NHM-WP01.004.003    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Palgrave Sir Reginald Francis Douce, Shaen Miss  1892.11.01   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Parkstone, Dorset, 1 Nov 1892 re Annie's safe arrival at Malvern; lunch with Sir Reginald and Lady Palgrave, the Watkins, Dr Allman and Miss Travers at Mr Dugmore's, A. R. Wallace left early as all talking "Primrose League"; arrangement of refurbished study; tea at Mrs Barnes's with the Nichols, Mrs Cooper, the Pocock family and Mrs Maitland; Violet doing gymnastics; the Huddlestones renting a house at Bournemouth; sending a copy of "Natural Science"containing photos of Coral reefs for Miss Shaen; will send "Fortnightly"on; London Library; Annie's health regimen; cooking. Place: Parkstone Dorset England Notes: "The Primrose League was a patriotic mass organisation nominally independent from, but allied to the British Conservative Party. During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, it politically mobilised large numbers of British women." (Matthew Hendley 1996,The Canadian Historical Association) Source: Web page.

NHM-WP01.004.005    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Mitten William,  [1895.07.00]   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Hotel du Glacier Du Rhone (Switzerland), Wednesday evening, annotated in WGW's? hand in pencil "(July 1895)"; re sending a box of plants, including Gentians, gathered at the Furka Pass, detailed instructions for planting in greenhouse, plans to put out on new rockery; Pa (Annie's father William Mitten) finding lots of curiosities including miniature willows; plans to go on to Grimsel Hospice and Meiringen. Place: Switzerland Notes: OLD REF WP1/19/18 and WP1/21/5

NHM-WP01.004.007    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Mitten William,  1895.07.12   Postcard from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Grimsel Hospice, Thursday evening, postmarked 12 Jul 1895, re walk (with William Mitten) over Grimsel Pass, collecting Soldanellas and a Primula, plants boxed and sent off; plans to walk to Handeck to botanise and see a fine waterfall. Place: Switzerland Notes: Small piece torn out on right but text intact. OLD REF WP1/19/6/3 and later WP1/21/7. 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-WP01.004.009    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Mitten William, Mitten Bessie, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Jekyll Gertrude,  [1895.07.00]   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Parkstone, Dorset, Saturday morning, annotated in pencil in an unknown hand "[?1896]" but more likely to be c. Jul 1895 (See other letters to Annie around this date), re plans for her father (William Mitten) and A. R. Wallace to tour in Switzerland after her return; expects many rare plants in the mountains, possibility of visiting Pilatus or Stanzenhorn, asks Annie to enquire about hotel rates there, and about a hotel in Lucerne for day of their arrival; regards to Bessie; asks for news of her tour and fellow-travellers; receipt of letter from Miss Jekyll enclosing an enquiry from another correspondent re effect of sea-air on plants at Lyme Regis; mosquitoes at Rhone glacier. Place: Parkstone Dorset Lyme Regis Dorset England Switzerland Notes: OLD REF WP1/19/7/1and later WP1/21/9.This letter was previously filed in a paper folder labelled in WGW's? hand "Excursions &c." almost certainly selected for J. Marchant when writing A. R. Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences" (London 1916).

NHM-WP01.004.011    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Wallace William Greenell, Armstrong Miss f, Dunn ? General, Sharpe J W, Jacomb?  1896.08.29   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Parkstone, Dorset, 29 Aug 1896, re his tour in Switzerland and return journey, hoping her trip was as enjoyable; orchids and garden generally in good condition but orchids from Singapore mostly dead and smashed due to bad packing; belladonna lilies in beautiful flower, greenhouse a bower; news of Miss Armstrong, General and Miss Dunn, Mr Sharpe and the Jacombs; letter from son William; love to Violet and all the Mitten family. Place: Parkstone Dorset England Switzerland Notes: OLD REF WP1/19/3/5 and later WP1/21/11. 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-WP01.004.013    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Mitten Rose, Davies Mrs G, Ree Miss  1899.06.23   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Parkstone, Dorset, 23 Jun 1899 re letters from William; local walks; his health; visit from Miss Ree, a friend of Mrs G Davies of Godalming; Rose (Mitten) and Miss Horn at a local bazaar for E. Africans. Place: Godalming Surrey Parkstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF WP1/19/26 and later WP1/21/13.

NHM-WP01.004.015    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Meldola Raphael, Armstrong Miss  1903.12.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Broadstone, Dorset, 8 Dec 1903 sending zoo tickets for herself and Miss Armstrong; daughter Violet forwarding son William's letters; Meldola's letters; Australian water-lilies sent by A. R. Wallace to (Royal Botanic Gardens) Kew have flowered, requests Annie to visit Kew and ask if dying of off leaves normal; purchase of a barrel (144 pounds weight) of apples for 18 shillings and a chicken and duck from Roscommon, Ireland, advertised at 3/6 in "T.P's Weekly". Stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Wallace c/o Miss Armstrong, 18 Priory Road Bedford Park, London W, with illegible (Broadstone?) postmarks on the front and Paddington 9 Dec 1903 on the back. Place: Broadstone Dorset England Ireland London England Notes: OLD REF WP1/19/6/5 and later WP1/21/15. 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-WP01.004.017    Correspondence:   Fisher Arabella Burton (née Buckley), Wallace Annie née Mitten, Macaulay Charles,  1883.11.07   Letter from Arabella B Buckley to Mrs (Alfred Russel) Wallace from Southsea, 7 Nov 1883, on mourning paper, re staying with the Charles Macaulay family; house-hunting; buying linen; baking. Place: Southsea Sussex England

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-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-WP01.005.006    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-WP01.005.008    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet Isabel  [1886.12]   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet from Boston, Sunday (Dec 1886?) re a seance at which he observed the ghosts of an Indian man and a baby; travel by sleeping-car from Baltimore; white and black populations in Boston and Baltimore. Place: Boston Massachusetts USA Notes: On a small piece of paper torn from a larger sheet

NHM-WP01.005.010    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Morse Edward Sylvester, Marsh Othniel Charles  1886.12.00   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William. from Baltimore, Maryland, Dec (1886) re visit to Prof Morse at Salem, Morse's Japanese artefacts and books, his 15 year old son's weekly natural history club meetings and collections of flints, shells and insects; visit to Prof Marsh at Newhaven Connecticut, his fossil collection including great animal skulls and skeletons; explosion of rotten ostrich egg in Marsh's museum (Peabody Museum, Yale); A. R. Wallace's lecture to ladies' college at Poughkeepsie; route of travel to Baltimore via New York. Place: Japan USA

NHM-WP01.005.012    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Mitten William, Williams Mr, Harris Frank  1886.12.19   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie, from Boston, 19 Dec (1886) re disappointment at lack of lecture engagements on return (from Baltimore), agent Williams not managing well, but some interest from Ohio, advertisements now in some scientific journals and new circulars sent out, sending copy of circular and some local bills of fare to Violet, hopes to get enough lecturing to cover costs of travel to California in spring or summer but journey more expensive than to London, thinks people bored with natural history and want more exciting subjects; will spend winter in Washington and live more cheaply; has been visiting American museums and will write an article on them for Harris; problem of continual packing of clothing and sundries, will leave some in storage, lifebelt and picnic basket useless but overshoes a boon; freezing weather, ribald reaction of people in the street to his fur coat; assumes Annie will spend new year at Hurst, receipt of her letter of Dec 1. Place: USA

NHM-WP01.005.014    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet Isabel, Sims Frances née Wallace, Cook Kate, Wilson Algernon, Forbes John Murray, Gray Asa, Holmes Oliver Wendell, James Russell Lowell  1887.01.15   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet from The Hamilton, Washington DC, 15 Jan 1887 with detailed description of a seance in Boston at which spirits including those of an American Indian and a baby apparently materialised; another seance at which spirits of A. R. Wallace's Australian cousin Algernon Wilson and a woman who had met A. R. Wallace at Kate Cook's apparently materialised; floral decorations at a dinner in Boston hosted by John M Forbes with guests including Asa Gray, O W Holmes and James Russell Lowell, sending Violet a menu; sending a poem suitable for reciting cut from a magazine; beauty of the city of Washington; lack of lecture engagements, may go to Canada; letter to be forwarded to Violet's aunt Fanny (Sims). Place: Washington DC USA Notes: A menu for the dinner referred to is held in the Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University USA. "Call No.: MS Am 2166. Title: M. A. De Wolfe Howe menu collection, (1) Parker house, Boston. [Menu for dinner given by John M. Forbes to A.R. Wallace] [Boston] 29 Dec 1886. The verso bears a list of those present, including J. R. Lowell, O. W. Holmes, O. W. Holmes, Jr., C. E. Norton, and William James." (Source: http://oasis.harvard.edu/html/hou00463.html)

NHM-WP01.005.016    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Hampden John, Allen Charles Grant Blairfindie, Allen J A  1887.01.29   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Washington DC, 29 Jan 1887, re her letter about snow in England and damage to garden; Hampden (John Hampden of the Flat Earth Society) not a threat as few American papers would print anything by him; flattery becoming "quite painful", quotes remarks by dinner host, Mr Nordhoff, Washington representative of "New York Herald", describes dinner in detail including settings (guests names in gold on rose leaves), dining etiquette; J A Allen, father of Grant Allen staying nearby with his family; magnificence of Washington, street layout and houses; details of city's tram system; approval of American methods of warming houses and trains; superiority of American railway system; details of hotel room including heater and gas lamp; amazing experiences of spiritualist General Lippitt, materialisations and slate-writing; seances attended; visit to millionaire spiritualist Senator Stanford and his wife, Stanford to spend 20 million dollars to found a university in memory of his son; sending press cuttings on weather and on Garibaldi; no lectures recently but two arranged in Canada in March; has sent an article to Harris and written reviews for some American papers. Stamped envelope addressed to her at Frith Hill, Godalming and postmarked on the front Washington 29 Jan 1887and on the back New York 30 Jan 1887 and Godalming 11 Feb 1887. Place: Washington DC USA

NHM-WP01.005.018    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Lester Frank Ward  1887.02.14   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from The Hamilton hotel, Washington DC, 14 Feb 1887, re walk in the woods with botanist professor Ward, sending a collection of plants including ferns packed in moss in a biscuit tin, instructions for potting, Spotted Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata) and Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens) to be given to Miss Jekyll and a sedge, Carex platyphylla, to Annie's father William Mitten, plants listed by botanical and common names; description of trees and other plants seen; curious appearance of fields without hedgerows; Paulownia imperialis, a tree with flowers like fox-gloves, grows to great height in Washington gardens; would like to stay and see woods in summer if finances permitted but there seems to be no demand for scientific lectures as too many scientists on the circuit; hopes Annie has succeeded in letting house or getting a boarder. Stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Wallace at Frith Hill, Godalming and postmarked on the front Washington 14 Feb 1887and on the back New York 15 Feb 1887 and Godalming 25 Feb 1887. Place: Washington DC USA Notes: 2 folios

NHM-WP01.005.020    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet Isabel  1887.03.16   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet from Niagara Falls (Canada), 16 Mar 1887, describing the partly frozen falls and surrounding area; ferns entirely absent, probably taken by tourists, every rock and stump covered with (carved) names; enclosed sketch map in black ink on paper approximately 14 cm x 15cm showing Prospect House, Horseshoe Fall, American Falls, Goat Island, Luna Island, Three Sisters (islands) bridges, rapids and points at which there is ice; original stamped envelope addressed to Miss Violet Wallace at Frith Hill, Godalming, postmarked on the front Niagara Falls Ontario 17 Mar 1887 and on the back Hamilton Canada 17 Mar 1887 and Godalming 28 Mar 1887. Place: Niagara Falls Ontario Canada USA Notes: The sketch was separately numbered at first listing because it was out of sequence in the original order, and only certainly identified as an enclosure to this letter after the letter was read. P J Lucas Mar 2003

NHM-WP01.005.022    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel  [1887.04]   Small cream envelope approximately 14 cm x 8cm annotated on the back in pencil in WGW's? hand "Cincinnati", containing two press cuttings from unnamed and undated newspapers (c. Apr 1887) The first headlined " Natural History Society | Lecture of Dr. Alfred Russell [sic] Wallace on 'Colours and Their uses in Animals' " reporting on A. R. Wallace's lecture to the Cincinnati Natural History Society, the second headlined " A Famous Naturalist. | Dr A. R. Wallace visiting Cincinnati." Place: Cincinnati Ohio USA

NHM-WP01.005.024    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten  1887.04.05   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Washington DC, 5 Apr 1887 Place: Washington DC USA

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-WP01.005.028    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten  1887.05.04   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Sioux City, 4 May 1887 Stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Wallace Frith Hill Godalming England, annotated in WGW's? hand on the front "Sioux City May 4th"; front postmark May but otherwise illegible, back postmarked Godalming 19 May 1887. Place: Sioux City Iowa USA

NHM-WP01.005.030    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell  1887.05.15   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Salina, Kansas, 15 May 1887. Place: Salina Kansas USA

NHM-WP01.005.032    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten  1887.05.24   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from San Francisco, 24 May 1887. Stamped envelope printed with the address of "The Baldwin" (hotel?) addressed to Mrs Wallace Frith Hill Godalming England, postmarked on the front San Francisco 24? May 1887 and on the back Godalming 10 Jun 1887. Place: San Francisco California USA

NHM-WP01.005.034    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten  1887.06.19   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Stockton, California, 19 Jun 1887 Place: Stockton California USA