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WCP2903

Letter (WCP2903.2793)

[1]1

The University of Chicago

Chicago Ill. U.S.A.

March. 4. 19089

Dr A. R. Wallace

Dorestshire, England.

Dear Sir:-

Many years ago I was presented with a copy of your Malay Archipelago2 by one of my teachers. This book so aroused my interest in geographical distribution that my interest not only increased but it has become a hobby with me and combined ecology has become my main line of interest in scientific work. It is for this reason that I thought you might take some interest in the kind of paper which I have written and I take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for this influence which has meant so much to me — in the great pleasure and profit which I have derived from such studies.

Very sincerely | Charles. C. Adams3 [signature]

In another perhaps I send the paper.

[2]4

1
In ARW’s handwriting, “Answd”. The letter has not been found.
2
Wallace, A. R. 1890. The Malay Archipelago: The land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. London and New York: Macmillan and Co.
3
Adams, Charles Christopher (1873-1955). American zoologist, ecologist and biogeographer.
4
In ARW’s handwriting, “C. C Adams”.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2903.2793)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2014-04-16] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2903,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2903