NHM-WP10    Note:    1870?--1897   Physiography examinations: Three small cardboard folders apparently made from the covers of books or notebooks from which the original pages have been removed, bundled together with a sheet of paper with general title "Examinations" in pencil in A. R. Wallace's hand. They contain printed copies of Physiography (physical geography) elementary and advanced examinations, c. 1870-1897, and ms notes, mostly in A. R. Wallace's hand, containing suggested questions, names of examiners, notes of examination (board) meetings, statistics, comments on the qualities of the candidates and copies of amusing answers to questions.

NHM-WP10.001.[01]    Printed:    1870--1879?   Printed examination paper, Physical Geography elementary, advanced and honours, examiner Professor Ansted. 1873.

NHM-WP10.001.[03]    Printed:    1870--1879?   Part of a printed examination paper, ( physical geography) advanced, pasted onto a folio with notes in A. R. Wallace's hand written on the back.The paper is dated in pencil and the notes in ink: 1876.

NHM-WP10.001.[05]    Printed:    1870--1879?   Part of a printed examination paper, ( physical geography) elementary, pasted onto a sheet of card apparently torn from the cover of a book. Annotated in A. R. Wallace's hand. Undated.

NHM-WP10.001.[07]    Note:    1870--1879?   Copies in A. R. Wallace's hand of candidates' answers to some physical geography examination questions of 1878, folded inside a lined paper cover labelled in A. R. Wallace's hand "1878 | Curious Answers". 4 folios including cover.

NHM-WP10.002    Note:    1870?--1888?   Cardboard cover with spine title "Geog. Dist. of Coniferce. [sic]" in ink in A. R. Wallace's? hand, front title "Physiography | 1888" in pencil in A. R. Wallace's? hand, containing annotated printed examination papers and notes, most undated. Most annotations appear to be in A. R. Wallace's hand. The contents are as follows: WP10/2.01 to 18 Notes: One page torn, others folded to fit cover. For convenience of location the loose papers have been numbered in pencil in square brackets in the order listed in the description field, but not recorded as separate pieces.P J Lucas, Feb 2003.

NHM-WP10.002.[03]    Printed:    1870?--1888?   Physical Geography No 2 Examination paper. Physical geography of India. 1 folio print, undated, with annotations including, at the top, "First Proof Mar 1/70".

NHM-WP10.002.[05]    Printed:    1870?--1888?   Physical Geography No 1 Examination paper. A. Configuration of the earth. 1 folio print, undated, without annotations. This is a duplicate of document 2 in the list.

NHM-WP10.002.[07]    Note:    1870?--1888?   3 pages of ms notes in A. R. Wallace's hand, on 2 folios, headed "Physiography examinations - Notes 1878. | Dew. Unusual errors."

NHM-WP10.002.[09]    Note:    1870?--1888?   Ms notes on four examination questions, on 1 folio in A. R. Wallace's hand, headed "Notes for Lockyer". Undated.