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TitleAlfred Russel Wallace to Violet Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset
DescriptionLetter re Dresden and its art galleries and museums; suggestions for articles by Violet on German school and kindergarten teaching methods for the 'Fortnightly' or Harris's 'Saturday Review'; usefulness of keeping notes on German family life and manners; the 'Chronicle' and Hon. M. Carnegie on De Rougemont's life with 'savages' in Australia, 'Wide World Magazine'; 'Clarion'; letter from Lord Grimthorpe on conversion to anti-vaccination by Alfred Russel Wallace's book.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, Violet, born 1869
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
De Rougemont, Louis, (Louis Grin) 1847-1921
Carnegie, M, fl 1898
Beckett, Ernest William, Lord Grimthorpe, 1816-1905
Harris, Frank, 1856-1931
Place: Dorset England
Date30 Sep 1898
AccessStatusOpen
Held ByNHM General Library
ExtentLetter
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CodePersonNameDates
PX473Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist1823-1913
PX5511Carnegie; M (fl 1898); The Honfl 1898
PX5512Beckett; Edmund (1816-1905); 1st Baron Grimthorpe; Lawyer, Horologist and Architect1816-1905
PX5761Harris; Frank (1856-1931)1856-1931
PX5510De Rougemont; Louis (1847-1921)1847-1921
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