NHM-WP01.003.003    Correspondence:   Greenell John, Wallace Mary Anne, Wilson Thomas, Sims Frances née Wallace, Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Herbert Edward, Draper Mr, Webster Mr  1835.07.05   Letter to Thomas Wilson from M A Wallace, from Hertford, 5 Jul 1835, asking how she should act to claim from him, as their Grandfather's executor, money due to her children, given his financial difficulties; particularly payment due for William's board and apothecary's bill, and Fanny's legacy. Place: England (Hertford, Hertfordshire) Notes: No in contents list: 1. Annotated in another hand, possibly A. R. Wallace's, in ink: "From Mrs Wallace to Mr Wilson, about legacies &c from Mr Greenell ... also about John ... board to pay."

NHM-WP01.001.013    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Cockerell Mr, Right? Mr, Allinson Mr, Nichol Colonel, Cooper Mrs, Meldola Raphael  1891.06.15   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 15 Jun 1891 re A. R. Wallace to lecture on Land Nationalisation; William's sister Violet; Mr and Mrs Cockerell going to Jamaica; death and funeral of Mrs (Allinson?); visit to Meldola's (possibly Finsbury Technical College?) various visitors to the house. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand:12

NHM-WP01.001.092    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Benson Margaret, Prideaux Charles S, Huddlestone?, Rivers Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-,  1904.06.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 8 Jun 1904 re content of "the Clarion"; archaeological excavation at Dorchester and proposed excavation at Badbury (Badbury Rings near Wimborne), visit from an archaeologist. Place: Dorset England Dorchester Wimborne Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 85. Annotated in an unknown hand "Badbury ".

NHM-WP01.001.128    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Dresser Henry Eeles, Preece Sir William, Lodge Sir Oliver, Russell Francis Albert Rollo  1907.06.20   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 20 Jun 1907 re William's career, enclosing a letter from H E Dresser; a note for Russell, (Rollo? note not enclosed); dimensions and cost of land for garden, land rental costs. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 113

NHM-WP01.001.191    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Kipling Joseph Rudyard, Poynting J H, Fisher Osmond, Macmillan & Co , Stefan Josef, Lowell Percival  1907.09.20   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Dorset, 20 Sep 1907 annotated in WGW's? hand "Mars"; re an interesting press cutting on Lowell and Mars sent by William; enclosing a cutting (not present) about Kipling; Prof Poynting to reply to Lowell's mathematical paper; A. R. Wallace's book (presumably "Is Mars Habitable?") finished, chapter on temperature of Mars sent to Poynting for comment, Mss to go to Macmillan; possibility of mean temperature of planets being affected by rate of rotation, Osmond Fisher's opinion differs from A. R. Wallace's, Stefan's Law. Place: Broadstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF Letters re books and writing 1903-1907: WP1/19/9/9

NHM-WP01.002.012    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Mitten Rose, Coowara Lady, Luis Mrs, Walker Mr, Geikie Sir Archibald, Smith Sidney  1890.06.24   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 24 Jun 1890 re family members; Nutwood Cottage; visitors; Bull's Exhibition of Orchids at Chelsea. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.047    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, ? Eleanor?, Mitten Rose, Myers F W H, Myers Mrs, Sidgwick Henry, Sidgwick Eleanor Mildred  1894.03.20   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 20 Mar 1894 re Violet's expenses; visit to Cambridge; Mrs Myer's photography; A. R. Wallace suffering from asthma and bronchitis; Aunt Rose's (Rose Mitten) health; "Merrie England"; daffodils at Lytchett. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.083    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Bates Henry Walter, Besant Annie née Morris, Sharpe J W, Webb Miss,  1892.02.21   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 21 Feb 1892, re the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter (diagram enclosed -see WP1/2/84); death of (Henry Walter) Bates; chess games with Miss West, Mr Pocock and Mr Linton; visit by the Sharpes and Mrs Besant; Mrs Besant's lectures; Miss Webb; plays Hamlet and Henry VIII. Place: Dorset England Notes: Date originally read as 1897, but Bates died in 1892 and date on enclosed sketch is clearly 1892. Annotated in pencil in an unknown hand (or possibly A. R. Wallace's) "Mrs Besant". Enclosure: sketch diagram of relative positions of Earth, Venus and Jupiter in Feb 1892. Separately entered as record WP1/2/84

NHM-WP01.004.004    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Mitten William, Mitten Bessie, Allman Dr, Silk George C, Casey Comerford  1895.06.29   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Parkstone, Dorset, 29 Jun 1895 re arrival of her letter from Grindenwald, is preparing for journey (with her father William Mitten), asks her for guide book with maps and to ensure Mitten's boots well nailed, will visit Meiringen and other places on Annie's recommendation; Dr Allman's gardener to care for orchids in A. R. Wallace's absence; visit from Comerford Casey and his daughter, visit by George Silk; visit by a student of Spiritualism and his wife who went into a trance and behaved as various characters including A. R. Wallace's mother, photographs taken, possibly (a spirit) may be seen. Stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Wallace c/o W. Mitten, Hurstpierpoint Sussex, postmarked on the form Parkstone 29 Jun 1895. Place: Parkstone Dorset England Sussex Switzerland Notes: OLD REF WP1/19/6/1 and WP1/21/4 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-WP01.005.004    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Noa Jessie Mrs, Mirlees ?, Holmes ?, Woodbury ?, Williams Mr, Wood ?  1886.11.14   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie, from Boston, 14 Nov 1886 re lack of news from her; weather; good audiences at the four lectures so far given; portrait artist Mrs Noa; unexpected meeting with Mr and Mrs Mirlees visiting the site of their son's death with their daughter; Dr Holmes the "one-kon-shay" man at dinner; meeting arranged with a lady spiritualist; any news of letting of house at Godlaming; requests Annie to send photos of ruined temples of Java given to A. R. Wallace by Mr Woodbury, wants to compare with models and photos of similarly decorated Mexican temples at Cambridge (Massachusetts) museum; American museums the finest in the world; plans to go to Baltimore and Washington with a return to Boston in between; opinion of A. R. Wallace's agent Mr Williams of earlier lecturer Mr Wood and his possible effect on A. R. Wallace's potential audience; Harvard College celebration. Place: USA Java Mexico

NHM-WP01.005.026    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, George Henry, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Jekyll Gertrude, Darwin Charles Robert, George Henry,  1887.04.22   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Cincinnati, 22 Apr 1887 describing the countryside around Cincinnati and the spring flowers in the woods, with botanical and common names; flower roots sent to Miss Jekyll; instructions to let the house (in England) for up to six months if possible; money earned from lectures, lectures scheduled in Bloomington Indiana, Sioux City Iowa and Kansas but no others so far; possibility of travelling to California if a lecture can be given in San Francisco; Diphtheria; enclosing press cuttings with instructions to keep any sent together as they may be useful material for a book; enclosing a Canadian stamp and a hunting story (press cutting?) for Willie (neither present). Press cutting headlined "Colors in Animals. | Their uses clearly explained" reporting on A. R. Wallace's lecture at Smith & Nixon's Hall, Cincinnati; annotated in A. R. Wallace's hand "Cincinnati Enquirer Ap 23/87 | A bad lamp! Which went out in the mid of the lecture!!!" Press cutting from The Post undated (c. Apr 1887) headlined "Dr. Wallace. | A scientist of world-wide reputation in Cincinnati" with brief details of Wallace, metioning his opinion of Henry George in relation to land monopoly and his forthcoming lecture at Smith & Nixon's Hall. Stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Wallace Frith Hill Godalming England, postmarked on the front Cincinnati 23 Apr 1887 and on the back New (York?) 24 Apr 1887 and Godalming 6 May 1887; annotated on the back at the bottom edge in A. R. Wallace's hand "I sent letter with Pension Certificate from Washington - April 6th."

NHM-WP16.001.069.[02]    Correspondence:   Williams J Leon, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Alfred Russel, Casey ? Miss, Burroughs John, Tennyson Alfred 1st Baron of Aldworth and Freshwater, Browning Robert  1913.06.25--1913   Stamped envelope with a return address "Dr J Leon Williams | 84 Fellows Road | South Hampstead | London" in Williams's hand Place: London Notes: Both envelopes were found in original box 3 when listed, separate from the letter, one enclosing the other and a possible draft reply in A. R. Wallace's? hand: see WP16/1/70

NHM-WP01.001.017    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Davis ?, Meldola Raphael, Thompson Darcy, Usherwood ?, Perry ?, Ponton Mungo, Crump Mrs  1892.11.18   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 18 Nov 1892 re William starting work at Woolwich, advising him on type and cost of lodgings, behaviour at work and need to thank Davis, Meldola and Professor Thompson for help; orchids from Natal received from Canon Usherwood; work on index to Australia book (presumably Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel. Australasia, Vol.1, Australia and New Zealand. New Issue, London 1893); Prof Perry's book on spinning tops; Ma's (William's mother Annie Wallace) visit to Malvern; Mr Ponton's pin-hole photography in France; Mrs Crump; Aunt Fanny. Place: Australia Dorset Malvern Worcestershire England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand:16

NHM-WP01.001.126    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet, Mitten Flora, Spruce Richard, Dresser Henry Eeles, Preece Sir William, Lodge Sir O Knight  [1907].06.13   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 13 Jun (1907?) re William's career; catalogue of priced books and drawings sent to aunt Flora (Mitten); Parish Council meeting; work on Spruce. Place: Dorset England Notes: "1907" has been added in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand below "Jun 16". Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 111

NHM-WP01.001.163    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Wallace William Greenell, Conway Sir William MartinBlack William, Howard Sir Ebenezer, Tesla Nikola, Nichols ?, Coomaraswamy Ananda Kentish  1898.12.15   Letter from A. R. Wallace and his wife Annie to their son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 15 Dec 1898 re William's news (from the USA) that he has moved to better accommodation, A. R. Wallace thinks the dogs and cats there will keep away any small mammals he wants to catch; sending a paper with news of Conway's ascent of Mount Sorata in the Andes; sending Black's "Princess of Thule" for WGW's birthday; "Tommy Atkins" now in a shilling edition; the author of "Tomorrow" (Ebenezer Howard) has sent his book describing the ideal garden city, good review in the "Clarion" but A. R. Wallace fears the plan will be suppressed by speculators; news of Tesla's experiments with wireless telegraphy, claims he will work machinery in Paris by power from Niagara; drains at house being connected, problems, cost and method described; cleverness of "Whatnot" and "Bezique" in the "Clarion"; reading Dangles? "Old Cockaigne"; detailed description of method of digging a trench, with planking diagram, Colonel Nichols says tunnels in India made with box frames (diagram); hopes William has got some skeletons by now. Annie's postscript (unsigned) written at right angles to the text by A. R. Wallace, on the last page of the first of two folios, sends William birthday and new year greetings, and news of local Christmas shopping; plants in flower; photos from Ananda in Ceylon, hopes he will return alive; sale of Ardmore (house). Place: Bolivia Ceylon Parkstone Dorset England USA Notes: OLD REF Correspondence 1879-1922: WP1/19/22

NHM-WP01.002.029    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Spencer Herbert, Dyer Sir William Turner Thiselton-, Britten Hardinge Mrs, Hall Marshall- Mrs, Baker Mr, Bennett Mr?, Wallace Eliza,  1892.07.03   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 3 Jul 1892 re land nationalisation meeting; visit to Kew gardens; reading proofs of "Australasia"; article for "Natural Science"; Violet's career; lecture by Mrs Britten; family. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.049    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Forbes Henry Ogg, Carter Mr, Panton Mr, Hall Marshall-, Reid Clement, Sharpe J W  1894.06.01   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 1 Jun 1894 re marking examination papers; news from her brother William; proposed joint visit by Violet and William; books read; travels of H O Forbes; chess meetings Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.059    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Blatchford Robert ("Nunquam"), Evans Mrs, ? Maclachlan Mrs., Maclachlan Hamish, Mott Frederick Thompson, Fisher Dr  1885.01.31   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 31 Jan 1895 re winter weather; (travel) bags for Violet and her brother William; William going to Glasgow on another job; A. R. Wallace's "Evolution" article part-published this month, his article on language due out in three months or more; the Evans's business failing; Violet's final exams and career prospects as a kindergarten teacher; planned chess match, Poole and Parkstone against Bournemouth; sending copy of the "R of R" with interesting articles on "Merry England" and Mr Blatchford; Mrs Maclachlan and Hamish returning to Hindhead; A. R. Wallace's answer to Mr Mott's enigma; death of Dr Fisher. Place: Dorset England Notes: Annotated at the top in blue pencil in an unknown hand: "Riddle".

NHM-WP01.002.087    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, MacAlpine G A, Sharpe J W, Fisher Arabella Burton (née Buckley), Greck Madame  1897.04.09   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 9 Apr 1897, re the "Brotherhood"; news from her brother William in New York; poem relevant to situation in Crete and Greece sent to the "Clarion" by A. R. Wallace; book going slowly; Mrs Fisher; the Sharpes, Madame Greck. Place: Dorset England Notes: Annotated in blue pencil in an unknown hand "Poem".

NHM-WP01.002.114    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, De Rougemont Louis (Louis Grin), Carnegie M, Beckett Ernest William Lord Grimthorpe, Harris Frank  1898.09.30   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 30 Sep 1898, re Dresden and its art galleries and museums; suggestions for articles by Violet on German school and kindergarten teaching methods for the "Fortnightly" or Harris's "Saturday Review"; usefulness of keeping notes on German family life and manners; the "Chronicle" and Hon. M. Carnegie on De Rougemont's life with savages in Australia, "Wide World Magazine"; "Clarion"; letter from Lord Grimthorpe on conversion to anti-vaccination by A. R. Wallace's book. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.003.017    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Henry Walter, Chambers Robert, Lawrence William, Pritchard James C, Humboldt Alexander von Baron  1845.12.28   Letter from A. R. Wallace to H Bates, from Neath, 28 Dec 1845 re insect cabinets and boxes; opinion of "Vestiges of the natural history of Creation", the progressive development of species, Lawrence's lectures on Man, Pritchard's physical history of man, distinction between species and varieties in man, Humboldt's "Cosmos". Place: Neath Glamorganshire Wales Notes: Letter no in contents list: 15. 2 folios

NHM-WP01.003.045    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Silk George C, Latham Robert Gordon, ? Davis, Pritchard James C, Lawrence William, Dumas Alexander  1858.11.30   Letter from A. R. Wallace to G C Silk, from Batchian, Moluccas, 30 Nov 1858 regarding love of solitude; complimentary remarks by Lyell and Hooker on his paper published in the August Linnean; dislike of politics; news from India; journals and books including "Tristram Shandy"and novels of Dumas; ethnology; marriage; sending an article on "Smoke" for the Athenaeum. Place: Amazon Batchian Moluccas England New Guinea Switzerland Notes: Letter no in contents list: 43

NHM-WP01.001.197    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Waugh ?, Darwin Charles Robert, Spruce Richard, Gaborian Emil, Leroux Gaston, Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan, Benham ?  1908.11.06   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Old Orchard, Broadstone, Wimborne (Dorset), 6 Nov 1908 annotated in WGW's? hand "Ref to O.M." and "lecture"; re doctor's Douglas Wood's report on William's health; sending a cheque; his own health improving; outline of lecture (for the Royal Institution) done, title to be "The World of Life: As Visualised and Interpreted by Darwinism"; wooden fence almost finished; proofs of index to Spruce book ( "Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon and Andes" by Richard Spruce, ed. and condensed by A. R. Wallace, Dec. 1908) only just arrived, six weeks after mss sent, so publication of book may be delayed; reading "The Yellow Room", in the style of Gaborian, not as good as Sherlock Holmes; has decided O.M. means "Old Man"; sending book ("My Life"?) to Benham today. Place: Broadstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF Letters re R I lecture and Medals 1908 and 1909: WP1/19/11/2

NHM-WP01.002.040    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Reid Clement, Hall Captain Marshall-, Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour, Haggard Henry Rider, Knowles Mr, Sharpe J W, Allman Dr, Usherwood  1893.10.22   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 22 Oct 1893 re Geological Survey; books read; Psychical Science Congress; delayed publication of article in the "Nineteenth Century"; Sharpe suggests article on House of Lords suitable for "The Speaker"; articles on the glacial epoch and the formation of lakes in the "Fortnightly"; garden plants; building of a pond. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.050    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Mitten William, Mitten Flora, Mitten Bessie, Harris Frank, Harrison Miss, Fisher Arabella Burton (née Buckley)  1894.06.23   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 23 Jun 1894 re Mrs Fisher; geological excursions with grandpa (William Mitten) to Bournemouth and Swanage; chess meetings; the "Clarion"; proposed visits by aunts Flora and Bessie (Mitten) and two American geologists; proposed visit to Devonshire for ferns; writing for Harris; Violet's expenses. Place: Dorset England