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Wright (Samuel) Collection of Wildeiana
MS.1963.017  
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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biographical Note
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Note
  • Scope and Contents

  • Contributing Institution: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    Title: Samuel Wright collection of Wildeiana
    source: Wright, Samuel, 1905-
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.1963.017
    Physical Description: 12 items
    Date (inclusive): about 1913-1923
    Abstract: Clippings, ephemera, and other material related to Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, from the collection of Samuel Wright.
    Physical Location: This collection is stored at the Clark Library.
    Language of Material: English .

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection open to research.

    Acquisition Information

    This collection was donated to the Clark Library in 1963 by Samuel Wright (accession MS.1963.017).

    Biographical Note

    Samuel Wright (born 1905) was a Walter Pater researcher. His published works include A Bibliography of the Writings of Walter H. Pater (1975), and An Informative Index to the Writings of Walter H. Pater. Wright lived in Colchester, Essex, England.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item, box/folder number], Samuel Wright Collection of Wildeiana, MS.1963.017, UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.

    Processing Note

    The material in this collection was processed and described in 2022 by Rebecca Fenning Marschall, and is also included in the Clark Library Wildeiana finding aid ( available via the OAC ).

    Scope and Contents

    This collection consists of a small collection of clippings, articles, ephemera, and other material related to Oscar Wilde and to Lord Alfred Douglas, from the collection of researcher Samuel Wright. Materials date from 1904-1923 and include articles from popular magazines, newspapers, and other publications.
    These items are also described as a part of the Clark Library's Wildeiana finding aid ( available via the OAC ).

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
    Ephemera -- 20th century
    Clippings -- 20th century
    Wright, Samuel, 1905-