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WCP4386

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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WCP4388

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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WCP4389

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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WCP4390

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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WCP4391

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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WCP4392

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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WCP4393

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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WCP4394

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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WCP564

From:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
22 October 1893
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/8/93
Summary:

Maps sent by ARW; mimicry of Hymenoptera among beetles; foetal development in animals. 3 numbered folios.

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WCP4395

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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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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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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WCP4398

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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WCP4399

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
19 February 1895
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 52
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 52
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 61-62]
Summary:

About having met Darwin once briefly at British Museum before going East. Comments on Poulton's "Theories of Evolution".

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WCP5628

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
15 March 1895
Source of text:
Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences . Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 63-65]
Summary:

No summary available.

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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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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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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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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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