| Ref No | WP/1/1/183 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/1/183 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William Wallace, from Broadstone, Dorset |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William from Old Orchard (Broadstone, Dorset), 8 Jul 1903 annotated [in William Greenell Wallace's hand] 'Book Telescope F Birch'; re William Greenell Wallace's proof corrections [to 'Man's Place in the Universe], stars, Milky Way, Solar Cluster, Jupiter; speculation in accordance with known facts; difference of opinion over spiritualism; writing an article for the 'Fortnightly'; purchase of a telescope from Cooke of York, better than the last, making a stand for it; trying to help Fred Birch to get a post as Museum curator in the Federated Malay States.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
T. Cooke & Sons of York, fl 1890-
Birch, Frederick R, fl 1897-1910
Wallace, [Violet Isabel], born 1869
Place: Broadstone Dorset England Malaya
Notes: OLD REF Letters re books and writing 1903-1907: WP1/19/9/4 |
| Date | 8 July 1903 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| CX6566 | T. Cooke & Sons of York,; fl 1890- | fl 1890- |
| PX5204 | Birch; Frederick R (fl 1897-1910) | fl 1897-1910 |
| PX5162 | Wallace; William Greenell (1871-1951); Electrical engineer | 1871-1951 |
| PX5168 | Wallace; Violet Isobel (1869-1945); Miss; Teacher | 1869-1945 |