WCP2940

Letter (WCP2940.2830)

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Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

Office of the Permanent Honorary Secretary.

J.H. MAIDEN,

Permanent Honorary Secretary,

Office, Royal Society's House.

Sydney, N. S. W. 17th. May 1909

Dear Sir,

I have the honour to transmit to you the accompanying resolution unanimously and enthusiastically passed by this Association2 at it recent general meeting held at Brisbane.

With much respect and all good wishes,

Yours sincerely | J. H. Maiden [signature]

Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace O.M., F.R.S.

Broadstone,

Dorset,

England

1
"Answ[ere]d." written in ink in top LH corner. (No page number)
2
Established in 1888. In 1930 the Association became the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Enclosure (WCP2940.8124)

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Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science

Office of the Permanent Honorary Secretary.

J.H. MAIDEN,

Permanent Honorary Secretary,

Office, Royal Society's House.

Sydney, N. S. W.

17. 5. 1909

"This Association offers to Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace its congratulations on the attainments of the jubilee of the Origin of Species2, jointly introduced by Dr Charles Darwin3 and himself."

True copy.

J. H. Maiden [signature]

1
"Enclosure" written in ink at centre top of page. Page numbered 39 in pencil in top RH corner.
2
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, published in 1859.
3
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.

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Status: Draft transcription [Enclosure (WCP2940.8124)]

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Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2020-05-26]

Please cite as “WCP2940,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 4 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2940