Wright (Samuel) Collection of Wildeiana, about 1913-1923

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Summary

Title:
Samuel Wright collection of Wildeiana
Dates:
about 1913-1923
Creators:
Wright, Samuel, 1905-
Abstract:
Clippings, ephemera, and other material related to Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, from the collection of Samuel Wright.
Extent:
12 items
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

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).

Biographical / historical:

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.

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

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).

Physical location:
This collection is stored at the Clark Library.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid by Rebecca Fenning Marschall
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-09-10 12:18:43 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection open to research.

Terms of access:

The Clark Library owns the property rights to its collections but does not hold the copyright to these materials and therefore cannot grant or deny permission to use them. Researchers are responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, investigating the owner of the copyright, and obtaining permission for their intended publication or other use. In all cases, you must cite the Clark Library as the source with the following credit line: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Preferred citation:

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

Location of this collection:
2520 Cimarron Street
Los Angeles, CA 90018, US
Contact:
(424) 442-6172
clark@humnet.ucla.edu
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