Oscar Wilde Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one series: Correspondence. The material in the collection consists of four holograph letters to figures in the literary and theatrical worlds.
Dates
- Creation: 1887-1894
Creator
- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
The materials in this collection may be protected under copyright law and may only be used for educational, teaching, and research purposes. If the intended use is beyond these purposes, it is the responsibility of the user to obtain the appropriate permissions by contacting Special Collections/University Archives at the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.
Biographical / Historical
Oscar Fingal O’Fflahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin on October 16, 1854 and died November 30, 1900. Wilde was an actor, playwright, poet, and novelist. During his short life, Wilde produced a number of important literary works including Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Ballad of Reading Gaol. In 1887, in addition to his own literary projects, Wilde assumed the editorship of Lady’s World, later retitled The Woman’s World. For this journal he solicited articles from a variety of women writers including actress Kate Terry Lewis.
Full Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (One 2.5-inch document box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Records are arranged numerically by folder number and chronologically within the folders.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from LaFayette L. Butler, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, 1975.
- Title
- Oscar Wilde Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Laura Wertz
- Date
- March 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bucknell University Special Collections/University Archives Repository
028 Bertrand Library
Bucknell University
One Dent Drive
Lewisburg PA 17837 United States US
570-577-3101
570-577-3313 (Fax)
scua@bucknell.edu