William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
LGBTQ+ topics and themes represented in the collections held by the Clark Library include Bisexual people and Gay men.
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Clark (William Andrews, Jr.) & William Andrews Clark Memorial Library records, 1878-2022
The founder of the Clark Library, William Andrews Clark, Jr. was a queer man living in Los Angeles from 1910-1934, and whose partner, Harrison Post, also worked at the library. The story of Clark and Post's lives are told in our collections largely through archival silence—most of their personal papers and correspondence do not survive (Clark's exist nowhere, some of Post's papers are in private hands).Hope-Nicholson (Hedley) series, 1897-1969
Hedley Hope-Nicholson was a barrister and eccentric. He attended Oxford University as a young man, and later returned there after his separation from his wife. His circle of friends at Oxford was heavily male-dominated, and included well-known characters such as 'Colonel' George Kolkhorst and writer John Betjeman. He was fascinated with heraldry, genealogy, and religious spectacle, and collected religious artifacts and relics. In addition to a long-standing fascination with King Charles I, he was also a great fan of the Russian ballet. Materials in this series comprise correspondence to a wide variety of family and friends, diaries and notebooks, photographs, legal documents, and financial materials.Ricketts (Charles) collection, circa 1888-1950
This collection contains visual material created by Charles Ricketts, an English printer and artist active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Ricketts was born on October 2, 1866 in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1882, at the age of sixteen, he met his lifelong partner, artist and lithographer, Charles Haslewood Shannon.Shannon (Charles) collection, circa 1890-1950
This collection contains visual material created by Charles Shannon, an English artist, printer, and lithographer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Shannon was born on April 26, 1863 in Quarrington, Lincolnshire, England. He studied wood engraving at the Lambeth Art School from 1881-1885. It was in this period he met his lifelong partner, artist and printer, Charles de Sousy Ricketts.Oscar Wilde & his Literary Circle Collection
Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. He attended Trinity College Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1878, Wilde won the Newdigate prize for the poem "Ravenna." He subsequently established himself in London society as a champion of the new Aesthetic movement, advocating "art for art's sake," and publishing reviews and poems. He married Constance Lloyd in 1884; they had two sons, Cyril and Vyvyan Holland. In 1891 he met and began a love affair with the poet, Lord Alfred Douglas.
Correspondence, 1819-1962
Material described in this finding aid represents the main correspondence portion of the Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle collection at the Clark Library. The collection includes letters by Wilde, his wife, his mother, Lord Alfred Douglas, More Adey, Christopher Millard, Robert Ross, and Adela Schuster, among many others.Forgeries, 1887-1957
This finding aid describes confirmed or probable forgeries of Oscar Wilde's work and correspondence, in addition to describing materials about Wilde forgeries, dating primarily from the 1920s.Manuscripts & Miscellaneous Material, 1854-1962
This finding aid describes literary and miscellaneous manuscripts related to or composed by Oscar Wilde and his literary circle. Significant manuscripts include drafts of Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband, and a chapter of The Picture of Dorian Gray.Millard (Christopher S.) collection of news clipping albums, 1909-1926
Set of newspaper clipping albums compiled by Christopher Sclater Millard between 1909 and 1927, containing news articles and other clippings related to Oscar Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas, and the larger Wilde circle of colleagues and interests.Wildeiana, 1858-1998
This finding aid describes a wide-ranging collection of material relating to Oscar Wilde and to his literary and artistic circle in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Great Britain.Contact the Clark Library
For more information about the Clark Library's LGTBQ+ collections and holdings, including citation and copyright information, please contact Rebecca Fenning Marschall.✉ Email: rfenning@humnet.ucla.edu
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