Glennyth M. Woods collection on Robert Sherard Series 1.
1895, 1937-1944
Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet
Scope and Contents note
This series contains all papers acquired through a donation from Glennyth M. Woods. Included is correspondence to and from
Robert Sherard, correspondence between other individuals (including Lord Alfred Douglas), and ephemera related to Robert Sherard.
A large portion of the correspondence is comprised of letters to and from Glennyth M. Woods.
Arrangement note
This series is divided into four subseries: Subseries 1.1. Incoming correspondence; Subseries 1.2. Outgoing correspondence;
Subseries 1.3. Other correspondence; and Subseries 1.4. Ephemera.
Incoming Correspondence to Sherard Subseries 1.1.
1895, 1937-1940
Arrangement note
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by sender, and then chronologically by the date the letter was sent.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries includes correspondence (letters and copies of letters) to Robert Sherard from various individuals. Many of
the letters are praise of or reactions to Sherard's books, or discuss Oscar Wilde.
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Boland, Edward S.
March 9, 1940
General Physical Description note: 1 page, letter copy
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Christie, Mamie Ella
January 22, 1937
General Physical Description note: 1 page, letter copy
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Hirai, Hirosi
October 17, 1938
General Physical Description note: 1 page, letter copy
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Kingsmill, Hugh
February 5, 1937
General Physical Description note: 1 page, letter copy
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Kingsmill, Hugh
July 20, 1938
General Physical Description note: 1 page, letter copy
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Maxwell, Henry
9. v. 1939 [September 5th?]
General Physical Description note: 1 page, letter copy
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Milier, Irene
General Physical Description note: 1 page, letter copy
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Murray, David Leslie
October 21, 1939
General Physical Description note: 1 page, letter copy
General note
Includes letter copy and short biography of David Leslie Murray.
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Turner, Reginald
June 22, 1939
General Physical Description note: 1 page, letter copy
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Wilde, Constance
September 21, 1895
General Physical Description note: 1 page, letter copy
General note
Includes on the same page a letter from Constance Wilde (nee Lloyd) to Oscar Wilde "probably written in the winter of 1883".
The letter from Constance to Oscar is a love letter. The letter from Constance to Robert Sherard asks Mr. Sherard to see her
before he goes to see Oscar Wilde in jail and thanks him for his kindness to Oscar Wilde.
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Williamson, George C.
February 3, 1937
General Physical Description note: 1 page, letter copy
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Outgoing Correspondence from Sherard Subseries 1.2.
1939-1940
Arrangement note
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by sender, and then chronologically by the date the letter was sent.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries includes letters, postcards, and envelopes from Robert Sherard to other individuals. All but one of the pieces
of correspondence are addressed to Glennyth M. Woods. The letters discuss books about Oscar Wilde, praise of Oscar Wilde,
and copies of books and articles sent between Woods and Sherard. There is some mention of Sherard's thoughts on World War
II.
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Gloux, Madame Vve.
General Physical Description note: Postcard
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Woods, Glennyth M.
1939 February-May
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Woods, Glennyth M.
1939 June-1940 November, undated
Other Correspondence Subseries 1.3.
1939,1944
Arrangement note
This subseries is arranged chronologically.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains letters to and from individuals who also sent letters to Robert Sherard. The majority of the letters
are between Glennyth M. Woods and Lord Alfred Douglas, but there are two letters from Robert Sherard's wife, A. Muriel Sherard,
to Glennyth M. Woods after Sherard's death. Woods tries to convince Lord Douglas to conduct a lecture tour in the United States,
and other letters discuss literature that the two have exchanged.
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Correspondence between Glennyth M. Woods and Lord Alfred Douglas
1939 March-September
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Correspondence from A. Muriel Sherard to Glennyth M. Woods
1944 March-May
Ephemera Subseries 1.4.
1933-1943
Arrangement note
This subseries is arranged thematically.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains postcard advertisements of a work by Robert Sherard, Sherard family pedigrees, two pamphlets by Robert
Sherard published by Vindex, papers about "A Last Illusion" (a play adaptation), and a copy of a short story entitled "Metempsychosis
a la Sylvia".
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Advertisement postcard
July, 1939
General Physical Description note: Postcard
General note
Mentions Sherard's book "Bernard Shaw, Frank Harris, and Oscar Wilde".
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Curwen Pedigree (family tree)
General Physical Description note: 2 large sheets
General note
Sherard's name can be seen on the second sheet. The original is oversized and housed separately in the "oversized broadside
and manuscript" drawer. A photocopy is available in folder 6.
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"Andre Gide's Wicked Lies about the late Mr. Oscar Wilde in Algiers in January 1895, as Translated from the French And Broadcast
by Dr. G.J. Renier, Minutely examined & Commented upon by Robert Harborough Sherard, Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, With
a Frontispiece by Fernand Mouren."
[1933]
General Physical Description note: Pamphlet
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"Oscar Wilde 'Drunkard and Swindler': A Reply To George Bernard Shaw, Dr. G.J. Renier, Frank Harris, etc. By Robert Harborough
Sherard, Knight of the Legion of Honour, With an Interview with G.B. Shaw by Hugh Kingsmill."
[1933]
General Physical Description note: Pamphlet
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Wordsworth Pedigree (family tree)
General Physical Description note: 1 sheet
General note
The poet William Wordsworth was Sherard's great-grandfather.
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Newspaper article reproduction -- "Theater Intime at Ealing"
July 30, 1943
General Physical Description note: 1 sheet
General note
A reproduction of a newspaper article from the West London Observer about presentations of four of Sherard's short stories
with "living illustrations" performed by Beatrice and Mabel Siddons-Downe and Arthur Summerfield.
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A Last Illusion, by Oliver Quaintrell
General Physical Description note: 9 sheets
General note
"A Last Illusion" is a short story by Oliver Quaintrell, presumably adapted by Sherard into a play.
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A Last Illusion, dramatic interpretation
General Physical Description note: 3 sheets
General note
A note to the editor explaining the story, and two pages of a scene adapted to a play format.
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A Last Illusion, drafts
General Physical Description note: 2 sheets
General note
Two sheets of drafted story by either Oliver Quaintrell or Sherard that fits the plot and characters of "A Last Illusion",
but has no other notes or page numbers.
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Metempsychosis a la Sylvia
General Physical Description note: 4 sheets
General note
A typed copy of the short story "Metempsychosis a la Sylvia".
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Opinion of Sherard by William Stevens (photocopy)
General Physical Description note: 1 sheet
Francis Watson collection on Robert Sherard Series 2.
1933-1938, 1977-1987
Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet
Scope and Contents note
This series includes correspondence between Francis Watson and Robert Sherard, papers related to the radio program 'The Man
Who Thought of Nenuphar' (written by Francis Watson), and miscellaneous ephemera and letters.
Arrangement note
This series is divided into three subseries: Subseries 2.1. Correspondence; Subseries 2.2. 'The Man Who Thought of Nenuphar';
Subseries 2.3 Miscellaneous.
Correspondence Subseries 2.1.
1933-1938
Arrangement note
This subseries is arranged chronologically by the date the letter was sent.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries includes letters and envelopes from Robert Sherard to Francis Watson. The letters discuss books and articles
shared between the two, discussions on Oscar Wilde and other authors, and fan-mail sent to Sherard.
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Letters from Sherard to Francis Watson
1933 December 20-1938 April 29
The Man Who Thought of Nenuphar Subseries 2.2.
1977-1987
Arrangement note
This subseries is arranged thematically.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains items related to Francis Watson's radio program "The Man Who Thought of Nenuphar" (about Sherard),
including a transcript of the program, correspondence about the program, and a small collection of press clippings and notes
about the program.
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Script and Sources
General note
Script for the radio program 'The Man Who Thought of Nenuphar' about Sherard, by Watson. Also includes a list of sources used.
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Letter from Montgomery Hyde
September 14, 1977
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Letters from Kevin O'Brien
1987
General note
A letter from Kevin O'Brien, writing a biography of Sherard and interested to hear about more Sherard material. Encloses 2
typescript pages from his biography on Sherard's marriage to Irene Osgood. Thanks Watson for Sherard material and information,
and asks him for his impression of Sherard and 'how much of his defence of Wilde was a pose.'
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Letter to Francis Watson
September 1, 1977
General Physical Description note: TLS, 1 sheet
General note
Letter reporting a story by Lord Alfred Douglas about a meeting with Wilde and Sherard in Paris.
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Correspondence with the BBC about the radio program
1980-1987
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Research material
General note
A small collection of press cuttings and notes compiled for the radio program.
Miscellaneous Subseries 2.3.
1933, undated
Arrangement note
This series is arranged thematically.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains miscellaneous ephemera, including a flyer for a book by Sherard, a copy of a letter to the ex-Kaiser,
notes about Sherard's correspondence with Sir John Henneker Heaton, and photocopies of original material already contained
in the collection.
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Flyer advertisement for "Bernard Shaw, Frank Harris, & Oscar Wilde; a complete exposure of Frank Harris's Life of Oscar Wilde",
by Robert Harborough Sherard
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Copy of a letter from Sherard to the ex-Kaiser
June 1, 1933
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Notes from the correspondence of Robert Harborough Sherard with Sir John Henneker Heaton
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Photocopies of original material
General note
This folder contains photocopies of materials; the originals can be found in other folders in the collection.
