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WCP4446

Letter (WCP4446.4741)

[1]

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne.

March 11th. 1909

My dear Poulton1

Miss Pascoe2 has sent me all the separate papers on Coleoptera in her father[‘]s3 possession, as I told her I would look over these keep any that specially interested me & send the rest to you.

I found very few I wanted, chiefly Presidents Addresses, and a few descriptions of S. American Longicorns & Curculios, I want to send to Birch.4 The rest nearly 100 in number I think, [2] chiefly by Pascoe, and Bates5 — I now send you as I am pretty sure they will be useful for making up systematic volumes for use in the Museum.

Any duplicates you can give to those interested.

I am making a regular clearance up of literary rubbish, having a few new book shelves put up, &c. before beginning work again. — Hoping for Spring —

Yours very faithfully| Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Poulton, Edward Bagnall (1856-1943). British entomologist. Hope Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus College.
2
Pascoe, Flora (-). Eldest daughter of Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe.
3
Pascoe, Francis Polkinghorne (1813-1893). British entomologist.
4
Birch, Frederick ("Fred") (1876-1952). British naturalist and natural history collector. Honorary Secretary of the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society.
5
Bates, Henry Walter (1825-1892). British naturalist, explorer and close friend of ARW.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4446.4741)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lord, Annette [2012-07-18] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Envelope (WCP4446.4742)

Envelope addressed to "Prof. E. B. Poulton F.R.S., the Hope Museum, Oxford"; unposted envelope probably sent to Poulton as part of a letter package. A note is written on front of envelope in Poulton's hand "mch. 11. 1909". [Envelope (WCP4446.4742)]

Please cite as “WCP4446,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4446