NHM-WP04.005    Figure:    1864   Two architectural designs for a Museum, by A. R. Wallace; with envelope: 1. Plan in pink, brown and yellow coloured ink on blue lined paper approx. 20 cm x 32 cm, headed in A. R. Wallace's hand "Museum of Natural History - Grand Plan of Central Portion" with measurements and labels in A. R. Wallace's hand. 2. Elevation including position of display cases and sketches of specimens, in pink, brown and yellow coloured ink on blue lined paper approx. 20 cm x 32 cm, headed in A. R. Wallace's hand "National Museum of Natural History". 3. Blue envelope labelled in A. R. Wallace's hand "Sketch for a National Museum of Natural History - 1864 - | one somewhat similar sent to Prof. Owen about 1863." Notes: Filed with house plans for A. R. Wallace's house "The Dell" when listed

NHM-WP06.005.005    Note:    1864--1904   Cardboard folder labelled on the spine in print in A. R. Wallace's? William Greenell Wallace's? hand "Scraps - Darwinism" and on the front in blue pencil " Variation | Notes - Diagrams" and in lead pencil "Extracts from early Reviews of Origin of Species" in A. R. Wallace's? WGW's? hand; approx 24 cm x 15 cm; containing forty-one separate folios comprising: 1- 5: Quotations in A. R. Wallace's hand from reviews of Darwin's "Origin of Species" 6-38: Ms notes and diagrams in A. R. Wallace's hand relating to chapter three ("The Variability of Species in a State of Nature") of his book "Darwinism, an Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with some of its Applications (1889; 2nd ed 1890, 3rd 1901) 39: Letter, incomplete copy in A. R. Wallace's hand, from A. R. Wallace to an unknown correspondent, from Westbourne Grove Terrace 24 May, annotated in an unknown hand "1864"; with thanks for criticism of A. R. Wallace's paper 'Human Races and the Antiquity of Man Deduced from the Theory of "Natural Selection"' ( Journal of the Anthropological Society of London. 2: clviii-clx; read 1 Mar 1864) 40: Letter from A. R. Wallace to Samuel Butler, from Waldron Edge, Duppas Hill, Croydon 9 May 1879 with thanks for and criticism of Butler's books "Life and Habit" (1878) and "Evolution Old and New" (1879) 41: Postcard to A. R. Wallace from H Tiedeman, from Fordwych Road Hampstead 13 Dec 1901, re "Wallace's Line", asking whether his views on distribution of species as expressed in the most recent edition of "The Malay Archipelago" have changed, with annotation in A. R. Wallace's hand dated 10 Apr 1904. Notes: Each folio has been numbered in pencil in square brackets to assist counting but to save time no reference nos added. Most but not all diagrams (graphs) are published in some form in A. R. Wallace's "Darwinism" (1889, and 2 later editions). Some of these papers may be misfiled but as all seem relate in some way to the subject they have not been separated. PJL Dec 2003. 6-38: Ms notes and diagrams in A. R. Wallace's hand relating to chapter three ("The Variability of Species in a State of Nature") of his book "Darwinism, an Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with some of its Applications (1889; 2nd ed 1890, 3rd 1901) 39: Letter, incomplete copy in A. R. Wallace's hand, from A. R. Wallace to an unknown correspondent, from Westbourne Grove Terrace 24 May, annotated in an unknown hand "1864"; with thanks for criticism of A. R. Wallace's paper 'Human Races and the Antiquity of Man Deduced from the Theory of "Natural Selection"' ( Journal of the Anthropological Society of London. 2: clviii-clx; read 1 Mar 1864) 40: Letter from A. R. Wallace to Samuel Butler, from Waldron Edge, Duppas Hill, Croydon 9 May 1879 with thanks for and criticism of Butler's books "Life and Habit" (1878) and "Evolution Old and New" (1879) 41: Postcard to A. R. Wallace from H Tiedeman, from Fordwych Road Hampstead 13 Dec 1901, re "Wallace's Line", asking whether his views on distribution of species as expressed in the most recent edition of "The Malay Archipelago" have changed, with annotation in A. R. Wallace's hand dated 10 Apr 1904.

NHM-WP07.033    Printed:    1864--1865   "On the Varieties of Man in the Malay Archipelago" by A. R. Wallace, offprint in green paper cover of a paper read 26 Jan 1864, pp. [196]-215, annotated on front of first page in ink in A. R. Wallace's hand "From Transactions of the Ethnological Society. 1865 (Vol. 3)" and on the front cover "Alfred R Wallace | Man in the Malay Archipelago"; "1865" has been added in blue pencil in his or WGW's hand.

NHM-WP03.010    Notebook:    1865--1889   Notebook opened at each end, containing details of seances, a list of converts to Spiritualism, poetry, statistics on exports, a study of his children from birth, and lists of plants species. It was used by Alfred Russel Wallace from c. 1865 to c. 1889

NHM-WP08.001.003    Printed:    [1866]   "Précis D'un Voyage D'Exploration Botanique dans L' Amérique Equitoriale, pour servir d'introduction provisoire à son ouvrage sur les Hepatiques de L'Amazone et Des Andes, par Richard Spruce." pp [1]-20. Offprint from Révue Bryologique, Aug 1866, no 3. In French. Annotated faintly in pencil on the top right of the cover, in Richard Spruce's hand "A. R. Wallace | Souvenir d' amitié | de l'auteur." Extensively underlined in ink, lead and red pencil throughout, particularly place-names; a few marginal annotations in ink and pencil in Spruce's hand. Place: Amazon Andes South America

NHM-WP09.001.002    Note:    1867--1895?   List in A. R. Wallace's? hand on four small account-book pages (1 folio) headed "Lectures" listing amounts paid for lectures with dates covering 1867 -1894 and places in England, Scotland and Ireland but not titles of lectures; not in strict chronological order; titles of earlier lectures are noted on one page. Place: England Ireland Scotland

NHM-WP17.004.006    Photo:    1868?--1868?   View of trees and three tall tree trunks, probably California Redwood (Sequoia gigantea), two trunks in the foreground with a woman in bonnet and ankle-length dress seated apparently on an upholstered seat set into the base of the tree on the right, a lattice-like frame enclosing the mid-section of the trunk in the centre of the picture. Sepia photographic print approximately 21 cm x 31 cm, mounted on slightly larger card. Annotated on the back in A. R. Wallace's? hand in pencil " Not exceeding 5 5/8 | 3 1/2" with arrows indication dimensions. Annotated in an unknown hand in pencil "183 | 16348". No caption present. Possibly a Taber photo. Place: USA Notes: Reproduced in A. R. Wallace's "Studies Scientific and Social" (1900) vol. 1 fig. 49, p. 8, captioned "The 'Mother of the Forest' (Dead) Calaveras Grove." Date based on the year that A. R. Wallace was in the USA, but possibly earlier.

NHM-WP12.005    Printed:    1869   Pamphlet "British Association for the Advancement of Science. Exeter Change for the British Lions. Edited by Snug the Joiner" [J C Brough] (London 1869); satirical history, papers and address to the President of the BAAS, including "The Development Hypothesis ... by General Fitz Müddler" pp. 10-12, with a passage on page 12 describing Wallace ("Mr Darwin's alter ego") marked by a pencil line in the margin; 30 pages; approx 12 cm x 15cm; pages 19-22 inclusive have been cut out. Notes: A pencilled list of items in box 2 possibly in Richard Wallace's hand (not EB) was found loose near this work: placed in an envelope marked [for Richard Wallace 12 June] in the box containing old ref WP2/25 onwards. PJL 3/6/2003

NHM-WP17.018.[2]    Note:    [1870]--[1880]   Illustration captioned "Church of St. Nicholas, Ghent", black and white woodcut or engraving showing the church in the middle ground, with a horse and carriage nearby and four or five small groups of people in Victorian dress in the street in the foreground; approximately 9cm x 7cm, apparently cut from a book or journal. Place: Ghent Belgium Scotland Notes: Possibly from "The Illustrated London News" or a similar paper. Both cuttings were found loose among William Greenell Wallace correspondence.

NHM-WP01.008.130    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel  1870--1913   Letter from E (Charles?) Williams to Mr Wallace (A. R. Wallace?) from (Queens?), on paper headed High Bank, Addiscombe, Croydon, Friday (no month or year), re proposed visit to Wallace on Sunday afternoon. Place: Croydon Surrey England Notes: Mr Williams, spiritualist Medium? See Raby p. 190 - but no dates. Post 1870?s. The letter was folded around 3 photos of a house and grounds labelled "W.J. Stillman" (see separate record WP17/12) but no mention is made of them in the letter.

NHM-WP15    Note:    1870--1907   Mitten, William, Papers 1870-1907: Print, correspondence, and samples of a grass in an envelope, 1853-1907, by and relating to William Mitten, including reprints of papers on Botany, Geology and Natural History sent to Mitten by authors including J T Kirk and Clement Reid, and printed obituaries of Mitten c.1906-1907. WP15/1 Mitten Papers: Correspondence - WP15/2 Mitten Papers: Print - WP15/3 Obituaries and Memoirs of William Mitten - WP15/4 Mitten papers: Ephemera

NHM-WP10    Note:    1870?--1897   Physiography examinations: Three small cardboard folders apparently made from the covers of books or notebooks from which the original pages have been removed, bundled together with a sheet of paper with general title "Examinations" in pencil in A. R. Wallace's hand. They contain printed copies of Physiography (physical geography) elementary and advanced examinations, c. 1870-1897, and ms notes, mostly in A. R. Wallace's hand, containing suggested questions, names of examiners, notes of examination (board) meetings, statistics, comments on the qualities of the candidates and copies of amusing answers to questions.

NHM-WP10.001.[01]    Printed:    1870--1879?   Printed examination paper, Physical Geography elementary, advanced and honours, examiner Professor Ansted. 1873.

NHM-WP10.001.[03]    Printed:    1870--1879?   Part of a printed examination paper, ( physical geography) advanced, pasted onto a folio with notes in A. R. Wallace's hand written on the back.The paper is dated in pencil and the notes in ink: 1876.

NHM-WP10.001.[05]    Printed:    1870--1879?   Part of a printed examination paper, ( physical geography) elementary, pasted onto a sheet of card apparently torn from the cover of a book. Annotated in A. R. Wallace's hand. Undated.

NHM-WP10.001.[07]    Note:    1870--1879?   Copies in A. R. Wallace's hand of candidates' answers to some physical geography examination questions of 1878, folded inside a lined paper cover labelled in A. R. Wallace's hand "1878 | Curious Answers". 4 folios including cover.

NHM-WP10.002    Note:    1870?--1888?   Cardboard cover with spine title "Geog. Dist. of Coniferce. [sic]" in ink in A. R. Wallace's? hand, front title "Physiography | 1888" in pencil in A. R. Wallace's? hand, containing annotated printed examination papers and notes, most undated. Most annotations appear to be in A. R. Wallace's hand. The contents are as follows: WP10/2.01 to 18 Notes: One page torn, others folded to fit cover. For convenience of location the loose papers have been numbered in pencil in square brackets in the order listed in the description field, but not recorded as separate pieces.P J Lucas, Feb 2003.

NHM-WP10.002.[03]    Printed:    1870?--1888?   Physical Geography No 2 Examination paper. Physical geography of India. 1 folio print, undated, with annotations including, at the top, "First Proof Mar 1/70".

NHM-WP10.002.[05]    Printed:    1870?--1888?   Physical Geography No 1 Examination paper. A. Configuration of the earth. 1 folio print, undated, without annotations. This is a duplicate of document 2 in the list.

NHM-WP10.002.[07]    Note:    1870?--1888?   3 pages of ms notes in A. R. Wallace's hand, on 2 folios, headed "Physiography examinations - Notes 1878. | Dew. Unusual errors."

NHM-WP10.002.[09]    Note:    1870?--1888?   Ms notes on four examination questions, on 1 folio in A. R. Wallace's hand, headed "Notes for Lockyer". Undated.

NHM-WP10.002.[11]    Note:    1870?--1888?   1 folio cut-out strips of printed examination questions and instructions for marking each, for an elementary geography examination. Undated.

NHM-WP10.002.[13]    Note:    1870?--1888?   2 folios of ms notes in A. R. Wallace's hand, headed respectively "Physiography, advanced" and "Physiography, elementary", each containing four examination questions.

NHM-WP10.002.[15]    Note:    1870?--1888?   1 folio (3 pages) of mss notes in A. R. Wallace's hand headed "Suggested questions in Physiography | by A.R. Wallace. 1879".

NHM-WP10.002.[17]    Note:    1870?--1888?   4 folios of ms notes in A. R. Wallace's hand headed "Remarks on the Syllabus - Physiography. | By Alfred R. Wallace Asst. Exnr." The back of folio 4 is labelled in A. R. Wallace's hand "Rough draft - A Syllabus - Physiography".