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Title: Irene Wilde papers
Date (inclusive): 1929-1945
Collection number: 863
Creator:
Wilde, Irene.
Extent:
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Irene Wilde contributed poetry to the
Saturday Evening Post and the
Los Angeles Times, wrote
Driftwood Fires (1928),
Fire Against the Sky (c. 1938) and
The Red Turban (1943). The collection consists of both typewritten and handwritten poetry by Wilde, correspondence, news clippings, and
annotated rough drafts.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Irene Wilde bequeathed through attorney John E. Landon, 1965.
Processed by Chris Marino in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser,
August 2011.
[Identification of item], Irene Wilde papers (Collection 863). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233996
Wilde was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina. She attended the University of Chicago. After completing her education, Wilde
became a librarian. She contributed poetry to the
Saturday Evening Post and the
Los Angeles Times, among other publications. She won many awards for her poetry, including first prize in the North Carolina State Poetry contest
in 1932, first place at the Southern Festival of Allied Arts in 1936, first prize in the Nature Poem contest sponsored by
the Chattanooga Writers' club, and in 1937 she received the Savannah prize from the Georgia State Poetry Society. She was
a member of the League of Western Writers (Los Angeles Branch) and the Southern California Women's Press Club. Her publications
include:
Driftwood Fires (1928),
Fire Against the Sky (c.1938), and
The Red Turban (1943).
Collection consists primarily of typewritten and handwritten poetry by Wilde, the majority of which is organized alphabetically
by title, and annotated rough drafts of Wilde's
The Red Turban and
Life Begins with Gabriella. The collection also includes letters and telegrams regarding the publishing of her poetry, news clippings about her, and
clippings of her published poetry.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Wilde, Irene --Archives.
Women Poets, American --Archives.