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WCP7287

Letter (cc) (WCP7287.8492)

[1]

W. G. Wallace, Esq.,

16, Bryanstone Road,

Bournemouth.

9 October 1936

Dear Sir,1

I am instructed to express to you the special thanks of the Council for your donation of eight MSS.2 of Alfred Russel Wallace.3 These MSS. will form a valuable addition to this Society’s Archives.

I am, Yours faithfully, | Assistant Secretary.4

1
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951). Son of ARW. Married Elizabeth Carr Whittle (1888-1976) on 29 September 1919 and had three children: Elizabeth Anne (25 December 1920 - 3 January 1921), Alfred John Russel Wallace (6 March 1922 - 9 February 2017).
2
Field Notebooks 2-5 (WCP5799, WCP4766, WCP5800, and WCP4767), and Travel Journal, Parts 1-4 (WCP5795, WCP5796, WCP5797 and WCP5798). WCP4766 and WCP4767 are now in the Natural History Museum, London.
3
Wallace, Alfred Russel (1823-1913). British naturalist, scientist, explorer, author, social campaigner, and humanitarian.
4
Savage, Spencer (1886-1966). Botanist. Librarian and Assistant Secretary of the Linnean Society of London (1929-1951).

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Transcribed by Chua, Christine [2025-01-07]

Please cite as “WCP7287,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP7287