NHM-WP01.001.067    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Curtis Percy, Donkin ?  1902.11.30   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 30 Nov 1902 re progress of house-building, interior decoration and fittings, drainage problems, costs; writing an article for an American paper to earn some money. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 64

NHM-WP01.001.090    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Marriott Ernest,  1904.03.26   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 26 Mar 1904 re William's poetry; "Leonainie" controversy, has written to the "Fortnightly"; Mr Marriott of Manchester. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 93. Annotated in an unknown hand "more Leonainie"

NHM-WP01.001.106    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Carter Mr, Kent Mr  1905.03.10   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 10 Mar 1905 re William's career, application for job with tramways at Southampton. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 98

NHM-WP01.001.113    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Meldola Raphael, Burns John  1905.12.29   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 29 Dec 1905 re William's birthday; Mr and Mrs Meldola and friend's visit to house; politics. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 105

NHM-WP01.001.127    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Mitten Flora  1907.06.14   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 14 Jun 1907, with rough plan of dining, kitchen, hall and drawing rooms (of "Old Orchard", Broadstone?) in pencil on top half of last page. Re possible legal proceedings in a case involving non-payment by a customer to his sister-in-law Flora (Mitten). Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 112. Unsigned; bottom half of third page has been cut away and pencil sketch or plan apparently missing.

NHM-WP01.001.134    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Waugh Mr?,  1908.03.06   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 6 Mar 1908 with instructions to William for editing proof sheets for new edition of "My Life" Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 118

NHM-WP01.001.140    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Bruce-Joy Albert,  1908.05.17   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 17 May 1908 with instructions re marking up proofs for new edition of "My Life"; William's health and income tax; silver medallion of A. R. Wallace by Bruce Joy on display at the Royal Academy. Place: Dorset England Notes: Annotated in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand "Bruce Joy | 122A"

NHM-WP01.001.151    Miscellaneous:    1909.03.00   Appointment card for William Wallace, for an appointment with Dr St Clair Thomson, 28 Queen Anne Street, Cavendish Square, W (London) for Mar 19, ?1909. Place: Dorset England Notes: Enclosure to A. R. Wallace to William 19 Mar 1909.

NHM-WP01.001.169    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Hawkins Sir Anthony Hope,  1901.02.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 8 Feb 1901 re work on new edition of "Wonderful Century", will leave chapter on electricity until last; answer to latest (newspaper) enigma; watch repairs; William's holiday and Fellowship dinner (in America); winter weather; plot and character in "The Prisoner of Zenda" and "Rupert of Hentza" (sic, for "Hentzau". Both by Anthony Hope). Place: Parkstone Dorset England USA Notes: OLD REF Correspondence 1879-1922: WP1/19/28

NHM-WP01.001.171    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Broughton ? Miss  1901.10.26   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 26 Oct 1901 re decision to buy 3 acres of land for £500 at Broadstone, Dorset, and build there, giving detailed descriptions of locality, soil, trees in old orchard, and views of Poole harbour and the Purbeck hills, enclosing a sketch plan (not present - possibly WP1/1/118, 121 or 123); former Broadstone resident Miss Broughton has recommended a gardener and labourer; plans to build a road and wire fence, begin a garden immediately and start building in spring; promises to send plans of house soon. Place: Broadstone Parkstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF letters re houses and building: WP1/19/4/7

NHM-WP01.001.178    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Curtis Percy, Donkin ?  1902.06.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 8 Jun 1902 re progress of house building; 3 chimneys up, Percy (Curtis) proud of appearance of roof's gables, hips and dormers, felting and tiling to be done; annoying delays in fitting window frames; rough calculation of 400 feet of water piping, good book on hot water supply by Mr Dye; choosing fixtures and fittings for kitchen and bathroom from Spring? and Marten of Stratford catalogue; electric bells to be fitted; suggests William might find books on surveying in old Newcastle bookshops. Place: Broadstone Parkstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF Letters re houses and building: WP1/19/4/12

NHM-WP01.001.182    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Marshall J W,  1903.06.30   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Dorset, 30 Jun 1903 annotated in WGW's? hand "Book"; re proof reading of his book, ("Man's place in the Universe"?) sending the last four chapters; agrees section on the sun vague, argument on light of stars cut out; gravitation and angular velocity of forces at earth's centre; Mr Marshall to read proofs also, asks WGW to compare readings with him; writing rushed but can be improved in a new edition. The last page is annotated in pencil in WGW's? hand with mathematical calculations. Place: Broadstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF Letters re books and writing 1903-1907: WP1/19/9/3

NHM-WP01.001.193    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Lowell Percival, Spruce Richard  1907.11.03   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Dorset, 3 Nov 1907 annotated in WGW's? hand " Mars | Spruce"; re proofs of "Mars" ("Is Mars Habitable?"), all William's suggestions adopted, Lowell quoted on atmosphere of Mars; Lowell doing a series of popular articles in "Century" magazine so a "fair stand-up fight" between him and A. R. Wallace; will now continue with work on "Spruce", ("Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon and Andes" by Richard Spruce, ed. and condensed by A. R. Wallace, Dec. 1908) intends to include matter from Spruce articles and reports for Linnean Society, Geographical Society and Blue books and some new letters, cutting out much of the Journal and botanical matter to make the book more readable; supposes they must wait 6 months for the "Widows" (Scottish Widows insurance?). Place: Broadstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF Letters re books and writing 1903-1907: WP1/19/9/11

NHM-WP01.001.196    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Crookes Sir William, Waugh ?  1908.10.28   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Old Orchard, Broadstone, Wimborne (Dorset), 28 Oct 1908 annotated in WGW's? hand "Lecture at R.S. Jubilee"; re sending a copy of the "Life" ("My Life, A Record of Events and Opinions", abridged one volume edition), Mr Waugh disappointed at small number taken by booksellers, 2 volume edition (1905) still being sold; invitation from the RI (Royal Institution of Great Britain) to give an evening lecture at the Jubilee of the "Origin of Species" next January, initially reluctant but now has some new ideas and has accepted provisionally, Crookes (Honorary Secretary) has offered to read on his behalf if necessary. Place: Broadstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF Letters re R I lecture and Medals 1908 and 1909: WP1/19/11/1

NHM-WP01.002.007    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Stainton Moses Mr,  1890.02.01   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 1 Feb 1890 re house renovation; family affairs; neighbours; kindergartens; A. R. Wallace's lectures and article in "Arena". Place: Dorset England Notes: Clearly dated "Febr 1st 1890" but annotated in pencil in an unknown hand "91!". There is a separate partial transcription in TS. (See WP1/2/6)

NHM-WP01.002.026    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Sowerby William, Geikie Sir Archibald  1892.05.05   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 5 May 1892 re tickets for Zoo; servants; socialism; Examiners meeting; Land Nationalisation meeting; horticultural exhibitions. Place: Dorset England Notes: Annotated in an unknown hand "A good ending".

NHM-WP01.002.033    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Hope Mrs, Iselin Mrs  1893.06.28   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 28 Jun 1893 re attempts to let house; Violet's expenses; flora and fauna of Chee Tor and Chee Dale; Deepdale. Place: Dorset England Cumbria

NHM-WP01.002.044    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Tooley Mrs, Woodhull Mrs, ? Eleanor  1893.12.16   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 16 Dec 1893 re journalist's interview; articles on the unemployed and House of Lords, "Daily Chronicle"; "Contemporary Review"; storm damage to local houses and shipping; plans for Christmas; night skies. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.089    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Schreiner Olive Emilie Albertina  1897.05.04   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 4 May 1897, re ms of her article on playgrounds for poor children, possibly suitable for "Contemporary Review"; Olive Schreiner in the "Fortnightly"; A. R. Wallace's article on "Gorge of the Aar" in the "Fortnightly"; chapter on Phrenology for book finished. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.126    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Shaw F J, Dodd Mr  1901.06.17   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 17 Jun 1901, re arrangements for her, the Dodds of Tunbridge Wells and the Shaws to view a house between Mayfield and Wadhurst which A. R. Wallace is considering buying jointly with Mr Shaw; sending a small stag-beetle. Place: Dorset England East Sussex

NHM-WP01.003.051    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Frances née Wallace, Stevens Samuel  1861.10.10   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Fanny (Frances Wallace, Mr Sims) from the mountains of Java, 10 Oct 1861, re ascent of a volcano, vegetation at the peak similar to English weeds, tropical on the lower slopes; comparative beauty of English and tropical plants; Dutch collectors for Leyden Museum; letter (not present) to be taken to Stevens with instructions re A. R. Wallace's specimens. Place: Java Notes: Letter no in contents list: 49

NHM-WP01.004.005    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Mitten William,  [1895.07.00]   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Hotel du Glacier Du Rhone (Switzerland), Wednesday evening, annotated in WGW's? hand in pencil "(July 1895)"; re sending a box of plants, including Gentians, gathered at the Furka Pass, detailed instructions for planting in greenhouse, plans to put out on new rockery; Pa (Annie's father William Mitten) finding lots of curiosities including miniature willows; plans to go on to Grimsel Hospice and Meiringen. Place: Switzerland Notes: OLD REF WP1/19/18 and WP1/21/5

NHM-WP01.004.007    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Mitten William,  1895.07.12   Postcard from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Grimsel Hospice, Thursday evening, postmarked 12 Jul 1895, re walk (with William Mitten) over Grimsel Pass, collecting Soldanellas and a Primula, plants boxed and sent off; plans to walk to Handeck to botanise and see a fine waterfall. Place: Switzerland Notes: Small piece torn out on right but text intact. OLD REF WP1/19/6/3 and later WP1/21/7. This letter was previously filed in a paper folder labelled in WGW's? hand ""Examd Not wanted" almost certainly selected for J. Marchant when writing A. R. Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences" (London 1916).

NHM-WP01.005.019    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten  1887.02.23   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Washington DC, 23 Feb 1887 with stamped envelope addressed to her at Frith Hill, Godalming and postmarked on the front Washington 23 Feb 1887and on the back New York 24 Feb 1887 and Godalming 7 Mar 1887. Place: Washington DC USA Notes: The envelope also contained A. R. Wallace to WGW, 16 Jan 1887 (WP1/1716) when sorted.

NHM-WP01.005.028    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten  1887.05.04   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Sioux City, 4 May 1887 Stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Wallace Frith Hill Godalming England, annotated in WGW's? hand on the front "Sioux City May 4th"; front postmark May but otherwise illegible, back postmarked Godalming 19 May 1887. Place: Sioux City Iowa USA

NHM-WP01.005.033    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Frances née Wallace  1887.05.30   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his sister Fanny from Stockton, California, 30 May 1887 Place: Stockton California USA

NHM-WP01.005.041    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten  1887.07.31   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Michigan Agricultural College, 31 Jul 1887 Place: Michigan USA

NHM-WP06.008.028    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel ,Sims Thomas ,Wallace Mary Nee Webster  1904.03.02--1904   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Mr (Thomas) Sims, from Broadstone Dorset, 2 Mar 1904, thanking him for a parcel of letters, agreements, bills and drawings, noting that some of his own (A. R. Wallace's) drawings have been marked "W.G.Wallace" by his sister in error, and that two or three drawings by his brother (Herbert?) may be suitable to reproduce in his book; will offer material relating to the Webster's to his sister-in-law Mary in California; sends Thomas a cheque for £5, last book enabled him to clear a debt on the Broadstone house; asks about identity of an old house in a pencil drawing by his brother. Place: California USA Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.055    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace John  1894.11.05   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 5 Nov 1894 re sending insect specimens, shells, Natal spider and its nest, and a live beetle to Violet for teaching purposes; Miss Heath; books for Violet's exams; plans for her "K.G." (kindergarten?), selling "Nutwood" impossible as it brings in £50 a year, income and housing for the family after his death; bad news from California of A. R. Wallace's brother (John) who has cancer, A. R. Wallace suspects vaccination the cause; A. R. Wallace's eyesight. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.001.015    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Thomas Vere, Wallace Mary Anne, Monk Mrs  1891.10.13   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 13 Oct 1891 re: A. R. Wallace visit to Corfe with Ma, Grandma and Grandpa (A. R. Wallace's wife and parents); suicide of Mrs Monk; reading of "Ivanhoe". Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 14

NHM-WP01.001.030    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Gurney Mr  1900.11.19   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 19 Nov 1900 re William's coat; viewing of "The Grange" near Amersham, A. R. Wallace's decision to go to London and possibly stay at Mr Morse's Spiritualist Hotel near Baker Street station and join William, Violet and their mother in viewing the property. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 28

NHM-WP01.002.011    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace Eliza, Wallace William Greenell, Benson Mrs  1890.05.19   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 19 May 1890 re spring flowers; family affairs; Vaccination Commission; exam papers. Place: Dorset England Croydon

NHM-WP01.002.051    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie née Mitten  1894.07.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 8 Jul 1894 re trip to Devon, ferns magnificent; letter from her brother William who is on holiday, plans for both to visit Parkstone; itinerary of Violet's planned trip to Switzerland and Italy. Place: Devonshire Dorset England Italy Switzerland

NHM-WP01.002.064    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Mitten Rose, Wallace William Greenell  1895.06.23   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 23 Jun 1895 re her exam expenses and fees, sending £10 towards them; Silk (George Silk?) has come to spend a week; news from Ma (Annie Wallace ) and Aunt Rose (Rose Mitten) in Lucerne; costs of Switzerland excursion, A. R. Wallace and Grandpa's (William Mitten) plans to visit Switzerland; sending tickets (to the Zoo?) for July; roses sent to Violet's brother William. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.071    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Wallace William Greenell, ? Eleanor?  1896.05.26   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 26 May 1896, re Violet's proposed trip to Switzerland, relative merits of chalets, hotels and possible itineraries; flowers in garden; sending Zoo tickets; regards to Eleanor. Place: Dorset England Switzerland

NHM-WP01.003.080    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Frances née Wallace, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Herbert Spencer  1871.12.31   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his sister Fanny (Mrs Sims) from Holly House Barking E, 31 Dec 1871, announcing the birth of his second child, a son, the previous night. Notes: This was in a 1904 half-envelope with other letters: see WP18/17 for description of envelope.

NHM-WP01.003.012    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Henry Walter, Dilwyn Mr,  1846.05.03   Letter from A. R. Wallace to H Bates, from Neath, 3 May 1846, re coleoptera specimens wanted from Bates's list, specimens he has available for exchange; sending a tracing of a map showing Crymlin (Crymlyn) Burrows, geology and plants there; Neath and Swansea valleys including a small ink sketch; plans to collect in Swansea area; Dilwyn's catalogue of Swansea coleoptera; entomological pins and microscopes. Place: Neath Glamorganshire Swansea Wales Notes: Letter no in contents list: 10. List gives year incorrectly as 1845. 2 folios each in separate melinex pocket.

NHM-WP01.003.015    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Henry Walter, Kirby William  1845.10.13   Letter from A. R. Wallace to H W Bates, from Neath, 13 Oct 1845 re exchange of insect specimens with list of those recently collected and wanted; difference between Donacia Impressa and D. linearis; design of an insect cabinet; Mr Kirby's cabinet; Ray Society; butterfly Colias hyale. Place: Neath Glamorganshire Wales Notes: Letter no in contents list: 13. Accompanying loose note (destroyed) in Sandra Knapp's hand c. 2001/2 : "Model for design of insect cabinet | A. R. Wallace to H W Bates 13th Oct 1845". (Emma Bennett, personal info 19/12/02.)

NHM-WP01.003.019    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Henry Walter, Oken Lorenz  1847.10.11   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Dr Bates, from Neath, 11 Oct 1847 re trip to London and Paris; describing the architecture, museums, galleries and boulevardes of Paris; the layout and operation of the Jardin des Plantes including a sketched section showing cabinets and cases in its museum of mineralogy; study of insects at the British Museum to name his collection of American coleoptera; desire to take one family and study thoroughly with regard to the theory of the origin of species; Ray Society; Oken's "Elements of physiophilosophy" and variety, distribution and arrangement of species. Notes: Letter no in contents list: 17. 4 folios.First folio annotated on front in blue pencil in A. R. Wallace's? hand "See near End"; sections mentioning origin of species marked or underlined in the same blue pencil.

NHM-WP01.003.027    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Silk George C, Allen Charles,  1854.03.19   Copy in A. R. Wallace's hand of letter from A. R. Wallace to George Silk, from on board of the steamer Euxine, Mediterranean, 19 Mar 1854, continued on the steamer Bengal, Red Sea, 26 Mar (1854), re journey to Alexandria; life on board ship, fellow travellers, anti-cholera precautions at Gibraltar, Cairo, the desert, Alexandria, donkey drivers. Place: Alexandria Egypt Cairo Egypt Goa India Gibraltar Suez Egypt Notes: Letter no in contents list: 25. 2 folios, blue paper. Folios were stitched at centre fold with white cotton. Stitches removed December 2002 by PJL

NHM-WP01.008.027    Correspondence:   Brown Robert, Wallace Alfred Russel, Lang Andrew, Kavanah ?  1904.01.08   Letter from Robert Brown Jnr to A. R. Wallace from Hull, 8 Jan 1904, enclosing a sheet headed "Remarks", re the origin of speech and Brown's paper on it, occult imitation, Socratic Dialogue on Language in Jowett's "Plato", Andrew Lang and the application of totemistic principles to historical names; returning A. R. Wallace's paper on "Speech" (not present). The "remarks" are notes with associated page numbers, (possibly pages in A. R. Wallace's paper?). Place: Hull Humberside England

NHM-WP02.004.001    Note:    1882.06.13   A. R. Wallace's certificate of Honorary Membership of the Central Association of Spiritualists, 13 Jun 1882, signed E Dawson Rogers, President, and Thomas (Elliot?) Secretary.

NHM-WP06.011.005    Printed:    1913.04.05--1913   Cutting made by Durant's Press Cuttings, London, of a review of A. R. Wallace's book "Social environment and moral progress" (London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1913) from the "Athenaeum" 5 Apr 1913. Marked for "Pub Morals." Place: Britain

NHM-WP14.001.002    Printed:    1901.06.08   Cutting from the "Daily News" (London) dated in A. R. Wallace's hand August 6th 1901, of a letter to the editor from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, from Beaulieu, Hants, 4 Aug 1901 headlined "Fox-hunting near Cairo. | Trespass and Assault. | An Extraordinary Incident" re an incident involving regiments of the Cairo army garrison being assaulted by Blunt's servants while fox-hunting on his property near Cairo in his absence, supporting his servants action and deploring the behaviour of the 11th Hussars. The reverse shows items including a reports on the Earl's Court Exhibition and part of the latest mail and steamship news. Place: Egypt

NHM-WP01.001.001    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace William Greenell, Sharpe Mr, Campbell John Douglas Sutherland  1889.06.09   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Godalming 9 Jun 1889 re: New house at Parkstone, Dorset; marking examination papers; packing fossils and birds eggs; spiritualism. Place: England (Surrey) Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 1

NHM-WP01.001.019    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Macdonald Miss, King & Co  1892.12.22   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 22 Dec 1892 re arrival of William's medal and certificate (possibly from the Society of Electrical Engineers?), sending them on to him to show people at Hurst, letter from William's Portsmouth friend will be sent on also; A. R. Wallace's preference for the head of Galvani or some other electrical scientist rather than the Prince of Wales on the medal; William's progress at work; Miss McDonald arriving for Christmas; sister Violet's career prospects; William's return to Charlton; King & Co's (Scufi?) Album (stamp album?) not yet out. Place: Dorset Hurst Berkshire England Charlton West Sussex Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand:18

NHM-WP01.001.035    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Mitten Flora  1901.11.15   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 15 Nov 1901 re alteration of a closet (in the newly purchased property "Old Orchard"?) to create a deep window sill for plants, enclosing tracing (not present), alterations to ground-plan of house with details; inspection of "Old Orchard" with aunt Flora; details of garden; engagement of a gardener and men to make road and fence; builder Mr Curtis, Carter's head manager, lent to advise on design and building; hopes working drawings ready by Christmas; details of plans for sub-contracting, payment, and suppliers of materials. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 33. Check details of loose tracings, one may be the enclosure

NHM-WP01.001.052    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie, Casey Olive, Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan  1902.05.20   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 20 May 1902 re William's holiday at Keswick; visit to Broadstone with Ma (William's mother, Annie Wallace) and Olive Casey; aquatic plants for garden arrived from America; slow progress in house-building; Conan Doyle's "Hound story" disappointing; awful West Indian volcanic eruption (Mount Pelee, Martinique, 8 May 1902). Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 50

NHM-WP01.001.116    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet, MacAlpine G A, Slater Matthew, Spruce Richard,  1906.09.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 8 Sep 1906 re William's climbing tour in Switzerland; unusually hot summer; attempts to get Spruce's Journals from Mr Slater. Place: Dorset England Switzerland Zermatt Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 109

NHM-WP01.001.147    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace A, Thomson St Clair  1909.03.18   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Old Orchard, Broadstone, Wimborne (Dorset), 18 Mar 1909, re William's health, larynx, mediumistic healing, surgery; filing of papers and pamphlets; work on new book; encloses a "cutting of a rather old nigger story". (See WP1/1/138). Enclosures: letter from Dr A. Wallace, 39 Harley Street W London, 15 Mar 1909, to A. R. Wallace re William's health (WP1/1/150); card recording an appointment for William with Dr St Clair Thomson (WP1/1/151). Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 126. On headed paper.