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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:

Typescript drafts

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.327
Scope and Contents

Ellmann's essay in four versions, with handwritten revisions and corrections.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Typescript (Knopf edition)

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.316-317
Scope and Contents

Typescript, with editor's notations, corrections and revisions; with photocopied revised text pasted over existing text.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Typescripts, Undated

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.34

Uncorrected proofs (Hamish Hamilton edition)

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.319-320
Scope and Contents

Unbound proofs marked as "author's proof with CC's [Catherine Carver's] new correx listed on front (3/7)".

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Uncut proofs

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.325-327
Scope and Contents

Uncut page proofs, marked as "OK to plate". Includes proofreader's handwritten corrections and notations and corrected text stapled over existing text.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Underwood, Ivor, 1986-09-05

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.216
Scope and Contents

Ellmann requests any information Underwood may have on the description of the house at 1 Merrion Square, Wilde's boyhood home.

Dates: 1986-09-05

United States: Embassy, 1953 - 1982

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.216
Scope and Contents

Exchange between Ellmann and the US Embassy.

Dates: 1953 - 1982

University of Glasgow, 1978-02-12

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.216
Scope and Contents

Ellmann's request for details of Oscar Wilde's friendship with Whistler that may be in the library's collection.

Dates: 1978-02-12