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TitleFrank W Roberts to Alfred Russel Wallace, for the Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society
DescriptionLetter replying to Alfred Russel Wallace's request for records of his connection with the Society; first mentioned in Proceedings 1878 exhibiting butterflies from the Malay Archipelago including Kallima from Sumatra; elected a member Feb 1879; supported admission of women as visitors at meetings in 1880, vote twice defeated at the time but women are now both visitors and members and one was recently elected to the Council; paper on British flora and fauna and discussion on colonization in animals 1880; exhibition of Malay artefacts at Soiree 1880.
Notes: 2 folios
Date7 Feb 1913
AccessStatusOpen
Held ByNHM General Library
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CX6564Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society; 1870-1870-
PX5603Roberts; Frank W (fl 1913)fl 1913
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