Turner to Robert Baldwin Ross,, [1900] November 26-28
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] November 26-28
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
TL 12 leaves. Paper headed: 3. Rue Cambon, Paris.
General note
The letters are typed but contain pencil annotations and corrections by Turner. The letters describe Oscar Wilde's condition during his last days in Paris as seen by Turner. Turner also writes wondering where various friends and family reside, what to do if he dies, and if he should have a priest if dying.
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository