NHM-WP07.108.[03]    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel  1909.01.27--1909   Small envelope labelled in pencil in A. R. Wallace's? WGW's? hand "Womans Suffrage" and "B1" containing the above when listed.

NHM-WP07.111.[01]    Correspondence:   Brodribb C H  1911.12.29   Letter signed C H Brodribb to A. R. Wallace from "The Times" 29 Dec 1911 thanking him for his letter apparently re the Insurance Act. Notes: See also WP1/8/39, letter from W A Davidson on the subject Dec 1911. Smith: S691. Dr. Russel Wallace on Insurance Act [letter]. The Daily Chronicle (London) no. 15581: 4d (25 Jan 1912)

NHM-WP07.111.[03]    Printed:    1911.12.29--1912.01.25   "Dr Russel Wallace on Insurance Act", press cutting from "The Chronicle" letter to the Editor from A. R. Wallace on the Insurance Act, annotated with date in his hand. And "B1" in pencil. Notes: See also WP1/8/39, letter from W A Davidson on the subject Dec 1911. Smith: S691. Dr. Russel Wallace on Insurance Act [letter]. The Daily Chronicle (London) no. 15581: 4d (25 Jan 1912)

NHM-WP07.112.[02]    Draft:    1912.09.30--1912.10.03   "The nature and origin of life" corrected galley proof from Hazell, Watson & Viney, date stamped 30 Sep 1912, 3 sheets, annotated in blue on back of last "Origin of Life | Authors first Proof! And in pencil "A2" Notes: Letter and proof were in the same document wallet with other papers by and relating to short works by A. R. Wallace, when listed. The article mentions Dr Schafer so almost certainly the article published in "Everyman", a penny literary weekly begun in 1912 by J M Dent & Son, publishers of the book series of the same title. The first issue, for 12 [sic] October 1912, included a contribution from A. R. Wallace. Source: electronic finding aid for J. M. Dent & Sons records, at www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/j/J.M.Dent_and_Sons.html. Smith: S700. The Origin of Life. A Reply to Dr. Schaefer. Everyman 1(1): 5-6 (18 [sic] Oct. 1912).

NHM-WP07.117    Printed:    1860.07.00--1860   "Note on the Habits of Scolytidae and Bostrichidae" by A. R. Wallace, offprint or page proofs pp. [1] -3, from the"Transactions of the Entomological Society" vol. V, N.S. part VI (July 1860) Notes: MISSING? This description was part of old record WP4/27 and was not found as a new record when checking the DB for errors after final listing, 3 Feb 2004. Ref. No. has been assigned at end of sequence as location of document is impossible to determine without physically going through boxes, which there is not time to do at this stage. Note made in Nov 2003 indicates it was moved to new series WP7 for listing; it was probably missed during numbering and should be somewhere there, probably inserted into another document.

NHM-WP08.001.007    Printed:    1898.12.00--1898   "Obituary notice of George Bentham" by J D Hooker, Dec 1898, reprint from the "Annals of Botany vol. XII (1898) with contents and index page of the journal inserted; annotated on cover in A. R. Wallace's? hand include "Flora Hongkongensis = Spruce Collection"

NHM-WP08.002.002    Printed:    1894.02.00--1894   Obituary of Richard Spruce by G. Stabler, print from the ["Journal of the] Botanical Society of Edinburgh" Feb 1894, pp 99-109, annotated on front in ink "To Dr A. R. Wallace F.R.S. with G. Stabler's compliments" with annotations in A. R. Wallace's hand in ink and some passages marked in blue pencil.

NHM-WP08.003.005    Correspondence:   Prain Sir David, Wallace Alfred Russel, Spruce Richard, Hooker Sir William Jackson, Borrer William  1908.11.16--1908   Form-letter or certificate in print and MS from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 16 Nov 1908 acknowledging receipt from Dr A R Wallace, OM, FRS of "8 volumes (bound) of Spruce's botanical Mss (Plantae Amazonicae, 2 vols.; Plantae Andinae, 2 vols.; Miscellaneous notes, journals etc., 2 vols.; memorandum book, containing his journal from Tar[a]poto [Tarapoto] to Baños). Also numerous original letters to Spruce from Sir W. J. Hooker and others; Rough notes for the Introduction to his large work on Hepaticae, etc.; and a complete series of letters from Spruce to W. Borrer, 1843-48." Signed by D. Prain (Director). Printed header show the Royal coat of arms above the words "Royal Botanic Gardens Kew" in large Italic? script. Place: Peru

NHM-WP09.002.001    Note:    1863.08.00?--1863?   Text in A. R. Wallace's hand of a lecture, titled on front cover "Lecture 1. | On the climate & Vegetation of the Tropics" with pencilled annotation "Linn. Trans. vol. XXII | Pitcher Plants" below title in his hand; lined notebook approx 22.5 x 17.5 cm , fifty-three numbered pages with notes on the Pitcher plant inserted between pp. 18 and 19 and numbered tags (slide or diagram numbers?) glued to some pages; undated, possibly 1863 when he lectured at the BAAS meeting in August and September (Shermer, p. 153). Notes: Plain paper cover sewn to pages which appear to be from a school- style notebook; cover very stained and torn at the edges; inserted notes on the pitcher plant are on a smaller sheet, perhaps a form or invitation folded over a cotton thread and glued together at the edges, print and some handwriting are visible inside; other pages in fair condition.

NHM-WP09.002.003    Note:    1863.09.00?--1863?   Text in A. R. Wallace's hand of a lecture titled on the front cover "Lecture 3. | On the Races of Man in the Malay Archipelago" and the pencilled annotation in A. R. Wallace's hand "Capt Cook's Voyages, King of Tahiti Papuan | Phot. of Siamese"; lined notebook approx 22.5 x 17.5 cm; forty-seven numbered pages with text continued onto the inside back cover; undated, (BAAS, Sep 1863?); part of a printed market share list, torn, glued to the bottom of the last page. Place: Netherlands Indies Notes: Plain paper cover sewn to pages which appear to be from a school-style notebook; cover very stained and torn at the edges; inside pages in fair condition. No numbered tags pasted onto pages in this book.

NHM-WP10.002.[01]    Printed:    1870.01.00   Physical Geography No 1 Examination paper. A. Configuration of the earth.1 folio print, undated, with annotations including, at the top, "1st Proof Mar 1/70".

NHM-WP11.003.[01]    Printed:    1909.02.12   "Charles Darwin | (by H. N. Braislford)" press cutting re Darwin from "The Daily News", 12 Feb 1909.

NHM-WP11.003.[03]    Printed:    1909.02.12   "Two Notable Centenaries | Darwin and Lincoln" press cutting from "The Daily News" 12 Feb 1909 " memoirs with no byline of both men including photo of the statue at the NHM of Darwin seated.

NHM-WP11.006    Correspondence:   Darwin Charles Robert, University of Cambridge  1909.06.24   Telegram (two sheets) from the vice-chancellor, Cambridge University postmarked Broadstone 24 Jun 1909 to A. R. Wallace regretting his inability to be present and congratulating him on his share in Darwin's work. Place: Cambridge England Notes: Enclosed inside front cover of Order of Proceedings when listed.

NHM-WP12.003.001    Correspondence:   Pascoe Francis Polkinghorne  [1913].07.15   Letter to Mr Wallace (WGW?) from F. P Pascoe, from 12 Newborough Rd Acton, London July 15 (no year - 1913?) saying that he encloses a paper which might interest him. Notes: If by Francis Pascoe d 1893 the letter must be to A. R. Wallace, but probably from Pascoe's son, written to WGW and enclosed in envelope dated [1913?] addressed in the same hand: see WP12/3/2. Letter and envelope were in separate document wallets when listed but in context and given hand almost certainly belong together. The paper originally enclosed with the letter may be "Catalogue of Zygopinae" one copy of which was in the same wallet as the letter when listed.

NHM-WP12.003.004    Printed:    1859.02.00--1859   Pascoe, Francis P, "On New Genera and Species of Longicorn Coleoptera. Part IV", from the Transactions of the Entomological Society, vol. V, N.S., part I. (Feb 1859). Undated reprint, 50 pages; including descriptions of beetles collected by A. R. Wallace in the Aru islands. Place: Aru Islands Netherlands Indies

NHM-WP12.003.008    Printed:    1871.03.00--1871   Pascoe, Francis P, "Catalogue of Zygopinae, a subfamily of Curculonidae, found by Mr. Wallace in the Eastern Archipelago", reprint from the Annals and Magazine of Natural History for March 1871, 34 pages plus plates XV and XVI from S.4, vol. 7. Notes: See WP12/3/7; another copy.

NHM-WP12.011    Printed:    1889.09.23--1889.11.17   "Theories of Heredity" by E B Poulton, printed pamphlet, 14 pp and diagram, annotated on the front cover in Poulton's hand "With the Author's kind regards | Nov 17/1889".

NHM-WP12.021    Printed:    1905.08.10   "On Drawings of fishes of the Rio Negro", by C. Tate Regan, Reprint from the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1905, vol. I., pp 189-190.

NHM-WP12.028    Printed:    1908.08.00   "Florissant; a Miocene Pompeii" by T D A Cockerell, reprint from The Popular Science Monthly, vol. LXXIV , Aug 1908 Notes: Cover loose, front and back pages stained

NHM-WP12.031    Printed:    1910.12.08   "Evolution | Darwinian and Spencerian | The Herbert Spencer Lecture…by Raphael Meldola F.R.S" Printed pamphlet with dark blue cover, pp [3] - 39 with Appendix p. [40] containing extracts from letters by A. R. Wallace and J D Hooker, both 1910; Clarendon Press Oxford 1910, dedicated in ink on the title page "To Dr. A. R. Wallace, O.M. from his friend & disciple the lecturer. Dec. 10/10" and annotated in pencil in A. R. Wallace's hand.

NHM-WP12.034    Printed:    1914.01   "The Biologist's Problem" by T D A Cockerell, reprinted from "Popular Science Monthly" Jan 1914 Notes: From Colorado. No annotations or dedication - may have been sent before Cockerell knew of A. R. Wallace's death in Nov 1913, or sent to WGW

NHM-WP13.001.002    Printed:    1871.11.00--1871   Printed pamphlet by A. R. Wallace titled "Reply to Mr. Hampden's Charges against Mr. Wallace" London, November 1871. 8 pages. Copy 1 of 4. Place: London England Norfolk

NHM-WP13.001.004    Printed:    1871.11.00--1871   Printed pamphlet by A. R. Wallace titled "Reply to Mr. Hampden's Charges against Mr. Wallace" London, November 1871. 8 pages. Copy 3 of 4. Place: London England Norfolk

NHM-WP13.001.006    Printed:    1885.08.00--1885   Printed pamphlet. 1 folio, headed "Second issue of 500 | To A.R. Wallace, of Nutwood Cottage, Frith Hill, Godalming, Surrey", by John Hampden, Balham (London) August 1885, charging A. R. Wallace with cheating in their (1870) wager re the curvature of the earth. Annotated in the front left margin in (John Hampden's?) hand "These are being [presently] circulated among all the clergy, magistrates, journalists, and private families in the county of Surrey. J. H". Place: Godalming Surrey England Notes: The initials at the end of the annotation could be J.W. (J H Walsh?) J.H. (John Hampden) or J.M., but the writing appears to be John Hampden's. The pamphlet is described in box list as "Hampden's Accusation."