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Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

 Person

Dates

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

Biography

Irish poet and playwright.

Found in 475 Collections and/or Records:

Original artwork

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.316
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Original sketch of Wilde's cello coat, worn to the opening of the new Grosvenor Gallery, as imagined by Lucy Ellmann; photo-reproduction of same.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Original Oscar Wilde letter, 1889-02-09

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.244
Scope and Contents

"Dear Artur. I cannot lunch tomorrow - but will be with you at 7.30. no dress. Ever yrs, O."

Dates: 1889-02-09

Oscar Wilde

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.315
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Photo-reproductions featuring Oscar Wilde at various settings and stages of life.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Oscar Wilde

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.315-316
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Photo-reproductions of artists' portraits and caricatures of Oscar Wilde.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Oscar Wilde at Magdalen College

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.316
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Photo-reproductions featuring Oscar Wilde pictured with fellow students, in small and large groups; exterior view of the college.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

"Oscar Wilde at Oxford", 1983-03-01

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.48
Scope and Contents

Event flyer announcing Ellmann's lecture delivered at Poetry and Literature, poetry readings, lectures, and dramatic performances.

Dates: 1983-03-01

Oscar Wilde at Oxford, 1984

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.25
Scope and Contents

Library of Congress publication with editorial notations; photocopy of same with handwritten revisions and notes.

Dates: Publication: 1984

Oscar Wilde pictured with others

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.316
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Photo-reproductions featuring Oscar Wilde pictured with collegemates and friends, inlcuding A.F. Peyton, C.H. Lindon, C.H. Tindale, and J.J. Peyton, J.W.C. Bodley, Rowland Childers, W. Goldschmidt, R.R. Harding.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

"Oscar Wilde said....", Undated

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.48
Scope and Contents

"Oscar Wilde said that the two most momentous things that had happened to him were when his father sent him to Oxford...."

Dates: Event: Undated