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WCP2185

Letter (WCP2185.2075)

[1]

36, Craven Park

Harlesden N.W.

March 5/86

Dear Sir/

Absence from home has prevented an earlier reply to yours of 1st.1

In neither of the series of slides promoted by me, are there any coloured slides. I don’t think that any are published. Possibly Prof. Moseley,2 of Oxford-or Prof. Miall,3 5 Montpellier Terrace, Leeds [2] might help you—& I know no one else. Your subject is very special.

The best maker of coloured lantern slides (scientific & other) that I know, is

Hughes4

82 Mortimer Road

De Beauvoir Sq.

Kingsford Rd.

N.

If you write to him, please mention my name [3] Possibly also my brother

Dr. P. H. Carpenter5 F.R.S.

Eton College

Windsor

might suggest some German sources of biological slides.

Andrew Wilson6

110 Gilmore Pl.

Edinbro’

is another possible source.

Yours sincerely | Wm. Lant Carpenter7 [signature]

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1
The letter has not been found.
2
Moseley, Henry Nottidge (1844-1891). Zoologist.
3
Miall, Louis Compton (1842-1921). British scientist of note, initially in geology and later as an entomologist.
4
Hughes, William Charles (1844-1908). British optician, lantern manufacturer.
5
Carpenter, Philip Herbert (1852-1891). Naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist. Son of William Benjamin Carpenter. Brother of William Lant Carpenter.
6
Wilson, Andrew (1852-1912). Scottish zoologist, physiologist and author.
7
Carpenter, William Lant (1841-1890). Principal and lecturer at the School of Submarine Telegraphy and Electrical Engineering. Son of William Benjamin Carpenter. Brother of Philip Herbert Carpenter.
8
In ARW’s handwriting, “W L Carpenter”.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2185.2075)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lester, Ahren [2014-07-03] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-07-03] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2185,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2185