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Contains 9 Results:

Symons' Notes for Oscar Wilde biography

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes largely written on scraps of paper. Many are notes taken from reference sources.

Dates: 1894-1965

"Dorian Gray: An Examination Paper" by Max Beerbohm [typescript], 1894

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

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."

Dates: 1894

Inventory of collection compiled by Julian Symons, 1965 Dec

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Includes original typescript inventory and later working copies made and annotated by Clark Library staff.

Dates: 1965 Dec

"Oscar Wilde: 1st proof roughly revised," corrections by Symons

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

4 pages of corrected galley proofs with copious handwritten notes by AJA Symons for the Wilde article in Symons' Nineties Bibliography.

Dates: 1894-1965

Quote from "The Canterville Ghost" in Symons' hand

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Described in original inventory as "aphorism in A.J.'s hand." Identified as being from Canterville Ghost by Merlin Holland, 1998.

Dates: 1894-1965

Folder labeled "Aphorisms / Unpublished Material" in Symons' hand

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1894-1965

"re Oscar Wilde deceased" circular by Robbie Ross, 1908 Jul

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains material related to Oscar Wilde from the collection of A.J.A. Symons, including both Symons' own creative and scholarly work, as well as items gathered in the course of his research. Items include corrected proofs, typescripts, and items originally from the collection of Christopher Millard.A large number of letters and other items originally acquired as a part of this collection have already been cataloged separately and can be found through the Clark...
Dates: 1908 Jul

Christopher Millard typed notes on "The Keller Edition" and transcribed title page for Lord Arthur Savile's Crime & Other Stories

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

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).

Dates: 1894-1965

Corrected proofs from A bibliography of the works of the writers and book illustrators of the eighteen-nineties, 1920?

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

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."

Dates: 1920?