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WCP269

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
3 March 1896
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/68
Summary:

Orchids, some from General Dunn about to flower; visit from Doveton, a poet and psychical researcher from Torquay; Violet's brother William in Hull; Ma's (Annie Wallace) eyes improving; poor health of Miss Marshall Hall; arrival of bacon but no bill; regards to Eleanor; instructions to send her brother William the "Jungle Books".

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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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WCP1619

From:
Herrera, Alfonso Luis & Aguilar y Santillán, Rafael
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
10 March 1896
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/8/303
Summary:

No summary available.

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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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WCP270

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
18 March 1896
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/69
Summary:

Galton's work on visualisation; Violet's preference for snails over orchids; her Literary Society; Tolstoy's letter in the previous day's Chronicle; books, recommends J Muir and Besant; visiting poet (Doveton).

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WCP1740

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Philip Lutley Sclater
Date:
20 March 1896
Source of text:
Zoological Society of London: GB 0814 BADW
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP273

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
25 March 1896
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/72
Summary:

Visit to Parkstone to see her brother William; bacon.

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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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