NHM-WP01.001.160    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Lang ?, Silk George C, Williams Edgar, Portheim?  1893.02.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone (Dorset), 8 Feb 1893, with decorative photographic print header captioned "counting our chickens" showing a pair of owls? looking at two eggs in a nest; re William's fees and subscription to the Electrical Institution; tickets to the Zoo; A. R. Wallace recovering from illness; greenhouse plants killed by frost, boiler and pipes now fitted and Wareham engaged to stoke boiler morning and evening; snowdrops, primroses, Christmas roses and other plants in flower in garden; death of major Lang; Violet working on "Lessons on familiar animals"; A. R. Wallace preparing to begin various reviews and articles; hopes William and Portheim? getting on well with evening classes, asks for more details of Portheim? and any news of George Silk's godson Edgar Williams who works at Siemens. Place: Parkstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF Gardening letters 1891-1896: WP1/19/3/3

NHM-WP01.001.188    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Casey ?, Casey Edward, Hanbury Sir Thomas,  1904.08.14   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Dorset, 14 Aug 1904 annotated in WGW's? hand "autobiography": re lost key to chess box; arrival of an autograph book from Bright's; A. R. Wallace's eyes improving and work begun again on autobiography, thinks it will take a year to write, has reached the age of 21 and sketch of his character at the time; letter from Mr Casey about Edward's college testimonial; Violet enjoying Borth; visit from Sir Thomas Hanbury. Place: Broadstone Dorset England Borth Wales Notes: The implication is that the autograph book, large, was intended for keeping autograph letters in. Nothing fitting the description was found among these papers.

NHM-WP01.002.032    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Higgins Henry Hugh  1893.06.02   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 2 Jun 1893 re marking of exams; upcoming holidays; attempts to let the house; discovery of missing parcel of books; anatomy of flowers, including an ink sketch of a flower section with parts labelled; Violet's career. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.043    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Bird Isabella Lucy, Hughes Mr, Seller Mr  1893.11.26   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 26 Nov 1893 re Violet's career and writing; Lake Tahoe; books read; shipwrecks in recent storm; garden pond; broken boiler; death of Mr Seller. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.054    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Heaton ? Miss, Reid Clement  1894.10.29   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 29 Oct 1894 re recovery from damage to his eyesight, unable to read or write for previous month; Ma (Annie Wallace) reading papers to him, learning Poe's "Farewell to Earth" by heart to pass the time; visit of Miss Heaton from Natal with a trap-door spider for Violet, can supply a chameleon if wanted; "Clementina" (Clement Reid?) has left for Corfe; rearrangement of furniture in study (sketch plan included). Place: Africa Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.073    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Musson S C  1896.06.13   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 13 Jun 1896 re accommodation and itinerary on her proposed trip to Switzerland, with details from a letter by Mr Musson including his address at Villeneuve; Lumt? the cat has had kittens. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.080    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Morgan Conway Lloyd, Mitten William  1897.01.18   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 18 Jan 1897, re her expenses; her brother William (sailing for America?); "Century" (magazine); whale on beach at Boscombe; A. R. Wallace review of book on instinct by Lloyd Morgan for "Natural Science"; Grandpa's (William Mitten) purchase of land. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.085    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, MacAlpine G A, Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour  1897.03.25   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 25 Mar 1897, re letters from her brother William; coughs and colds; Stevenson's "New Arabian Nights". Place: Boston Massachusetts USA Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.093    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Blatchford Robert ("Nunquam"), Cartwel ?, Rousseau Jean Jacques,  1897.09.30   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 30 Sep 1897, re book on educational reformers including Rousseau; "Brotherhood"; Nunquam and Cartwel in the "Clarion"; news from her brother William in America; her salary and career, possibility of (renting?) Walker's house for use as a kindergarten; Corfe View house; holidays in Switzerland. Place: Dorset England Switzerland

NHM-WP01.002.118    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Howard Sir Ebenezer, Hudson William Henry  1898.12.19   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 19 Dec 1898, re letters from her brother William; drainage work in road and garden; bulb plantings in garden; slipping bed quilts; learning German, recommending staying with a large family to improve conversational skills; correspondence with and proposed visit from Mr Howard on his model city and book "The garden city"; recent visit from Mr Hudson and conversation on birds, snakes and books; Hudson's "Naturalist in La Plata"; young chemistry student from Canterbury to visit for advice on collecting natural history specimens. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.003.022    Correspondence:   Bates Henry Walter, Wallace Mary Anne, Wallace Herbert Edward, Wallace Alfred Russel, Miller ?  1851.06.13   Letter from Henry W Bates to Mrs Wallace (Mary Anne Wallace) from Pará, 13 Jun 1851 with news of the death of her son Edward (Herbert Edward) from yellow fever. Place: Pará Brazil Notes: Letter no in contents list: 21. Accompanying note (destroyed) in Emma Bennett's, hand c. 2001; " Letter to Mrs Wallace from Bates re death of Edwd Wallace." Part of the text is missing where a hole has been torn below the remains of the seal.

NHM-WP01.003.036    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Mary Anne, Wallace John, Brooke Sir James, Silk George C, Woodford Miss,  1855.12.25   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his mother, from Sarawak, 25 Dec 1855, re Christmas day with the Rajah (Sir James Brooke); admirable character of Brooke; expedition into interior with Dyaks; character and customs of Dyak people; the Malays; fears plants sent to England dead, plans to collect in Celebes; Miss Woodford recommended as wife for A. R. Wallace by G S (George Silk); possible trip to California. Place: California USA Celebes Netherlands Indies Notes: Letter no in contents list: 34

NHM-WP01.003.059a    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Thomas, Sims Frances née Wallace, Sims Frances née Wallace  1869.05.25   note to 1/3/59: without address, but in context from Singapore, about Feb 1856, possibly an enclosure to letter to Fanny Sims 20 Feb 1856; re Sims's business, engraving technique; eagerness for departure to the East; sore (foot?); description of Singapore street scene and mixture of nationalitie including Kling (Chettiar ) tradesmen. Place: California USA Singapore Malaya Notes: Not listed in contents. On a small piece of blue paper. See WP1/3/37. The Klings (also known as Chettiars or Chulias) were Indian traders from Tamil Nadu. (History of Chettiars Website; Bailey's 19th century photographs of Singapore Website). Place: Ternate Moluccas Netherlands Indies Notes: Not listed in contents.

NHM-WP01.004.010    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Gallienne Richard Le  1896.08.09   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Parkstone, Dorset, 9 Aug 1896 re her arrival at Adelboden and receipt of her letter and Violet's card; work in garden and orchid house, box of orchids expected from Singapore shortly, teaching Kate (housemaid?) how to care for orchids in his absence; his tickets and luggage labels (for Switzerland) have arrived with list of party, including Mr Le Gallienne, a poet and alleged Socialist; will stay on arrival at Hotel Victoria Davos Platz; looks forward to going on to Adelboden. Stamped letter addressed to Mrs Wallace, Pension Edelweiss, Adelboden Switzerland, postmarked on the front Parkstone 10 Aug 1896 and on the back Adelboden 12 Aug 1896, annotated in blue pencil in A. R. Wallace's? WGW's? hand "Frumner"? Place: Parkstone Dorset England Switzerland Notes: Letter annotated in blue pencil at the top of first page, same hand as envelope? "[Garden & Switzerland". Sic, no close bracket. OLD REF WP1/19/3/4 AND later WP1/21/10. This letter was previously filed in a paper folder labelled in WGW's? hand "Gardening" almost certainly selected for J. Marchant when writing A. R. Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences" (London 1916).

NHM-WP01.005.002    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Browne A G, Wallace Violet Isabel?  1886.10.29   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Quincy House hotel, Boston, 29 Oct 1886 re sea voyage from England, a week of rough weather and seasickness followed by five days of calm; ships food; passengers, one the brother of a pupil at William's school, Cranleigh, William can tell him that his brother was not seasick and has a good appetite; charades, concerts, deck quoits and chess on board; description of Statue of Liberty, New York harbour and ships, with small ink sketch of a paddle steamer; visit to Central Park with Mr Browne; autumn colours; country between New York and Boston, painted wooden houses like toys; Boston hotel and food; has telegraphed family at Hurst, will write to Violet next week. Place: Boston Massachusetts USA

NHM-WP15.001.002    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Mitten William, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Wallace Violet Isabel?  1893.08.13   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his father in law William Mitten from Parkstone, Dorset 13 Aug 1893 re Mitten's visit to Festiniog; the Wallace's recent tour of the Lake District including Dovedale, Keswick, Derwentwater and Borrowdale, coach trip, pony ride up Bowfell, hotels, weather, scenery; rare ferns scarce, alpines hard to find but included Saxifraga, Salix, Oxyria, Sedum, Alchemilla and Thalectrum (species named); met daughter Violet at Settle in Yorkshire, Geranium and Campanula in flower; details of exotic plants flowering at home. Place: Parkstone Dorset England Cumbria England Notes: See old ref WP2/45; notes on this tour. The letter was in a modern envelope labelled in Richard Wallace's hand "Letters to Annie, WGW etc (&?) From Fred Birch" and seems more appropriate here.

NHM-WP01.001.184    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace William, Wallace William Jnr, Wallace George, Poe Edgar Allan, Riley James Whitcomb  1904.02.20   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Dorset, 20 Feb 1904 re writing recollections, has written chapter 2, on Usk, and now beginning chapter 1, on relations and ancestors, has lost William's notes made (of family gravestones?) at Laleham, can William recall details; writing on James Whitcomb Riley, Poe and "Leonanie" for the "Fortnightly", has written to American editors and biographers of Poe for information; injury to William's foot. Place: Broadstone Dorset England Laleham Surrey England Notes: OLD REF Correspondence 1879-1922: WP1/19/30

NHM-WP01.001.048    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie, Wallace Violet, Ford Mr, Webb Miss, Armstrong Mrs, Buckton Miss  1902.04.13   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 13 Apr 1902 re gardening work at Broadstone; visitors at Broadstone; progress of house-building; William's holidays; sister Violet at home; Miss Buckton. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand:46

NHM-WP01.001.159    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Siemens Werner von, Ponton Mungo,  1892.12.09   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 9 Dec 1892, re death of Werner von Siemens, sending obituary (not present) from "Daily News"; asks for news of William's work; sister Violet's work, Ma (Annie Wallace) away; magazine club begun with 9 members, initial name "Parkstone Perambulating Periodicals" changed after objections from some members to triviality, circulating "The Nineteenth Century", "Cornhill", English Illustrated", "New Reviews", "Natural Science", "Good Words", "Contemporary", "Magazine of Art", and "Fortnightly"; visit from Mr Ponton with books of pinhole photographs taken in France; recent sharp frosts, fears plant damage; Violet pleased with William's sketches; asks for details of latest stamp-album, and of William's fellow medalist and fellow lodger. Notes: OLD REF Gardening letters 1891-1896: WP1/19/3/2

NHM-WP01.001.167    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Swinton May, Barrett Sir William Fletcher, Wallace Abraham, Casey ?, Best Dora  1901.01.13   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 13 Jan 1901 re Dora Best painting a portrait of A. R. Wallace, possibly for sending to the Royal Academy; no more news about the Beaconsfield affair except that Prof Barrett and Dr Abraham Wallace will join it; William's sister Violet and May Swinton leaving tomorrow; beginning work on new edition of "Wonderful Century"; Mr Casey's latest enigma; reading "Julie". Place: Parkstone Dorset England Notes: Info on "Beaconsfield affair" not found. OLD REF Correspondence 1879-1922: WP1/19/27

NHM-WP01.002.094    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Mitten William, Pleydell John Clavell Mansell-,  1897.10.10   Letter from A. R. Wallace, with an addendum by Annie Wallace, to their daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 10 Oct 1897, re news from her brother William in America; her possible career and salary at Limpsfield; grandpa (William Mitten) finding a rare grass near Wareham, Dorset, Mansell Pleydell pleased; orchids; Violet's dress; Annie's desire to visit America. Place: Dorset England Notes: Annotated in blue pencil in an unknown hand "Rare grass"

NHM-WP01.002.113    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Schulz ?, Tebb Mr., Dunn ? General, Dunn ? Mr  1898.09.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 8 Sep 1898, re fate of Ma's (Annie Wallace) letter and parcel; the Schulz's move from Blankenhain to Possneck; learning the German language; letter from her brother William (in America) re camping, hunting, and breakdown of waggon; A. R. Wallace's letter on vaccination in the "Parkstone Reminder" sent by Mr Tebb to several newspapers and printed in "The Times", copies to be distributed; visits by junior and senior Dunn families; the "Clarion"; the "Daily Chronicle" on victory at Khartoum. Place: America Dorset England Sudan

NHM-WP01.005.006    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Carter ?, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Wallace William Greenell, Mitten William  1886.11.22   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie, from Boston, 22 Nov 1886 re receipt of her letter after a month without news; visit to Williamstown, sending plants of fern polystichum acrostichoides growing near a waterfall there and some moth cocoons for son William, moths should emerge in spring, instructions for care; stay with Dr Carter, President of the (Williamstown) College, and his daughter, invitation to return to view spring flowers; orchids including Cypripedum spectabile common; has sent gentian seeds to her papa (William MItten); fears for his voice as has a cold, will wear respirator whenever going out, to travel 100 miles to lecture tomorrow; people becoming "oppresively kind and respectful." Place: Boston Williamstown Massachusetts USA

NHM-WP14.002.001    Note:    1886.12.22   Poem, "Locksley Hall Sixty Years After". By Alfred , Lord Tennyson. Cutting from "The Boston Herald" Wednesday 22 Dec 1886, Some passages marked in blue pencil, faint annotation in A. R. Wallace's hand. Place: USA Notes: Folded and brittle

NHM-WP01.001.022    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, MacAlpine G A, Sharpe J W, Meldola Raphael, Hayward Arthur,  1897.02.09   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 9 Feb 1897 re a recent journey by William; Mac's health; William's preparations for a voyage to America, advice on his visiting Meldola and spending Sharpe's present of money; suggestion he visit the House of Commons to observe a session, enclosing cards (not present) of 2 members of the L.N. (Land Nationalisation) Society; regards to the Haywards. Place: America Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand:21