To William Marshall 29 May 1875
Summary
Comments on WM’s paper about ostrich feathers.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Adolf Ludwig (William) Marshall |
Date: | 29 May 1875 |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.469) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10000 |
To William Marshall 9 April [1860]
Summary
Asks for information about Anacharis.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Marshall |
Date: | 9 Apr [1860] |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 336 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2753 |
To William Marshall 6 June [1872]
Summary
Thanks WALM for having sent interesting publications, especially the one on relation of structure of man to lower animals,
and just a few days since, on protuberances on bird skulls. WALM’s facts on the latter subject have an important bearing on the acquisition of sexual characters. CD is pleased that the influence of sexual selection is admitted.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Adolf Ludwig (William) Marshall |
Date: | 6 June [1872] |
Classmark: | Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology MSS 405 A. Gift of the Burndy Library) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8371A |
From William Marshall 2 June 1875
Summary
Discusses feather as case of evolutionary atavism.
Will soon publish on siliceous sponges
and the skin of caterpillars.
Author: | William Adolf Ludwig (William) Marshall |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 June 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 48 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10006 |
From William Marshall 21 August 1875
Summary
Doubts ostrich descended from reptiles. Its ancestors true birds. Of course, all birds descended from reptiles. Compares foetus of birds to that of reptiles.
Author: | William Adolf Ludwig (William) Marshall |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 Aug 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 49 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10130 |
From the Council of the Otago Institute 1 October 1880
Summary
Congratulations to CD on twenty-first anniversary of Origin.
Author: | William Adolf Ludwig (William) Marshall |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Oct 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 229: 80 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12733 |
From William Marshall 12 June 1864
Summary
Informs CD of two distinct forms of Plantago lanceolata.
Author: | William Marshall |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 June 1864 |
Classmark: | DAR 109: A88–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4530 |
From William Marshall 15 October 1872
Summary
WM converted to belief in evolution by experience of museum work.
Describes protective coloration of coots’ eggs.
Author: | William Adolf Ludwig (William) Marshall |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Oct 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 47 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8560 |
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Marshall, William | (5) |
Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
Marshall, William | (3) |