NHM-WP06.008.022.[14]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 14. Proof illustration of a village near Leicester from a drawing by A. R. Wallace 1844, dominated by a large almost central (oak?) tree with low farm buildings on the left of the picture and a broad road with low fence on the right. Captioned in A. R. Wallace's hand. Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP06.008.022.[16]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 16. Proof illustration of a village near Leicester from a drawing by A. R. Wallace 1844, showing a wide road bordered by a paling fence running from the foreground and curving slightly away to the left of the picture in the background, with buildings including a large brick chimney partly hidden by trees near the left foreground. Captioned in ink in A. R. Wallace's hand. Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP06.008.022.[18]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 18. Proof illustration of buildings in the village of Llanbister, Radnorshire, from a drawing by William G Wallace, 1840. Captioned in ink in A. R. Wallace's hand. Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP06.008.022.[20]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 20. Proof illustration of the house "Whittern", near Ludlow, Shropshire, from a drawing by William G Wallace, 1842, showing the house behind trees in the middle distance with a driveway between low stone walls in the foreground. Captioned in A. R. Wallace's hand. Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP06.008.022.[22]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 22. Proof illustration in black and white of a waterfall, captioned in A. R. Wallace's hand "Ysgwyd einon Gam - Vale of Neath". From an undated and unattributed photograph. The reproduction in A. R. Wallace's autobiography "My Life" is captioned "Ysgwd Gladys, Vale of Neath." Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP06.008.022.[24]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 24. Proof illustration in black and white captioned in A. R. Wallace's hand "Free Library, Neath | Designed by A. R. Wallace. 1847" showing an angled view of Neath Free Library building with a lantern-shaped sign reading "Free Library" suspended over the arched entrance. From an undated and unattributed photograph. Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP06.008.022.[26]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 26. Proof illustration in black and white in two sections, from photographs by Florence Neale; on the left showing a tall narrow standing stone surrounded by small boulders and on the right a copy of the rough latin inscription carved on it. Annotated in A. R. Wallace's hand "' Maen Madoc' | Upper Vale of Neath" and "Latin inscription on Maen Madoc." Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP06.008.022.[28]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 28. Proof illustration in black and white showing a low thatched shelter with a smaller one nearby, in a jungle clearing. Captioned in A. R. Wallace's hand " Native House, Wokan, Aru Islands. | Where I lived two weeks in March 1857[sic]." The reproduction in "My Life" gives the date as 1859. From an undated and unattributed photo given to A. R. Wallace by Henry Moseley (See "My Life" vol. 1 p. 357.) Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP06.008.022.[30]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 30. Proof illustration in black and white captioned in A. R. Wallace's hand "The Saracen's Tent | Luray Cavern" showing stalactites and stalagmites in a limestone cave in Virginia, USA.. From a photo by C.H.James. (See also WP17, photos of the USA.) Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP06.008.022.[32]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 32. Proof illustration in black and white showing a gap between sandstone cliffs with a snow covered mountain range in the far distance. Captioned in A. R. Wallace's hand "Gateway to the Garden of the Gods: with Pike's Peak." From an undated and unattributed photograph. Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP06.008.022.[34]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 34. Proof illustration in black and white showing large sandstone formations near Colorado Springs. Captioned in A. R. Wallace's hand "'Cathedral Spires' - Garden of the Gods." From an undated and unattributed photograph. Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP06.008.022.[36]    Photo:    1905.09.07   36 proofs of illustrations for A R Wallace's autobiography "My Life" (London, Chapman & Hall, 1905) captioned in A. R. Wallace's and at least one other hand; incomplete set enclosed in an exercise-book cover; comprising: 36. Proof illustration in black and white showing the remains of storm-damaged wooden buildings, the foreground strewn with timbers, a few men on foot and in horse-drawn carts in the picture. Captioned in A. R. Wallace's hand "Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Effects of a Tornado." The storm occurred on 14 April 1886 ("My Life" vol. 2, p. 150). From an unattributed photograph c 14 Apr 1886. Place: Amazon Notes: Two portrait photographs of A. R. Wallace were transferred to more appropriates items or series. Proof pages approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm. Reproduced in Wallace, Alfred Russel, "My Life" (London 1905). All fairly dirty on the edges with inky fingerprint marks. 24 proof sheets are approximately 23 cm x 14.5 cm, 12 approximately 23 cm x 17 cm. Most are on thick white paper without printed captions or numbers, three on thinner paper with printed text. Possibly from two or three proofs made on different dates? Both this file and WP6/8/21 contain proofs of illustrations from both vols 1 and 2 of "My Life", both incomplete. The two have not been merged because they appear to have been separated into two files by A. R. Wallace himself, though this is dubious and the reason not apparent.

NHM-WP01.001.164    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, MacAlpine G A, Wallace John, Wallace Mary née Webster, Wallace Herbert, Allman George James, Wyckoff Walter Augustus  1898.12.23   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 23 Dec 1898 re drainage work on house; sale of Dr Allman's house; detailed advice on where William and Mac should go while in America, recommending visit to William's aunt and uncle (Mary and John Wallace) in California, cousin Herbert Assistant Engineer of Southern Railway and may get them work or rail passes; urges William to write a book on his return; recommends Wyckoff's articles on "The Workers" in Scribner's Magazine; birthday and new year greetings. Place: New Zealand Parkstone Dorset England USA Notes: OLD REF Correspondence 1879-1922: WP1/19/23

NHM-WP01.002.111    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Mary née Webster, Wallace May, Hicks ?, MacAlpine G A, Maclaren Ian, Watson John, Archer ? Mrs, Scott ? Mr  1898.08.13   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet from Parkstone, Dorset 13 Aug 1898, re her journey to Blankenhain, with detailed questions about accommodation, people and food; news from her brother William in America re Mac, Hicks, camping and travel in a covered waggon; Vaccination Bill in House of Lords, sending copy of report in the "Chronicle"; reviews of A. R. Wallace's book, letter from Ian Mclaren (John Watson?); visits from Mrs Archer and Mr Scott; the Wallaces (Violet's aunt Mary and cousin May) to visit. Place: America Dorset England Germany

NHM-WP01.003.034    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Frances née Wallace, Sims Thomas, ? Edward, Allen Charles, Wallace John, Wallace Mary, Wallace Mary Anne, Pfeiffer Ida, Page Bacon & Co  1855.06.25   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Fanny, (Mrs Thomas Sims), from Ladong River, Sarawak, 25 Jun 1855 re Thomas Sims's photography business; Stevens's proposal to send A. R. Wallace an assistant, desirable qualities in an assistant, Charles's deficiencies; Madame Pfeiffer's insect collection; news of Australian Expedition (A C Gregory Northern Australian?); arrival of new missionary from England; wanting a shoe last; wanting news of John and Mary in California; collapse of Page, Bacon and Co; Dyak's delight in musical box. Place: California USA Sarawak Notes: Letter no in contents list: 32. 2 folios NAMES TO BE COMPLETED, PJL 3/1/03

NHM-WP01.003.007    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Silk George C, Frost John, Crutwell Clement Henry  1840.01.12   Letter from A. R. Wallace to George (Silk) from Kington, 12 Jan 1840, with sketch plan in pencil below address, re Hertford Literary Society; Penny Post; countryside around Kington; Chartist trials; Crutwell and other acquaintances in Hertford. Place: England Kington Herefordshire and Worcester Notes: Letter no in contents list: 5. Part of wax seal present. Edges torn and text missing - hole about 6cm x 2 cm near seal. Some text heavily crossed through and unreadable.

NHM-WP01.003.039    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Henry Walter, Saunders ?, Pfeiffer Ida, Spruce Richard, Stevens Samuel  1856.04.30   Letter from A. R. Wallace to H W Bates, from Singapore, 30 Apr 1856, continued 10 May 1856; re long wait for and final arrival of a ship to Macassar; arrival of Bates's letters from Ega (now TeffÉ) Brazil, and copy of "Zoologist"; geographical distribution of insect species in the islands of the Malay archipelago; relative scarcity of Lepidoptera; comparative numbers and types of insect species in Malaya archipelago and Brazil; details of insects collected, including new butterfly Ornithoptera Brookeana (Wallace), Rhyncophorae, Carabidae, Anthribidae, Bupestridae, Cleridae, Longicornes and many others, total number of insect species collected estimated at 6,000, specimens over 30, 000; desire to collect all world Longicornes for study; importance of recording location of capture of specimens; separation of collections from different localities; desire for future comparison of data and exchange of specimens with Bates; Orang Utans; comparison of types of forest plants, people and customs in Amazon and Malay archipelago; scarcity of edible fruit in the East; delicious Durian; Madame Pfeiffer's insect collection; regards to Spruce. Notes: Letter no in contents list: 37.

NHM-WP01.003.052    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Henry Walter, Bates Frederick, Gray D, HewitsonWilliam Chapman  1861.10.10--1861   Letter from A. R. Wallace to H W Bates, from Lobo Raman, near Bencoolen, Sumatra, 10 Dec 1861, re Bates's paper on Papilios; Darwinian philosophy, geographical distribution of species, rivers as limits to distribution, A. R. Wallace's Zoological Society paper on distribution of monkey species in Brazil; isolation of species from geographical origins, geological evidence; hopes Bates will write on Cicindelidae; collecting in Sumatra; plans to return to England. Place: Amazon Barra Brazil Notes: Letter no in contents list: 50

NHM-WP01.003.069    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Enriques Matteo? Alfonso Flor?, Lima Joao Antonio de  1853.06.07   Letter in Portugese? from Mtto. Alfo. Flor.? Enriques with a note added by Joao Anto. de Lima, to Richard Spruce, from San Joaquim, 7 Jun 1853, mentioning Alfredo (A. R. Wallace). Place: San Joaquim Brazil Notes: Not entered in contents list but retained in this series, which seems an appropriate location. Loose note (destroyed) by E Bennett c. 2001/02 "Joao de Lima to Richard Spruce 1853".

NHM-WP01.006.006    Correspondence:   Birch Frederick R, Wallace Alfred Russel, Cotton Sir Arthur Thomas, New Age The  1910.07.19   Postcard from Fred Birch to A. R. Wallace from Theophilo Ottoni, Brazil, 19 Jul 1910 thanking A. R. Wallace for the pamphlet (by Sir Arthur Cotton) on intensive agriculture which has arrived safely along with copies of "The New Age", is delighted with it; gives details of his gardening methods and previous year's crops of oats and potatoes, potatoes this year destroyed by ants; adds to description of Calliste birds given in last letter (see WP1/6/5) and corrects description of Toucan; reminds A. R. Wallace he wants details of prices, soil, temperature and rainfall of land in Devonshire. Place: Brazil Devonshire

NHM-WP06.011.003    Printed:    1913.04.15--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) headlined "Is there progress?" from "The Dundee Advertiser" 15 Apr 1913. Marked for "Marchant public Morals". Annotated in A. R. Wallace's hand on the attachment "elaborate but misleading at end". Place: Britain

NHM-WP06.011.012    Printed:    1913.05.00   Cutting made by Durant's Press Cuttings, London, of a long review of A. R. Wallace's book "Social environment and moral progress" (London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1913) from "Young man" May, 1913, pp. 153-156 inclusive. Marked for "J Marchant, Public M". The review, titled "Highways and Byways of Character and Literature. Dr. A. R. Wallace. A prophet of Fire and Hope" is by the editor, and includes a photograph of Wallace seated at a desk. Place: Britain

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-WP01.001.085    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie, Wallace Violet, Chapman & Hall , Riley James Whitcomb, William Henry Hudson, Poulton Sir Edward Bagnall, Rothenstein William, Birch Frederick  1904.02.12   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 12 Feb 1904 re A. R. Wallace's new will; autobiography; sitting for portrait; dubious authorship of poem "Leonainie"; Fred Birch preparing for trip to British Guiana. On the back of folio 2 is a poem headed "The outcast", initialled "WGW". Place: Dorset England Jamaica Trinidad British Guiana Notes: 2 folios.First numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 80, and in an unknown hand "(Autobiog?) & Leonainie"

NHM-WP01.002.027    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Jekyll Gertrude, Silk George C, Chapman & Hall , Sims Frances née Wallace, Michaelis Madame, Hayward Arthur  1892.05.20   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 20 May 1892 re gardening; writing; examining; Geographical medal; (Linnean Society) medal; family. Place: Dorset England Notes: Annotated in pencil in an unknown hand "V.G."