Letters Between Wallace And Charles Darwin

THE SURVIVING CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE AND CHARLES DARWIN

The correspondence between Wallace and Darwin is of great historical importance, given that together they laid the foundations of the entire discipline of modern evolutionary biology, discussing many of their novel ideas with each other in their letters. The Darwin Correspondence Project provides a nice summary of the significance of their correspondence: "Wallace became one of Darwin’s most important correspondents, especially on theoretical topics. Although the men referred to each other in their published work, letters were a space where they discussed the details of evolutionary theory, and aired their differences openly. Their correspondence is full of lively debate on the origins of hybrid sterility and sexual dimorphism, the role of sexual selection, and the limits of natural selection in the development of mental and moral faculties." (see HERE).

All of Wallace and Darwin's surviving correspondence is listed in the table below. The WCP (Wallace Correspondence Project) codes to the right are hyperlinked. Click them to take you to the text of the letter in the WCP's online Epsilon database. A pdf of this list can be downloaded HERE

To read an account by Wallace of his relationship with Darwin, see his 1903 article "The Dawn of a Great Discovery (My Relations With Darwin in Reference to the Theory of Natural Selection)" HERE

To/from Wallace in the Malay Archipelago

1 May 1857

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1839

[27] September 1857

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4080

22 December 1857

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1840

[1858?]

[C. Darwin?] TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4756

[1858?]

[C. Darwin] TO A. R. Wallace

WCP7215

[March] 1858

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP7107

25 January [1859]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1841

6 April 1859

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1842

9 August 1859

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1843

13 November 1859

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1844

18 May 1860

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1846

[December?] [1860]

A. R. Wallace TO [C. Darwin]

WCP4079

30 November 1861

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4109

To/from Wallace in Britain

[1862]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4287

7 April 1862

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1847

23 May 1862

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4095

24 [May] [1862]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1849

8 August 1862

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1850

20 August [1862]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1851

30 September 1862

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1852

14 January [1863]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1853

[23?] [January?] [1863?]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4111

26 September 1863

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4078

[29?] [September] [1863]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1856

1 January 1864

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1854

2 January 1864

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1855

10 May 1864

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1857

28 [May] 1864

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1858

29 May [1864]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1859

15 June [1864]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1860

20 January 1865

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4101

29 January [1865]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1861

31 January [1865]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1862

1 February [1865]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1864

18 September 1865

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1865

22 September [1865]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1866

2 October 1865

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1867

22 January 1866

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1868

4 February 1866

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1869

[6] [February] [1866]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1870

2 July 1866

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1871

5 July [1866]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1872

19 November 1866

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1873

[23?] [November?] [1866?]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4289

23 February [1867]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP609

24 February [1867]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4083

26 February [1867]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1875

March [1867]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1877

2 March [1867]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4081

7 March [1867]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1845

11 March [1867]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1876

26 April [1867]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4087

29 April [1867]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1878

1 May 1867

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4088

5 May [1867]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1879

[19?] [June?] [1867?]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4102

[24?] [June?] [1867?]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1874

6 July [1867]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1880

October [1867]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1883

1 October [1867]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1882

22 October [1867]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1884

7 February 1868

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1885

22 February [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1886

24 February 1868

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1887

27 February [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1888

1 March 1868

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1889

8 March [1868]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1890

15 March [1868]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4084

17 [March] [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1891

19 March 1868

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1892

[21?] [March?] [1868?]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1893

24 March [1868]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1894

27 March [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1895

6 April [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1896

8 [April] 1868

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1897

9 April [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1898

15 April [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1899

28 April [1868]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4090

30 April [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1900

1 May [1868]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4086

5 May [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1901

16 August [1868]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1902

19 August [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1903

30 August [1868]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1904

5 September [1868]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1905

[11] [September] [1868]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4644

[14?] [September?] [1868?]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4085

16 September [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1906

18 September [1868]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4082

23 September [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1908

27 September 1868

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP5357

4 October 1868

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1910

6 October [1868]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1911

20 January 1869

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1912

22 January [1869]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1913

30 January 1869

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1914

2 February [1869]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1915

5 March [1869]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1916

10 March 1869

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1917

22 March 1869

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1918

24 March 1869

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4089

27 March [1869]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1919

14 April 1869

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1920

18 April [1869]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1921

23 June [1869]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1922

25 June [1869]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1923

20 October 1869

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1924

21 October 1869

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1925

4 December [1869]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1927

5 December [1869]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1928

22 January 1870

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1930

26 January [1870]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1931

7 March [1870?]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4290

31 March [1870]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1932

20 April [1870]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1933

5 June [1870]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1934

6 July 1870

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1935

 22 November [1870]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1936

24 November 1870

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1937

18 January [1871]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1754

27 January 1871

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1938

30 January [1871]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1939

11 March 1871

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1940

13 March [1871]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4292

[15] [March] [1871]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4103

16 March 1871

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1942

24 March [1871]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP631

14 May 1871

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1944

9 July [1871]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1945

12 July [1871]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1947

12 July 1871

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1946

16 July 1871

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1949

1 August [1871]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1950

4 August [1871]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4148

7 August 1871

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4091

[19?] [February?] [1872]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4076

3 March 1872

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1951

27 July [1872]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1952

3 August [1872]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4645

4 August 1872

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1953

28 August 1872

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1954

31 August 1872

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1955

[2] [September] [1872]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1956

20 October [1872]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1957

27 October 1872

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4291

15 November 1872

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1958

14 December [1872?]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4646

13 January [1873]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1959

14 January 1873

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4108

9 July [1873]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4316

17 November 1873

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4092

[18] [November] [1873]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4093

18 November 1873

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1961

19 November [1873]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1962

[19] [November] [1873]

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4104

6 December 1874

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1963

21 July 1875

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1964

22 July [1875]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4106

7 November 1875

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1965

23 December 1875

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP4107

28 December 1875

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP787

5 June 1876

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1966

7 June 1876

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1967

17 June 1876

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1968

25 June 1876

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1969

23 July 1876

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1970

13 December 1876

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1971

17 January 1877

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1972

23 July 1877

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1973

31 August 1877

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1974

3 September 1877

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1975

5 September [1877]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1976

14 September 1878

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1977

16 September 1878

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1978

23 September 1878

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1979

5 January 1880

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1980

9 January 1880

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1981

11 October 1880

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1982

3 November 1880

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1651

8 November 1880

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP4105

21 November 1880

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1985

1 January 1881

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1986

2 January 1881

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1987

7 January [1881]

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1988

8 January 1881

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1989

10 January 1881

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1990

29 January 1881

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1991

9 July 1881

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1992

12 July 1881

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP1993

18 October 1881

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP1994

23 November? 1881?

C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace

WCP828

24 November 1881

A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin

WCP7228

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith