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WCP2310

Letter (WCP2310.2200)

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Trin. Coll. Cam.

March 6th 1875

Dear Mr. Wallace.

At meeting of Council yesterday it was unanimously resolved to request you to consent to be President of Section D with charge of the Department of Anthropology &c. As you are aware D is [2] divided in three Departments — of which the President takes one & two vice Presidents the other two.

This year it seemed right that the Department of Anthropology should have the honor of having the President — & the Council felt that it could not be in [3] better hands than yours. Sclater1 & Cleland2 have been requested to be Vice Presidents with charge of Zoology with Botany & Anatomy with Physiology respectively.

Yours very truly | M. Foster3 [signature]

1
Sclater, Philip Lutley (1829-1913). British lawyer, zoologist and ornithologist, secretary to the Zoological Society of London.
2
Cleland, John (1835-1925). Chair of anatomy in Queen's College, Galway, from 1863 until 1877.
3
Foster, Michael (1836-1907). British physiologist and politician. Secretary of the Royal Society of London.

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Revision history

Transcribed by Oh, Samuel [2018-08-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2310,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2310