Doyle's "Hound story" disappointing; awful West Indian volcanic eruption (Mount Pelee, Martinique, 8 May 1902).

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

RS-MM-001216

From:
W Iceton
To:
Robert Harrison, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
Date:
21 May 1902
Source of text:
MM/17/83, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
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WCP330

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
25 May 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/129
Summary:

Visits to Broadstone several times a week, planting of water-lilies in [Broadstone] garden pond, progress of building cellar, furnace, and fireplace, "Monogram" for front chimney; merits of different types of wood panel, details to be arranged with Mr Curtis Senior.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP53

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
25 May 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/53
Summary:

Progress of house-building; William's holiday at Keswick, Mount Skiddaw; offer from a doctor to lease Corfe View.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

JHC1694

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir Francis “Frank” Darwin
Date:
26 May 1902
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/3 f.237, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1695

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir Francis “Frank” Darwin
Date:
30 May 1902
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/3 f.238, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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WCP331

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
4 June 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/130
Summary:

Wells and cesspools; progress of building work (at Broadstone); problems with his eyesight, occulists prescription for new glasses to correct double vision; woods being planted with wildflowers; Conveyance (of Broadstone property) now signed and land paid for.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP175

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
8 June 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/178
Summary:

Progress of house building; 3 chimneys up, Percy (Curtis) proud of appearance of roof's gables, hips and dormers, felting and tiling to be done; annoying delays in fitting window frames; rough calculation of 400 feet of water piping, good book on hot water supply by Mr Dye; choosing fixtures and fittings for kitchen and bathroom from Spring? and Marten of Stratford catalogue; electric bells to be fitted; suggests William might find books on surveying in old Newcastle bookshops.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

JHC1696

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir Francis “Frank” Darwin
Date:
15 June 1902
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/3 f.239, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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WCP54

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
15 June 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/54
Summary:

House-building; garden; colour cure for sore eyes; final corrections to Ms of new edition of Wonderful Century.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP6002

From:
Florence Chant
To:
Thomas Henry Thomas
Date:
1 July [1902]
Source of text:
Cardiff Central Library: CCL 4.430/14g
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP1476

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Clement Reid
Date:
3 July 1902
Source of text:
  • Forum Auctions (auction)
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/8/276
  • British Library, The: BL Add. 46437 f. 109
Summary:

ARW thanks C. R. for abstracts on "hanging valleys". ARW mentions his theory of seed migration through the air and is looking for evidence. Enquires if C. R. has geological survey work in Cornwall, or has he retired. ARW is building a house at Broadstone "on a very pretty bit of land".

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP5140

From:
[unknown person]
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
4 July 1902
Source of text:
University of Reading, Special Collections: MS3280 Letter Book 36 - 20th January 1902 to 28th August 1902 p. 761
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP55

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
6 July 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/55
Summary:

Dr Paterson to lease Corfe View for 7 years; ARW plans to move into new house in September; garden; sister Violet coming home on a visit.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP2812

From:
Ernest Ruthven Sykes
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
8 July 1902
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46437 f. 110
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP2813

From:
William Eagle Clarke
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
10 July 1902
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46437 f. 111
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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