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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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Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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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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Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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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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Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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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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Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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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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Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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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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Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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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.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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