| Ref No | WP/1/2/118 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/2/118 |
| Title | Alfred Russel Wallace to Violet Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset |
| Description | Letter re letters from her brother William; drainage work in road and garden; bulb plantings in garden; slipping bed quilts; learning German, recommending staying with a large family to improve conversational skills; correspondence with and proposed visit from Mr Howard on his model city and book 'The garden city'; recent visit from Mr Hudson and conversation on birds, snakes and books; Hudson's 'Naturalist in La Plata'; young chemistry student from Canterbury to visit for advice on collecting natural history specimens.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, Violet, born 1869
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Howard, Sir Ebenezer, knight, 1850-1928
Hudson, William Henry, 1841-1922
Place: Dorset England |
| Date | 19 Dec 1898 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX5219 | Hudson; William Henry (1841-1922) | 1841-1922 |
| PX5520 | Howard; Sir; Ebenezer (1850-1928) | 1850-1928 |