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Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1854-10-16 - 1900-11-30

Biography

Irish poet and playwright.

Found in 480 Collections and/or Records:

Educational and Cultural Exchange, 1961-03-10

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.21
Scope and Contents

Operations memorandum from the Embassy in London to the Embassy in Rome regarding Ellmann's trip to give a lecture on James Joyce and Oscar Wilde. Includes itinerary.

Dates: 1961-03-10

"Ellen", 1977-01-10

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.22
Scope and Contents

Ellmann writes, in part: "...I am extremely interested in both the proofs and letter accompanying them which you quote from...."

Dates: 1977-01-10

End notes and Appendices

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.302
Scope and Contents

Drafts, with variations, of the end notes and appendices for the Wilde biography.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

[English Renaissance of Art]

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.247
Scope and Contents

Includes a typescript "as reported stenographically by the Buffalo Courier, Feb. 9, 1882".

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Ephemera

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.278-279
Scope and Contents

Souvenir photo-postcard; theatre programs; photostat copy of a handwritten manuscript; dust jackets.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Espey, John, 1975

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.58
Scope and Contents

Exchange regarding their works on Wilde; new materials at the Clark Library. Ellmann suggests Espey contact Owen Dudley Edwards.

Dates: 1975

"Essay on Chatterton"

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.247
Scope and Contents

Includes extensive analysis of Wilde's unpublished essay, written to Ellmann by "Don".

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Estate, 1893 - 1900

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.244
Scope and Contents

Includes Robert Pine's essay, "Oscar Wilde's Literary and Drmatic Estate"; and a New York Times article, "Robert Ross Gives a New Version of the Last Days of Oscar Wilde...."

Dates: 1893 - 1900

Fanto, Rosita, 1985 - 1987

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.60
Scope and Contents

Exchange regarding Fanto's designs for The Oscar Wilde Playing Cards. Includes color snapshots of Ellmann and others at a Yeats-related site.

Dates: 1985 - 1987