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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
13 January 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 30
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 30
Summary:

About the classification of colours.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
17 January 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 31
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 31
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 31
Summary:

Suggests alterations to Poulton's table of classification of animal colouration.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
19 January 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 32
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 32
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 32
Summary:

Simplification of colour uses for Poulton's book.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
21 January 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 33
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 33
Summary:

About the inclusion of a simpler table in Poulton's book.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
5 June 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 34
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 34
Summary:

Thanks for Poulton's book on colour and Poulton's corrections to Darwinism. About Romanes' attack in Nineteenth Century -"I can't make out what he means.".

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
7 July 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 39
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 39
Summary:

About review of Poulton's book that ARW has written in Nature. Hopes Poulton likes it.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
8 December 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 36
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 36
Summary:

Asking for advice about the best type of microscope for a beginner -as a present for his daughter. Likes Ball's book on Use and Disuse.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
15 December 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 37
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 37
Summary:

Could Poulton look at a microscope for him? Mr. J. WaIter Gregory of the Natural History Museum has visited him at Parkstone. Comments on Lloyd Morgan's Animal Life and Intelligence.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
21 December 1890
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 38
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 38
Summary:

Don't worry about the microscope. His daughter would like something else for her birthday. About emerald lava.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
18 May 1891
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 40
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 40
Summary:

Sending on a letter from C. Lloyd Morgan about experiments on inheritance. Will be useful for Poulton when he starts the Institute for Experimental Biology.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
16 June 1892
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 42
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 42
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 51-52]
Summary:

Thanks for Weismann's essays and offers criticisms of the first one.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
29 August 1892
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 43
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 43
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 52-53]
Summary:

Criticism of Beddard's article on mimicry. About panmixia variation.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
16 December 1892
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 44
Summary:

About the election of President at one of the societies. Meldola did not get a majority.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
1 February 1893
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 45
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 45
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 54-55]
Summary:

Regarding Poulton's paper on the colours of larva pupae. About Darwin's ill-heath - did his children inherit it?.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
25 September 1893
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 46
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 46
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 56-57]
Summary:

About maps ARW is asking to have sent to Poulton. Details of heredity case (as mentioned in correspondence with Dr. Budd).

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
29 September 1893
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 47
Summary:

No surplus copies of the coloured maps, only plain maps and hopes he can use it for reference for geographical distribution of insects.

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
17 November 1893
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 48
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 48
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 57-58]
Summary:

More about Dr. Budd's case - re. heredity.

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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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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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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
4 February 1895
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 51
Summary:

Sending copies of the first part of his criticism of Bateson and Galton.

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