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WCP250

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
1 June 1894
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/49
Summary:

Marking examination papers; news from her brother William; proposed joint visit by Violet and William; books read; travels of H O Forbes; chess meetings.

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WCP3778

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Lester Frank Ward
Date:
7 June 1894
Source of text:
  • John Hay Library, Brown University: Ms. 90.23, Series I, Subseries E
  • Stern, B. J. (1935). Letters of Alfred Russel Wallace to Lester F. Ward. The Scientific Monthly: 40: 375-379 [p. 379]
Summary:

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WCP1739

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Philip Lutley Sclater
Date:
14 June 1894
Source of text:
Zoological Society of London: GB 0814 BADW
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP251

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
23 June 1894
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/50
Summary:

Mrs Fisher; geological excursions with grandpa (William Mitten) to Bournemouth and Swanage; chess meetings; The Clarion; proposed visits by aunts Flora and Bessie (Mitten) and two American geologists; proposed visit to Devonshire for ferns; writing for Harris; Violet's expenses.

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WCP252

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
8 July 1894
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/51
Summary:

Trip to Devon, ferns magnificent; letter from her brother William who is on holiday, plans for both to visit Parkstone; itinerary of Violet's planned trip to Switzerland and Italy.

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WCP1579

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Frederic William Henry Myers
Date:
9 July 1894
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP2/6/3/3/14
Summary:

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WCP4396

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
9 July 1894
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 49
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 49
Summary:

ARW has been in south Devon for the last 10 days. Mimicry - glad Poulton is taking it up seriously for the museum, suggestions for how to arrange display. Gives reasons for not attending the British Association meeting.

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WCP3705

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Michael Flürscheim
Date:
12 July 1894
Source of text:
Bancroft Library, University of California: BANC MSS 76/109 z
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP253

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
14 July 1894
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/52
Summary:

Her proposed tour to Switzerland and Italy with Madame Lund's party, sending £10 towards expenses; arrangement for meeting her brother William and visiting Parkstone; description of ARW's and Ma's (Annie Wallace) ten days in Devon, wildflowers and ferns at Bolt Head, Salcombe and Brent; blue poppies and pink waterlily in flower in garden; two nearby houses including Mr Clement Reid's lodgings destroyed by fire.

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WCP5250

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
George Norman Douglas
Date:
19 July 1894
Source of text:
Douglas, N. (1922). In: Alone . New York: Robert M. McBride & Co. [pp. 126-127]
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP3780

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Lester Frank Ward
Date:
12 August 1894
Source of text:
John Hay Library, Brown University: Ms. 90.23, Series I, Subseries E
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP4397

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
8 September 1894
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 50
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 50
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 60-61]
Summary:

About Poulton's exposure of another American neo-¬Lamarckian in Nature. Criticism of Bateson's book and personal criticism of Bateson and Galton.

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WCP254

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
25 September 1894
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/53
Summary:

The delights of Switzerland; visit by Dr and Mrs Wigglesworth, daughter of H. H. Higgins, from Liverpool, Dr W recently stabbed by a patient at the lunatic asylum, description of incident and surgery on his severed carotid artery; alpine plants collected for ARW by Clement Reid delayed in post and some dead; ARW writing an article on "some Darwinian heresies" for the Fortnightly and about to write another on "The expressiveness of speech"; plans to view Mars with his telescope; William (Violet's brother) back in Newcastle.

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WCP1580

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Frederic William Henry Myers
Date:
28 September 1894
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP2/6/3/3/15
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP1821

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Richard Baron
Date:
4 October 1894
Source of text:
SOAS Library, Archives and Special Collections: PP MS 79: Papers of Richard Baron
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP7216

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
James Backhouse
Date:
13 October 1894
Source of text:
West Bank Park Heritage Trust
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP255

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
29 October 1894
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/54
Summary:

Recovery from damage to his eyesight, unable to read or write for previous month; Ma (Annie Wallace) reading papers to him, learning Poe's "Farewell to Earth" by heart to pass the time; visit of Miss Heaton from Natal with a trap-door spider for Violet, can supply a chameleon if wanted; "Clementina" [Clement Reid] has left for Corfe; rearrangement of furniture in study (sketch plan included).

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WCP256

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
5 November 1894
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/55
Summary:

Sending insect specimens, shells, Natal spider and its nest, and a live beetle to Violet for teaching purposes; Miss Heath; books for Violet's exams; plans for her "K.G." [kindergarten], selling "Nutwood" impossible as it brings in £50 a year, income and housing for the family after his death; bad news from California of ARW's brother (John) who has cancer, ARW suspects vaccination the cause; ARW's eyesight.

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WCP1581

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Frederic William Henry Myers
Date:
14 November 1894
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP2/6/3/3/16
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP3989

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
18 November 1894
Source of text:
Imperial College Archives, London: MLDA/2213
Summary:

No summary available.

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