Box 1
Contains 9 Results:
Symons' Notes for Oscar Wilde biography
Handwritten notes largely written on scraps of paper. Many are notes taken from reference sources.
"Dorian Gray: An Examination Paper" by Max Beerbohm [typescript], 1894
Typescript in the same purple ink and similar typeface as Christopher Millard's usual typewriter. Typed note at the bottom reads "from the original manuscript in the possession of Robert Ross."
Inventory of collection compiled by Julian Symons, 1965 Dec
Includes original typescript inventory and later working copies made and annotated by Clark Library staff.
"Oscar Wilde: 1st proof roughly revised," corrections by Symons
4 pages of corrected galley proofs with copious handwritten notes by AJA Symons for the Wilde article in Symons' Nineties Bibliography.
Quote from "The Canterville Ghost" in Symons' hand
Described in original inventory as "aphorism in A.J.'s hand." Identified as being from Canterville Ghost by Merlin Holland, 1998.
Folder labeled "Aphorisms / Unpublished Material" in Symons' hand
Described in original inventory as originally housing "Sketch of a Scenario of The Cardinal of Avignon by Oscar Wilde," a transcription in More Adey's hand which is now cataloged separately in msWilde Box 81/Folder 1.
"re Oscar Wilde deceased" circular by Robbie Ross, 1908 Jul
Christopher Millard typed notes on "The Keller Edition" and transcribed title page for Lord Arthur Savile's Crime & Other Stories
Unclear if these originate in this accession. Note from Merlin Holland i(May 1998) dentifying the Keller notes as being from Millard's typewriter, written in his usual purple blue ink. Unclear if transcribed title page is originally from Millard's collection, but these items were found foldered together during processing (in 2024).
Corrected proofs from A bibliography of the works of the writers and book illustrators of the eighteen-nineties, 1920?
Proofs with copious corrections and annotations in Symons' hand. The provenance of this item unclear - it was not acquired with MS.1966.009 as it doesn't appear on the original inventory for that purchase. The Clark acquisition card for this item says "found in file cabinet 1/79."