WP - The Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

WP1/8 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1870-1913 A-Z
136 Letters, telegrams and postcards to Alfred Russel Wallace and
a few by him, to and from miscellaneous correspondents 1870-
1913, some with enclosures including one photograph. The letters
are arranged alphabetically by author in the case of letters to
Alfred Russel Wallace and by correspondent within the same
series in the case of letters from him. The bulk of the letters is
dated 1911-1913 congratulating Alfred Russel Wallace on
reaching or approaching his 90th birthday and/or reacting to an
interview with him in the newspapers at the time or criticising of
his latest books; other topics include the award of his Order of
Merit, poverty and unemployment, and some scientific subjects.
The file includes letters from scientists, scientific societies,
spiritualist societies, corporate bodies, members of the public and
family friends.
Notes: The bulk of the letters were in a taped cardboard book
folder annotated in WGW's hand ''Not wanted'' (old ref WP1/18);
23 letters from a brown cardboard box in the form of a book, titled
''Letters'' on spine, first listed as item WP2/1 (former item title
Correspondence 1849-1913); approximately 25 letters in a box file
of unrelated material (old ref WP3/39) from original box 3 (as
numbered in the rough box list supplied when listing began) and a
few from box 4, have been incorporated.
WP1/8/1 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1870-1913 A-Z
Letter from John Aitken to Alfred Russel Wallace from Ardenlea,
Falkirk, 27 Mar 1899, re light, atmospheric particles and the
causes of the blue colour of sea water and sky.
Name: Aitken, John, 1839-1919
Place: Scotland
WP1/8/2 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1870-1913 A-Z
Letter from John Aitken to Alfred Russel Wallace from Ardenlea,
Falkirk, 7 Apr 1899, re light, atmospheric particles and the causes
of the blue colour of sea water and sky; 2 ff., back of f. 2
annotated in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand ''See Tyndall in Nature
vol. 1. ... colours of water and air''.
Name: Aitken, John, 1839-1919
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893
Place: Scotland
WP1/8/3 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1870-1913 A-Z
Letter from John Aitken to Alfred Russel Wallace from Ardenlea,
Falkirk, 17 Apr 1899, re light, atmospheric particles and the
causes of the blue colour of sea water and sky, Tyndall's article in
''Nature'', polarized light; 3 ff.
Name: Aitken, John, 1839-1919
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893
Place: Scotland
Notes: First page of f. 2 numbered in ink ''5'' and of f. 3 ''9''.
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1870-1913
27 Mar 1899
7 Apr 1899
17 Apr 1899
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