| Ref No | WP/18/4/1 |
| Alt Ref No | WP18/4/1 |
| Title | Letter from E F Bates re his father's death and work |
| Description | Letter, apparently a rough draft, from Ernest F Bates to 'Dear sir' [Alfred Russel Wallace] in reply to an enquiry made by the correspondent on behalf of a friend, undated and without address, with numerous corrections, on a sheet apparently torn from an exercise book, re the death of the writer's father [Frederick Bates] on October 6th, his father's entomological work and books, and the possibility of the correspondent's friend obtaining information about his uncle's [H W Bates] papers from O E Janson.
Name: Bates, Ernest F. fl 1890?
Bates, Frederick, 1829-1903
Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892
Janson, Oliver Erichson, 1850-1926
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Subject: Entomology |
| Date | [1903] |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Related Material | See WP/18/4/6 for what appears to be another draft version of the same letter. |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX5562 | Bates; Ernest F (fl 1890) | fl 1890 |
| PX5345 | Bates; Frederick (1829-1903); Entomologist and company director | 1829-1903 |
| PX5342 | Bates; Henry Walter (1825-1892); Entomologist | 1825-1892 |
| PX1222 | Janson; Oliver Erichson (1850-1926); Entomologist & Dealer | 1850-1926 |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| CX6420 | O E Janson & Son; fl 1898-1914; Natural History Agents and Booksellers | fl 1898-1914 |