| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Wimborne (Dorset), 24 Oct 1904 annotated [in William Greenell Wallace's hand] 'Ref [to] Autobiography'; re designs for plates on gate; William Greenell Wallace's visit to Mr Walker; recommending a visit to Colonel S D Williams at Brum (Birmingham); Spiritualism in Manchester; selecting personal letters for use in autobiography and sorting into categories by subject, has finished a chapter on his brother Herbert: 'I have been sorting out the whole lot of my letters &c. first in years - then going over them and taking out all those I shall want to use for the Autobiog. Such as Huxley, Tyndall, Spencer, Purland , and about 20 other persons of some note - also putting together all those referring to Spiritualism , Vaccination, Socialism &c. so that as I come to each of these subjects I shall have all the materials at hand to take exactly what I want for an interesting summary of the subject. I have finished a nice little chapter of my brother Herbert's life & poems, having found about 12 poems and 6 enigmas which are really good . . .'
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Wallace, [Violet Isabel], born 1869
Walker, Mr, fl 1890-1905
Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893
Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903
Purland, Theodosius, fl 1868
Place: Broadstone Dorset England
Notes: RECORD MODIFIED 28/7/0; transferred from OLD REF Letters re books and writing 1903-1907: WP1/19/9/5.FURTHER MODIFIED 22/8/03; DESCRIPTION - quote from letter added. |