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WCP4357

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

Card and proofs have crossed with ARW's letter.

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WCP4358

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
20 January 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 11
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 11
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 45-46]
Summary:

Comments on Galton's paper on Heredity - Journal of Anthropology, v (January 1876) p.329, which anticipates the ideas in Weismann's book. Comments.

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WCP4359

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
2 February 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 12
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 12
Summary:

Wants the name of a flower-mantis, for reference.

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WCP4360

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

Would Poulton check proof of the 14th chapter of ARW's book. About Grant Allen.

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WCP4361

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

Sending the rest of notices of Spencer, and of Cope.

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WCP4362

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
18? February 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 15
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 15
Summary:

Sending next sheet of paper on Weismann's views. Would Poulton read the concluding chapter on man.

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WCP5624

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
19 February 1889
Source of text:
Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences . Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 46-47]
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP4363

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
20? February 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 16
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 16
Summary:

Sending draft for corrections.

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WCP4364

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
22 February 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 17
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 17
Summary:

More drafts. About his knowledge of the spiritual world. Ideas about sexual selection.

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WCP4365

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
3 March 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 18
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 18
Summary:

About ill health, debate in the Pall Mall Gazette and Crookes' experiments in spiritualism.

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WCP4366

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
28 May 1889
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 19
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 19
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 217-218]
Summary:

About offer of DCL, which he has declined. "I have a profound distaste for all public ceremonials." Details about ill health, house move, and his work. Wishes to be left "in peaceful obscurity." Doesn't like crowds.

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WCP4367

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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WCP4368

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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WCP4369

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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WCP4382

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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WCP4370

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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WCP4371

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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WCP4372

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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WCP4373

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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WCP4374

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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