WCP2925

Letter (WCP2925.2815)

[1]1

BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY)

CROMWELL ROAD,

LONDON: S.W.

Feb[ruary]. 24, 1909

Dear Dr Wallace,

I am very much obliged to you for your letter. I note that you are not able to lend us anything for our proposed Darwin2 exhibition; or, at any rate, that you do not seem to think that you have anything that would be of special interest to us.

The other part of your letter, referring to your suggestion that the Museum should undertake the preparation of lists of specimens in the collections, opens a very large question. You will, I trust, excuse me if I do not at once express a definite opinion on the subject. I should prefer to have a little time in which to consider the probable effects of trying to carry out your proposal, and to consult some of those who would be specially concerned. And in any case the matter is probably too important for me to deal with without referring to the Trustees.

I remain | Yours very truly | S. F. Harmer [signature]

Dr Alfred Russel Wallace

1
Page numbered 7 in ink in top RH corner. "Answ[ere]d In no hurry." is written in ink in top LH corner. The Royal Coat of Arms (in the letterhead of a National Institution) appears in the top LH corner.
2
Darwin, Charles (1809-1882). English naturalist and writer, originator of the theory of evolution by natural selection and author of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. published in 1859. The exhibition would have marked the 50th anniversary in 1909.

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Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2015-03-12] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-03-12] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP2925,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2925