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To Raphael Meldola   14 September 1877

Summary

Is doubtful about the publication of Fritz Müller’s letter after so long an interval.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  14 Sept 1877
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11140

To Raphael Meldola   22 September [1877]

Summary

Thinks the facts in Fritz Müller’s letter could be published.

Recommends August Weismann’s essay on dimorphism ["Über den Saison-Dimorphismus der Schmetterlinge", Studien zur Descendenz-Theorie 1 (1875)]

and has no doubt that intermediate forms could be eliminated as RM suggests.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  22 Sept [1877]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11148

To Raphael Meldola   27 September [1877]

Summary

Does not think Fritz Müller can object to anything RM has said in his essay.

Has alluded to colour preference among butterflies in Descent [1: 400–1].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  27 Sept [1877]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11154

To Raphael Meldola   19 October [1877]

Summary

Interesting article by Fritz Müller on sexual selection in butterflies, Kosmos [1 (1877): 388–95].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  19 Oct [1877]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11189

To Raphael Meldola   22 October [1877]

Summary

Thinks Weismann would welcome a translation.

Was dissatisfied with Wallace’s article.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  22 Oct [1877]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11197

To Raphael Meldola   31 October [1877]

Summary

Hopes RM finds a publisher [for his translation of Weismann’s Studien].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  31 Oct [1877]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11217

To Raphael Meldola   1 January [1878]

Summary

Good article by Fritz Müller in Kosmos supporting August Weismann’s views on caterpillars.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  1 Jan [1878]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11305

To Raphael Meldola   3 January 1878

Summary

Is dispatching December number of Kosmos.

Will read the discussion on stridulation that RM mentioned.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  3 Jan 1878
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11309

To Raphael Meldola   11 January [1878]

Summary

Thinks there can be no objection to RM’s using a Fritz Müller letter [see 11319].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  11 Jan [1878]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11318

To Raphael Meldola   12 February [1878]

Summary

Thanks RM for his interesting paper ["Entomological notes bearing on evolution", Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 5th ser. 1 (1878): 155].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  12 Feb [1878]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11353

To Raphael Meldola   24 March [1878]

Summary

Asks RM to send a copy of the Entomological Society’s Proceedings to Fritz Müller.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  24 Mar [1878]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11439

To Raphael Meldola   27 March [1878]

Summary

Thinks RM may like to see the enclosed [Fritz Müller letter].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  27 Mar [1878]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11449

To Raphael Meldola   17 April 1878

Summary

Would like to have some insect photographs identified; they seem to show pretty and new case of protective resemblance.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  17 Apr 1878
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11478

To Raphael Meldola   15 May [1878]

Summary

Encloses Fritz Müller letter, which may be of interest [see 11463].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  15 May [1878]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11510

To Raphael Meldola   20 May [1878]

Summary

RM should take no more trouble over the subject [Otto Zacharias’ photos; see 11510].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  20 May [1878]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11517

To Raphael Meldola   25 May 1878

Summary

Is glad RM will draw up a paper from Fritz Müller’s letter.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  25 May 1878
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11529

To Raphael Meldola   12 June [1878]

Summary

Has received interesting essay from August Weismann on sexual selection in daphnoids [“Schmuckfarben der Daphnoiden”, Z. Wiss. Zool. (1878)].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  12 June [1878]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11551

To Raphael Meldola   24 July [1878]

Summary

Does not think the Petunia is anything remarkable.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  24 July [1878]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11627

To Raphael Meldola   31 October [1878]

Summary

Will do his best to provide preface for Weismann’s Studien [see Collected papers 2: 280–1].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  31 Oct [1878]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11732

To Raphael Meldola   19 November [1878]

Summary

Invites RM to luncheon.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Raphael Meldola
Date:  19 Nov [1878]
Classmark:  Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11748
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