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WCP5228

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Samuel Henshaw
Date:
9 January 1900
Source of text:
Houghton Library, Harvard University: MS Am 1143.1 (24)
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP23

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
27 January 1900
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/23
Summary:

ARW talks of his hopes to work on new edition of Wonderful Century after five weeks of visitors; Carroll's Tangled Tales with amusing mathematical puzzles; mysterious drowning of neighbour Monica Briggs in local pond; "The Grange" not yet sold, some people interested in the "Colony" due to view it.

Contributor:
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WCP820

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Ernst Johann Otto Hartert
Date:
29 January 1900
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM TM1-53-26-204
Summary:

Many thanks for letter with approximate numbers of Papuan birds; agrees with Hartert's limitation of the restricted Papuan region - with one exception - the Ké Islands; needs one more figure - number of species of Birds of Paradise omitting the Bower birds but including of course the Epimachids [Epimachiedae]; and number of species of Ké Islands birds that had been added to the Papuan fauna in the list sent.

Contributor:
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WCP5217

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Ms Ridley
Date:
13 February 1900
Source of text:
State Library of South Australia: SLSA: PRG 1043/3/23
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP6603

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Clement Reid
Date:
1 March 1900
Source of text:
Forum Auctions (auction)
Summary:

Because the fields and heath ?behind the house have been sold for building, they are thinking of finding a new home and are searching for places. ARW is going to see the Old Manor House at Aston Tirrold.

Contributor:
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WCP1691

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Clodd
Date:
10 March 1900
Source of text:
Edinburgh University Library: AAF/R/8
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP326

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
12 March 1900
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/125
Summary:

Carter's Estates, possibility of buying a new house suitable for use as a dwelling and a school, her brother William's investigation of houses in Cranleigh, Horsham and Basingstoke; Mr Carter's purchase of a large farm near Oxford and his plans to build a model settlement or small garden city on it, including public access to wild land.

Contributor:
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WCP3388

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
[unknown person]
Date:
24 March 1900
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 55221 ff. 45-46
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP3615

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Samuel Henshaw
Date:
30 March 1900
Source of text:
Tomas Feininger (private collection)
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP4543

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
1 April 1900
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 195
Summary:

Sending slides with examples of colouration and mimicry, used for his American lecture tour.

Contributor:
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WCP1315

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Mitten
Date:
4 May 1900
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/3/130
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP5717

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Alfred? Russell?
Date:
11 May 1900
Source of text:
Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences . Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [p. 158]
Summary:

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Contributor:
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WCP1783

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Frederik Willem van Eeden
Date:
27 May 1900
Source of text:
University of Amsterdam, Special Collections
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP4413

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
28 May 1900
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 66
Summary:

Cannot sign Poulton's memorial because it makes several statements of opinion with which ARW does not agree.

Contributor:
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WCP5221

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz
Date:
5 June 1900
Source of text:
Ernst Mayer Library, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: bAg 875.10.1
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP24

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
6 June 1900
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/24
Summary:

Discusses William viewing six or seven houses for sale near Tunbridge Wells and elsewhere, with details of locations and names of properties, comments on desirability, likely views, gardens, water supply and adjoining land; enclosing orders to view (not present) and a list of essential requirements (not present); report to be sent promptly so that Ma (William's mother Annie Wallace) may view any suitable.

Contributor:
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WCP5129

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
John Coleman Kenworthy
Date:
4 July 1900
Source of text:
Kenworthy, J. C. (1900). In: The Anatomy of Misery: Plain Lectures on Economics (2nd edition). London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd. [pp. 98-100]
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP6697

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Olive Bourcicault Comerford (formerly Comerford-Casey)
Date:
14? July? 1900?
Source of text:
Forum Auctions (auction)
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP4544

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
15 July 1900
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 196
Summary:

Has been working on Studies Scientific and Social, a school reader of the Wonderful Century and some articles for America. House hunting -in Sussex. Will returned from America in March and is now working for Macartney and McElroy in London. Violet is headmistress of a kindergarten belonging to the Frobel Institute. Discusses recent inventions and telescopes at the exhibition.

Contributor:
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WCP420

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
[22] [July] [1900]
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/14
Summary:

Search for house and land [with Mr Swinton], nearby Mayfield prettier and less built on; have seen an ideal farm with barns and orchards, have contacted agent; can visit area again in daughter Violet's holidays if farm lost.

Contributor:
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