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General correspondence files, 1933-1935

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MS. 7018/3
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Correspondence files of N. Croom-Johnson (Parker, Garrett & Co. Ltd) regarding the Oscar Wilde estate (original letters and typescript copy replies, including letters from Vyvyan Holland). With original folders. Comprises:

  1. Correspondence regarding sale of Lord Arthur Savile's Crime film rights to St John Legh Clowes, with draft assignment, Sep 1933-Jan 1934 [contract never signed].
  2. Correspondence regarding sale of film rights in Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, The Canterville Ghost, The Ballad of Reading Gaol and The Sphinx Without a Secret by Mrs Royal-Dawson (Mrs Derica Leonard), Jan 1934-May 1935.
  3. Draft Agreement and Power of Attorney between Vyvyan Beresford Holland and Mrs Derica Royal-Dawson (Derica Leonard) to sell film rights in Lord Arthur Saville's Crime, The Canterville Ghost, The Ballad of Reading Gaol and The Sphinx Without a Secret, Jan 1934.
  4. Correspondence regarding request of A.E.W. Mason, biographer of Sir George Alexander, for permission to use Wilde's letters to Alexander, Nov 1934-Mar 1935 [Alexander letter originally in correspondence now in the Clark (William Andrews) Memorial Library, University of California].
  5. Correspondence with William Collins Publishers regarding collected works of Oscar Wilde, Mar 1934-Jun 1935 [newspaper pages kept in separate folder].

Dates

  • Creation: 1933-1935

Extent

1 box (6 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. 7018/3

Former reference:

Box 5

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom