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Expand 1 - Correspondence1 - Correspondence
Expand 2 - Biographical Material and Portraits2 - Biographical Material and Portraits
Expand 3 - Diaries, notebooks and sketchbooks3 - Diaries, notebooks and sketchbooks
Expand 4 - Papers re Houses and architecture4 - Papers re Houses and architecture
Expand 5 - Papers re Land Nationalisation Society5 - Papers re Land Nationalisation Society
Expand 6 - Papers re Publications: Books by Alfred Russel Wallace6 - Papers re Publications: Books by Alfred Russel Wallace
Expand 7 - Papers re Publications: Short works by Alfred Russel Wallace7 - Papers re Publications: Short works by Alfred Russel Wallace
Expand 8 - Papers re Richard Spruce8 - Papers re Richard Spruce
Expand 9 - Papers re Lectures9 - Papers re Lectures
Expand 10 - Papers re Physiography examinations10 - Papers re Physiography examinations
Expand 11 - Papers re Darwin Centenary11 - Papers re Darwin Centenary
Expand 12 - Publications by authors other than Wallace12 - Publications by authors other than Wallace
Expand 13 - Papers re Flat Earth controversy13 - Papers re Flat Earth controversy
Expand 14 - Press Cuttings14 - Press Cuttings
Expand 15 - Papers of William Mitten15 - Papers of William Mitten
Expand 16 - Papers of W G Wallace and V I Wallace16 - Papers of W G Wallace and V I Wallace
Expand 17 - Miscellaneous Photographs and other images17 - Miscellaneous Photographs and other images
Collapse 18 - Miscellanea18 - Miscellanea
1 - Lock of hair wrapped in paper
2 - 'Systematic Index', 2 folios of an undated, untitled printed index to bird species
3 - Envelope and card 'In Memoriam'
Collapse 4 - Correspondence and notes by or about Frederick Bates and his son Ernest F. Bates4 - Correspondence and notes by or about Frederick Bates and his son Ernest F. Bates
5 - Paper label 'Scientific A'
6 - Buff envelope annotated on the top flap 'Photo of self'
7 - Brown envelope labelled in ink 'A Few Articles & Reviews'
8 - Small cream envelope annotated 'Newhaven, Anecdotes Marsh' and 'Alfred Russel Wallace's letters from U.S.A. 1886-1887, & some press cuttings'
9 - Empty brown envelope labelled 'John Wallace's letter to Mr W. ...'
10 - Sheet apparently from a journal annotated/labelled 'Extracts &c America'
11 - Label 'Wallace Evolution &c'
12 - Invitation card to a reception given at the Hotel Metropole on Thursday 30 Jan 1908 by the Directors of the First Garden City, Ltd
13 - Section cut from the front of an envelope postmarked 12 Sep 1905
14 - Empty envelope with 2 cent USA postage stamp, postmarked Chicago Jan 7 1913
15 - Stamped envelope annotated 'Gunpowder Storage'
16 - Empty envelope addressed to 'A. R. Wallace, Holly House, Barking I E.'
17 - Envelope annotated 'Letters from A.R.W. to Mrs. Sims (Fanny) 1883 and 1888' and 'War Crim Proc 28th March 54/'
18 - Envelope addressed to Miss A. Bertie [C] Casey
19 - Ms poem 1905, 'A Christmas Present'
20 - Notes headed 'Extracts from 'The Wisdom of the Gods' by Dennis Bradley'
21 - Rough note 'Articles, Letters &c. A.R.W., 71- Papuan &c [2 illegible words] List, Lectures complete list of'
22 - Undated folder [made from a red-lined blue page from a Collection register?]
23 - Rough note 'Not wanted'
24 - Cover of a copy of 'Trade Catalogue of the 'London Editions' of Bibles, Prayers, &c.'
25 - Envelope annotated '3 old lectures, full MSS & Spiritualism at San Francisco, 'If man die shall he live again' '...
26 - Label: 'A .R.W. 90th, Birthday, Congratulations'
27 - Label in red biro 'Letters on the occassion [sic] of Alfred Russel Wallace's 90th Birthday'
28 - Brown cardboard box in the form of a book, titled 'Letters'
29 - Alfred Russel Wallace to G A Boulenger, photocopies of letters held in the NHM Archives
30 - Label 'Authors Separate of Original Communication to Linnean Society'
31 - Nine undated and unlabelled 'Stone's Universal' brand document wallets
32 - From unkown sender to Fanny (Frances) Sims
33 - Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius to T. Hanbury from Murnau
34 - David Wedderburn to Violet Wallace from Gloucester
35 - Torn postcard addressed to Alfred Russel Wallace
36 - Gilbert J. Arrow to E. Bates
37 - Testimonial by Alfred Russel Wallace on behalf of his brother John Wallace
38 - Phrenological examination of A R Wallace
39 - Phrenological examination of A R Wallace
40 - Riddles
41 - Riddles to C. C.
42 - Voyage on the Amazon
43 - Notes on John Greenell's will
44 - Races of Man
45 - Stray notes on tropical insects
46 - Letters to Sir Charles Lyell - notes
47 - Letter to Mr Girdlestone from Mr C Lowndes
48 - Opening of London & North Western Railway line
49 - Information required
50 - Answers to Information required
51 - Phrenological characters
52 - Chart and character of A R Wallace
53 - Phrenological notes on G A MacAlpine and others
54 - Phrenological notes on W G W
55 - Phrenological notes on R Blatchford
56 - Public health - increase of cancer, lockjaw kills girl after vaccination
57 - Phrenology - W G Wallace
58 - Essential principles & methods of social reform
59 - Self sacrifice and immortality
60 - Waste in competition
61 - Objections to Socialism
62 - Theodosius Purland
63 - Historical persons - dates of birth and death
64 - Notes from Frederick Bates
65 - Notes on letters on Astronomy in newspapers
66 - An Arabian Wallace
67 - Poem extract
68 - National Insurance Act envelope
69 - Canzon Provencale & Danae's lullaby to Perseus
70 - Mar 24 1855
71 - Egyptian artefact list
72 - Kabab rhatae
73 - Spirtualism
74 - Envelope - Mortality
75 - Envelope for photo
76 - Tribute to Charles Darwin
77 - Address to Rev W P Stephens on Vellum
78 - Map of South America
79 - Stellar map - Southern Hemisphere
80 - Stellar map - Northern Hemisphere
81 - Stellar map - Equatorial regions
82 - Stellar map - Equatorial regions
83 - Stellar map - Equatorial regions
84 - Stellar map - Equatorial regions
85 - 59th Annual report of the Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery
86 - American railways
87 - Geological notes made while in Washington
88 - Items of Interest
89 - Envelope containing American letters
90 - Article from Kansas City Journal
91 - Labour and capital, Senate Committee notes
92 - Mammoth and South Park Groves
93 - Washington Anthropological Society meeting
Expand 19 - Scrapbook with artwork and photographs by Wallace family19 - Scrapbook with artwork and photographs by Wallace family

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