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Henry Fairfield Osborn papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .O835
Dates: 1877-1935; Majority of material found within 1908-1935

Alfred Russel Wallace correspondence

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss .W3551
Scope and Contents The collection consists almost entirely of handwritten, signed letters from Wallace to Cockerell, along with a few postcards. There are also one letter from Wallace's wife, Annie, and four letters (one typewritten) and a postcard from Wallace's son, William, following Wallace's death; and one newspaper clipping. The bulk of the letters are an ongoing one-sided conversation between the two naturalists on their scientific work and theories, beginning with a discussion of Wallace's book,...
Dates: 1890-1914