Alfred Russel Wallace Collection

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Title:

Alfred Russel Wallace Collection

Alternate Title:

Wallace Letters Online

Url:

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/scientific-resources/collectio...

Publisher:

Natural History Museum (London, England)

Description: One name looms large for the general public when the word "evolution" is mentioned: Charles Darwin. Of course, others are quite aware that Alfred Russel Wallace co-discovered the theory of evolution with Darwin, a fact that the prescient individuals at the Natural History Museum in Britain are well aware of. In 2002, the Museum was able to purchase a rather large collection of Wallace's personal and related family papers, correspondence, photographs, and other items from the Wallace family. With the generous support of the Mellon Foundation, the Museum has digitized approximately 200 items from this collection and placed them online at this site. Visitors may wish to start by looking over a brief biography of Wallace, and then taking a look at the detailed chronology of the main events in his life. The "Online Collection" section is where the heart of the material lies, as visitors can view Wallace's original notes on evolution, read about his encounters with spiritualism, and a number of touching letters that include a note on Wallace's troubles with his cats, Crumpet and Flunkie.

LC Classification:

Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Evolution
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Evolution -- History
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Evolution -- Natural selection
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Evolution -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Natural history (General)
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Natural history (General) -- Study and teaching. Research. Nature study

GEM Subject:

Science
Science -- Biology
Science -- Ecology
Social studies
Science -- Natural history
Social studies -- History
Science -- History

Resource Type:

Collection
Reference Material
Audio/Visual -- Graph
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Model
Audio/Visual -- Image/Image Set
Reference Material -- Bibliography
Instructional Material -- Student Guide
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
General Public
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Graduate/Professional
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

The Natural History Museum

Access Rights:

Free access

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