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1821.

NHM-WP08.001 Printed: 1876--1900 Four botanical pamphlets by Richard Spruce 1866-1887, three with annotations in A. R. Wallace's hand (c. 1907?), one botanical work by Matthew B Slater 1906; printed obituary notice of Spruce by Isaac Bayley Balfour 1900, with passages marked (by A. R. Wallace?) and printed memoir of George Bentham by J D Hooker, 1898. Notes: Last date based on the fact that A. R. Wallace was working on his edition of Spruce's "Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon and Andes" in 1906 and 1907.(See letters from A. R. Wallace on the subject, mainly 1907). All the pamphlets have been put into one acid-free envelope but should probably go into individual acid-free containers. PJL 15/4/03

1822.

NHM-WP09.003 Note: 1877?--1878? Papers re lecture[s] by A. R. Wallace on ancient continents.

1823.

S257 Periodical contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1877. Biology. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 46 (part 2: Sections): 100-119. Text Image PDF

1824.

S591a Book contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1877-1879. Two letters [to Grant Allen, dated 7 October 1877 and 17 February 1879]. In: Clodd, Edward. 1900. Grant Allen: a memoir. London: Grant Richards, pp. 63-64, 72-74. Text Image

1825.

NHM-WP09.003.001 Note: 1877? Ms in A. R. Wallace's hand headed "Distribution of Animals as indicating Geographical Changes", probably mss of or based on "The Comparative antiquity of Continents, as indicated by the Distribution of Living and Extinct Animals", read RGS meeting June 1877 ( See Shermer, p. 367); 15 numbered folios, each about half a sheet of blue lined foolscap paper; in an annotated envelope labelled in an unknown hand in pencil "A2", in ink in A. R. Wallace's? hand (Crossed out in pencil) " Lecture on Ancient Continents &c" and in ink in A. R. Wallace's hand "Bristol Halifax spring 1878 | Cardiff Bradford autumn 1878 | "Distribution of Animals as indicating Continental Changes"; annotated faintly in pencil on back in A. R. Wallace's hand "The Forest Fund Committee have issued their 7th Report." Notes: Also in the envelope when listed was a modern printed label "Manuscript lecture on Distribution… 15 sheets with dates and places given", presumably a NHM library label used for display at some period before listing; label destroyed October 2003. Ms Needs to be unfolded.

1826.

S291a Periodical contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1878. Eradicating bindweed. The Garden 14 (no. 351, 10 Aug. 1878): 143. Text Image PDF

1827.

NHM-WP07.052 Note: 1878?--1899.04.10 Ms and TS on the subject of gunpowder storage

1828.

NHM-WP07.041.[04] Printed: 1879 Press cutting from "The Academy" 12 Apr 1879, pp. [326] -327 with a review by A. R. Wallace of an English translation (1879?) of Ernst Haeckel, "The Evolution of man: A popular exposition of the principle points of Human Ontogeny and Phylogeny"; 2 ff.

1829.

NHM-WP07.041.[05] Printed: 1879 Press cutting from "The Academy" 19 Apr 1879, p. 351-352, annotated at the top of p 352 in WGW's? hand "Article on Haeckel | Wallace", containing part two of a review by A. R. Wallace of an English translation (1879?) of Ernst Haeckel, "The Evolution of man: A popular exposition of the principle points of Human Ontogeny and Phylogeny"; 1 f.

1830.

S296 Periodical contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1879. Discussion [of paper on the Australasian-Pacific races of man by S.J.Whitmee]. Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain & Ireland 8: 367-368. Text Image PDF

1831.

S297 Periodical contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1879. Discussion [of paper on New Guinea tribes by W. G. Lawes]. Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain & Ireland 8: 377. Text Image PDF

1832.

NHM-WP01.004.001 Correspondence: Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet Isabel? [1879] Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Waldron Edge, Croydon, Tuesday evening, annotated in pencil in an unknown hand "May 1879", re mild weather; son William's cough; visit from George Silk, playing chess, visiting Stevens to play billiards; primula japonicus; reaction of kitten to new surroundings; asks for a letter from Violet. Place: Croydon England Notes: RECORD MODIFIED 22/7/03, 22/8/03, 15/9/03. OLD REF. WP1/19/2/1 and later WP1/21/1. This letter when received was in a paper folder labelled in WGW's? hand "General - domestic &c" with one to William; these were almost certainly selected by or for James Marchant for use in writing "A. R. Wallace - Letters and Reminiscences" ( London 1916) and have been relocated.

1833.

NHM-WP07.053 Note: 1879? Ms notes in A. R. Wallace's hand, on colour sense in and colours of animals, comprising: 1. Note headed "Colour sense (Mr Henry T Fincke [sic])". 2. Ms notes in A. R. Wallace's hand headed "Chapter IX ", listing page references with comments, beginning " p. 149 Butts. [butterflies?] & Humming Birds - most brilliant" . Notes: Both in very small writing on one side of paper only, sheets octavo size. Possibly notes for "Colour in Nature [review by A. R. Wallace of The Colour Sense, Its Origin and Development; An Essay in Comparative Psychology by Grant Allen, 1879]". Nature 19: 501-505 (3 April 1879: no. 492). (Smith: S304). Henry T Finck was the author of a letter to the Editor in the same volume, p. 340 (Feb 13, 1879) dated Berlin, 8 Feb, headlined "Intellect in Brutes".

1834.

NHM-WP04.002 Note: [1880--1881] Undated plans of Nutwood cottage Godalming and sketch map of Hindhead road, Knoll Road and Sandy Lane area, Godalming, 5 sheets and envelope, comprising: 1. "Elevation - West front" in black ink on 1 sheet waxed linen; 2. "Elevation - South Front" ditto 3. "Bedroom Plan" (partly coloured) ditto 4. Plan of ground floor (untitled but with annotations ) in ink on brown greaseproof paper 5. Sketch map in pencil on similar but thinner paper of area for sale around Hindhead and Knoll roads and Sandy Lane; all writing in A. R. Wallace's hand; all folded. 6. Cream envelope labelled in A. R. Wallace's? hand "Plans of Nutwood cottage Godalming" Place: Godalming Surrey England Note: Folded many times and some deeply creased and dirty in places. They have been refolded on the original lines and need a larger container.

1835.

NHM-WP07.041.[06] Printed: 1880 Press cuttings from "The Academy" 23 Oct 1880, one section ( from p. 294?) headed "Science. | The Emotions and Senses of Insects" a review by A. R. Wallace of A H Swinton, "Insect variety: Its Propagation and Distribution…" (London? 1880?), folded , with halves (accidentally?) glued together at the bottom, continued on large cutting, p. 295 -296

1836.

S325b Periodical contribution: Wallace, A. R. 1880. [Comment on archeological and glacial subjects]. Journal of Proceedings at Ordinary, Field, and Other Meetings of the Essex Field Club, in Transactions of the Epping Forest and County of Essex Naturalists’ Field Club 1: xxxiv-xxxvii. Text Image

1837.

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

1838.

NHM-WP06.004.001 Note: [1880] Seven undated, unsigned folios of notes in Charles Darwin's hand; annotated at the top of the first folio in A. R. Wallace's hand "Darwin's notes on 'Island Life"' and "Notes have been recorded in text." Comments with page references on Wallace's text, e.g. "p. 46 - I am sure that I have read of a Mus from Viti Isd., but this may have been introduced . . . p. 68 - I most heartily concur about [separated?] genera of [illegible] family ..." etc., presumably re A. R. Wallace's "Island Life: Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras, Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of Geological Climates". Macmillan & Co., London, Oct. 1880. Notes: On blue foolscap, the first six folios written on one side only, numbered 1,2,3,"addendum to p. 3", 4, 5, 6. When listed here these notes were in an acid-free envelope annotated, probably by E B c 2001/02 "Listed as '6 sheets of notes relating to Darwins comments on Island Life'. Possibly by Darwin?". The quote is from the rough box list made by C. Mills when the papers were inspected. Handwriting identified as Darwin's by descendant Quentin Keynes 2005.

1839.

NHM-WP10.003 Note: 1880--1897 Cardboard cover with spine title "Adaptive colouration" in ink in A. R. Wallace's? hand, front title "Notes on examinations" in extremely faint red pencil in A. R. Wallace's? hand, with "1891-97" in ink over blue pencil below this, containing annotated printed elementary and and advanced Physiography examination papers and notes 1880 to 1890 (excluding 1887). Most annotations appear to be in A. R. Wallace's hand. The contents, 47 folios, are as follows: Folios 1 to 33 (including folder):.Folder made from a postal cover of a journal from the Entomological Society of London, stamped and postmarked (18)80?, titled on the opposite side in ink in A. R. Wallace's? hand "Physiography 1880" with "to 1890" added in pencil, followed by a list of examinations papers by year, in ink. An undated printed and annotated examination paper is pasted onto the inside surface. The folder contains 32 loose folios which include printed physical geography examination papers 1880 to 1889 inclusive with the exception of 1887, and notes in A. R. Wallace's hand on the questions and answers, and on examination (board) meetings. Folios 34 and 35:Physiography examination paper 1891, elementary and advanced, 1 folio print, enclosing ms notes on the questions, in A. R. Wallace's hand. Folios 36 and 37.Two folios of ms notes in A. R. Wallace's hand, on the 1892 physiography exam questions. Folios 38 and 39: Physiography examination paper 1893, elementary and advanced, enclosing ms notes on the questions, in A. R. Wallace's hand. Folios 40 and 41: Physiography examination paper 1894, elementary and advanced, enclosing ms notes on the questions, in A. R. Wallace's hand. Folios 42, 43 and 44: Physiography examination paper 1895, elementary and advanced, enclosing ms notes on the questions, in A. R. Wallace's hand. Folio 45: Physiography examination paper 1896. Folios 46 and 47: Physiography examination paper 1897, elementary and advanced, enclosing ms notes on the questions, in A. R. Wallace's hand. Notes: For convenience of location the loose papers have been numbered in pencil in square brackets but not recorded as separate pieces. In this case, because the file is relatively large, to save time enclosures have not been treated as sub-sets of the enclosing document, but numbers are sequential. P J Lucas Feb 2003

1840.

NHM-WP06.006.004 Photo: [1881--1900] Notes and annotated proof sheets? of images illustrating 'Monkeys: Their Affinities and Distribution', in A. R. Wallace, "Studies Scientific and Social", (London 1900) vol. 1, Ch.VII, pp. 146-184, figs 25-43, comprising: 1. Rough notes in ink and pencil in A. R. Wallace's hand on one sheet headed on the front "Woodcuts" with a list of primate species beginning with Lemur Catta, some crossed through, with page and/or figure number references to figures in Flower and Lyddeker, Bates and Zoological Society publications. 2 - 19: Small page or part-page proof-sheets? with annotations in A. R. Wallace's hand showing woodcut and engraved? images varying in size from approx. 6 cm x 5cm to 9.5 cm x 15 cm, of various primates species including Gorilla, Lemur and Loris; and a diagram of the skull of an Aye-Aye; all reproduced in Ch. VII, figs 25-43; attributed to Flower and Lyddeker, Huxley, Bates, and the Zoological Society of London. Notes: "Monkeys: Their Affinities and Distribution" was first published in "Contemporary Review", Dec 1881. Images are from Flower, W H and Lyddeker, R, "An introduction to the study of Mammals living and extinct" (London 1891), Bates, H W, "The Naturalist on the River Amazon" (London 1863), Huxley, T H "Man's place in nature, and other anthropological essays" (London? 1863) and "List of the Vertebrated Animals now or lately living in the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London" (London, various editions from 1828 onwards).