Dupoirier to Rowland Strong,, 1900 December 2
Scope and Content
The overall Oscar Wilde and His Literary Circle Collection is comprised of correspondence, draft manuscripts, notebooks, photographs, drawings, newspaper clippings and other items that reflect the life of Oscar Wilde and his colleagues in the context of their contemporary literary and artistic world. This finding aid describes only the correspondence portion of the larger Wilde collection. Items described here include correspondence to and from Wilde, his wife Constance, his mother Lady Wilde, and friends and colleagues, inclunding (among many others) Lord Alfred Douglas, More Adey, Christopher Millard, Robert Baldwin Ross, Adela Schuster and Ada Leverson.
Dates
- Creation: 1900 December 2
Creator
- From the Collection: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (Organization)
Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 38.36 Linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
ACS Postcard. Postcard stamped: Hotel d'Alsace, J. Dupoirier, 13 rue des Belles Arts, Paris. In French: Announces the death of Wilde and his forthcoming burial. With this: TLS From Bennett to "Dear Sirs," dated 23 May 1913, offering above letter for sale, a well as Sebastian Melmoth calling card, postcard, and postal telegram (the last three from Wilde to Maurice Gilbert ).
General note
Clark shelfmark D937L S924 1900 Dec. 2
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository