S251    Periodical contribution:     Wallace, A. R. 1875. Wallace and spiritualism. Banner of Light (Boston) 37 (10): 2.   Text   Image   PDF

S699    Periodical contribution:     Wallace, A. R. 1912. Mr. Blatchford's dogmatism. Christian Commonwealth 32 (no.1613, 11 September): 815.   Text

NHM-WP07.060.[02]    Draft:    1892.07.14   "Spiritualism" by A. R. Wallace, 2 sets of proofs from "Chamber's Encyclopaedia, comprising: 2. "Spiritualism"; proofs, pp. 645-652 of encyclopaedia entries including "Spiritualism" by A. R. Wallace on pp. 645-649; from "Chamber's Encyclopaedia (New Ed., vol. 9, Jul 1892) sewn into a paper cover made from an envelope addressed to A. R. Wallace from John Murray, publisher, postmarked 14 Jul 1892; titled on the front in A. R. Wallace's hand and annotated by him "Please return to A.R.Wallace, Parkstone, Dorset".

NHM-WP01.008.048    Correspondence:   Fisher Arabella Burton (née Buckley), Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Herbert Spencer, Wallace Herbert Edward, Guppy Mrs  1874.04.25   Letter from Arabella Buckley to A. R. Wallace, from 1 St Mary's Terrace (Paddington, London), 25 Apr 1874, on mourning paper, offering condolences on the death of his son Bertie (Herbert Spencer Wallace) and re possible Spiritualist contact with Bertie through her, her sister or the medium Mrs Guppy; enclosing a transcription in an other hand, signed "Janie", of an alleged conversation held on April 25 and 26, with spirits, about Bertie; including the claim that he was now in the care of his Uncle Herbert. Annotated in pencil (in A. R. Wallace's hand?) "A B Buckley (Fisher)". Place: London

NHM-WP07.047    Printed:    1877.11.00   "Carpenterian Criticism being a reply to an article by Dr W.B. Carpenter in 'Fraser's Magazine' November 1877 entitled 'Psychological Curiosities of Spiritualism'. By 'M..A. (OXON.)"' Reprint from "Human Nature" Dec 1877, pp [1]-23, annotated on cover "A R Wallace esq. with the Writer's compts" and in A. R. Wallace's hand in pencil "p.11 - Serjeant Cox's Handcuff test!" SEE OLD REF WP3/46.

NHM-WP01.005.003    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet Isabel, Browne A G, Marshall J W, Nichols ?, Gray Asa,  1886.11.02   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet from The Quincy hotel, Boston, 2 Nov 1886 re his first public lecture, rehearsals at Loughton and Farncombe useful, cut sections following advice of Mr Marshall, enclosing a newspaper and press cuttings (not present), report on lecture brief because today is election day; tour along Hudson and to West Point Military college with Mr Browne, spectacular scenery including basalt cliffs "The Palisades" along the river (with ink sketch of cliffs with a sailing boat on the river below); colourful autumn foliage; details of hotel food including "shaker apple-sauce"; tram cars in Boston; meeting with Spiritualist doctor Nichols, invited to visit; plans to visit botanist Asa Gray at Cambridge tomorrow; discovery of a chess club and plans to play. Place: Boston Massachusetts USA

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-WP18.025    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel  1897.05.00   Envelope, large buff, addressed to A. R. Wallace at Parkstone, postmarked Chester May 24 1897 and Bath May 25 1897, annotated in pencil in A. R. Wallace's? WGW's? hand "3 old lectures, full MSS & Spiritualism at San Francisco | 'If man die shall he live again"'; in Emma Bennett's hand "Emma's note 22/07/02 | 1 If a man die | 2 New book on Socialism | 3 Eternalism a theory of infinite justice" and blue pencil (in WGW's?) " Lectures and Diagrams" containing when listed 3 mss in A. R. Wallace's hand titled ""If a man die shall he live again" (WP9/5/1); "Eternalism, a theory of infinite justice" (WP7/87); and "New Book on Socialism"(WP7/71); there were no diagrams contained. Notes: Contained Ms "New Book on Socialism", a published review (see WP7/71) when listed.

NHM-WP01.003.057    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Frances née Wallace, Sims Thomas, Mitten William  1867.02.27   Letter from Richard Spruce to Mrs Sims (Frances Wallace) from Hurstpierpoint, 27 Feb 1867 re the return of some of his diplomas found by her; A. R. Wallace's stereoscope; spiritualism; health. Place: Hurstpierpoint West Sussex England Notes: Letter no in contents list: 55

NHM-WP01.002.078    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Stetson Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sharpe J W, Waddington ?, Torrens Lady  1896.12.14   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 14 Dec 1896, re her brother William; arrangements for Christmas; bicycles; Mrs Stetson; Mr Waddington; visit from the Sharpes and Lady Torrens, Lady Torrens on spiritualism; Violet's K.G.(Kindergarten) magazine. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.003.083    Correspondence:   Sims Frances née Wallace, Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace John  1887.06.27   Letter from Fanny Sims to her brother A. R. Wallace from 70 Lillie Road West Brompton, 27 June 1887, with annotated envelope addressed to A. R. Wallace at Windsor Hotel, Denver, Colorado, postmarked on front Stockton Jul 18 1887 and on back Dever Col -date illegible. The letter, written as an enclosure to a letter to their brother John, is re papers received from California with news of A. R. Wallace's lectures there; John's conversion (to spiritualism); possible identity of people named (during a seance?); the Sims's (photography) business, lack of wealthy customers, photographing cowboys from the American Exhibition. Place: California USA London England Notes: Envelope annotated in pencil on front in A. R. Wallace's? hand "Fanny | some mention of family relations &c".

NHM-WP01.001.082    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Birch Fred(erick?), Sedgwick W, Reynolds Osborne, Kropotkin Peter Alexeivich Prince, Thomson William Lord Kelvin, Perry , Marriott Ernest, Poe Edgar Allan  1903.11.01   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Wimborne, Dorset, 1 Nov 1903 re domestic affairs, friends and family; book-writing finished, reviews in papers; reading, "Man's position in the Universe" by W Sedgwick, "Nature", "The Bounder"; British Guiana; William's career, spiritualism in Manchester Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 78

NHM-WP01.001.183    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, T. Cooke & Sons of York, Birch Frederick R, Wallace Violet Isabel?  1903.07.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Old Orchard (Broadstone, Dorset), 8 Jul 1903 annotated in WGW's? hand "Book Telescope F Birch"; re WGW's proof corrections (to "Man's Place in the Universe"?), stars, Milky Way, Solar Cluster, Jupiter; speculation in accordance with known facts; difference of opinion over spiritualism; writing an article for the "Fortnightly"; purchase of a telescope from Cooke of York, better than the last, making a stand for it; trying to help Fred Birch to get a post as Museum curator in the Federated Malay States. Place: Broadstone Dorset England Malaya Notes: OLD REF Letters re books and writing 1903-1907: WP1/19/9/4

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-WP01.008    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel  1870--1913   Miscellaneous Correspondence 1870-1913 A-Z: 136 Letters, telegrams and postcards to A. R. Wallace and a few by him, to and from miscellaneous correspondents 1870-1913, some with enclosures including one photograph. The letters are arranged alphabetically by author in the case of letters to A. R. Wallace and by correspondent within the same series in the case of letters from him. The bulk of the letters is dated 1911-1913 congratulating A. R. Wallace on reaching or approaching his 90th birthday and/or reacting to an interview with him in the newspapers at the time or criticising of his latest books; other topics include the award of his Order of Merit, poverty and unemployment, and some scientific subjects. The file includes letters from scientists, scientific societies, spiritualist societies, corporate bodies, members of the public and family friends. Notes: The bulk of the letters were in a taped cardboard book folder annotated in WGW's hand "Not wanted" (old ref WP1/18); 23 letters from a brown cardboard box in the form of a book, titled "Letters" on spine, first listed as item WP2/1 (former item title Correspondence 1849-1913); approximately 25 letters in a box file of unrelated material (old ref WP3/39) from original box 3 (as numbered in the rough box list supplied when listing began) and a few from box 4, have been incorporated.

S149    Book contribution:     Wallace, A. R. 1871. [Questions and remarks]. In: Report on spiritualism, of the Committee of the London Dialectical Society, together with the evidence, oral and written, and a selection from the correspondence. London: Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer, pp. 183, 210.   Text   Image   PDF

S334a    Book contribution:     Wallace, A. R. 1880. Wallace and Darwin. In: Sargent, Epes. 1880. The scientific basis of spiritualism. Boston: Colby & Rich, pp. 360-361.   Text   Image

NHM-WP09.005    Note:    1887?   Papers re lectures by A. R. Wallace on Spiritualism

NHM-WP07.043.[04]    Printed:    1898   "Spiritualism and Social Duty" by A. R. Wallace; pamphlet, reprint from "Light" of his address to the International Congress of Spiritualists, 23 Jun 1898. See WP7/81 for another copy.

S648a    Book contribution:     Wallace, A. R. 1907. Letter [regarding "Root principles in rational and spiritual things" by Rev. Thomas Child]. In: Trobridge, George. 1907. Emmanuel Swedenborg: his life, teachings and influence. London & New York: Frederick Warne and Company, pp. 63-64.   Text   Image