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Finding Aid for the Wilde and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries

Rebecca Fenning Marschall UCLA. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 731-8529 [email protected]

Finding Aid for the MS. Wilde Forgeries 1 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: UCLA. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Title: Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries creator: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Identifier/Call Number: MS. Wilde Forgeries Physical Description: 2.29 Linear feet5 boxes Date (inclusive): 1887-1957 Abstract: 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. Clark Library. Provenance The materials in Series 1 of this finding aid were acquired in 1957 (MS.1957.007) from bookseller G.F. Sims, who in turn had purchased them from Dublin booksellers Hodges Figgis and Co. In 1921, William Figgis had purchased several Wilde manuscripts from someone posing as French writer Andre Gide, but soon realized that these items were actually forgeries and had no connection to the actual Andre Gide. Figgis met in Paris with an agent of "Gide's" who went by the name Dorian Hope, but whose real identity is unknown. Though Wilde's son thought that Dorian Hope was his cousin Fabian Lloyd, Lloyd is presumed to have died in Mexico in 1918. Series 2 consists of photocopies of materials in the possession of Maggs Bros. The materials in Series 3 were acquired by the UCLA Library in 1957 from bookseller G.F. Sims (MS.1957.008) Access Collection is open for research. Restrictions on Use Copyright has not been assigned to the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. For additional copyright information related to Oscar Wilde, contact (email: merlin.holland[at]wanadoo.fr). Alternate Forms Available Portions of the collection are available on microfilm. Preferred Citation [Identification of item, subseries and series], Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries. Williams Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Processing Note In 1957, a printed catalog of all Wilde-related works then owned by the Clark Library (approximately 2900 items) was compiled by John Charles Finzi and published as Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle by the University of California Press. Over the course of the next four decades, many new Clark acquisitions were added to the collection and approximately one-third of the collection was microfilmed at least once. In 2000, the first version of the Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle online finding aid, which described all archival materials in the Clark collections related to Wilde and his circle was written and encoded in EAD by John Howard Fowler. In 2009, this original finding aid was separated into several parts, edited and re-encoded by Rebecca Fenning in order to make its very large size (over 1000 pages) and scope more manageable for researchers. Instead of one guide describing the entire collection, there are now 5 more easily navigated guides devoted to different components of the collection. Biographical Note Oscar Wilde was born Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde in Dublin, Ireland, October 16, 1854. He attended Trinity College and Magdalen College, Oxford, winning the Newdigate prize in 1878 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 his Poems (1881). After being satirized (and made famous) as Bunthorne, the fleshly aesthetic poet in Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience, he made a year-long lecture tour of the United States, speaking on literature and the decorative arts. After his return to London, he married in 1884; they had two sons, Cyril and Vyvyan Holland. In 1891 he met and began a love affair with the handsome but temperamental poet, .

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 2 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries The 1890s saw both Wilde's greatest literary triumphs and his tragic downfall. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, appeared in 1891. The most famous of his witty social comedies-- Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), (1893), (1895), and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)--were written and produced for the London stage. But in 1895, after becoming entangled in an unsuccessful libel suit against Douglas's father, Wilde was prosecuted for homosexuality. Convicted, he was sentenced to two years' hard labor. While in prison, Wilde wrote , a letter to Douglas, and after his release, he published the long poem, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898). But despite these final works, his career was essentially over. Bankrupt and in exile, his health ruined in prison, he died in Paris in 1900. Scope and Content This collection contains manuscript materials that have been confirmed as or strongly suspected of being forgeries of Oscar Wilde's work, in addition to legal and other materials related to such forgeries. Materials described here date largely from the 1920s and include forged literary manuscripts and correspondence said to be from Wilde, correspondence regarding forged materials, legal documents, news clippings and booksellers' catalogs. Series 1 and 2 below contain materials thought to be composed by the same forger or group of forgers, going by the name Dorian Hope. In 1921, London antiquarian booksellers Maggs Bros. and Dublin booksellers Hodges Figgis were both offered previously unknown Wilde manuscripts from people posing as Pierre Louÿs and André Gide (respectively). Dorian Hope posed as an intermediary between the booksellers,"Louÿs" and "Gide." Though the materials related to Hodges Figgis' dealings with Hope/"Gide" are included in this collection, Maggs Bros. still retains their archive of forged Wilde materials and correspondence from "Louÿs" -- the materials described below are photocopies from their collections. Series 3 contains material related to Mrs. Chan-Toon (née Mabel Cosgrove) and For the love of the king, a Burma-themed play that she alleged Wilde had written for her in the 1890s. Christopher Millard, Wilde's bibliographer, was sued for libel in 1926 by her publishers Methuen and Co., and he assembled an exhaustive dossier of his evidence and of the court proceedings. Arrangement This collection is organized into 4 series: Series 1. Forgeries from "Andre Gide" and Dorian Hope; Series 2. Forgeries from Pierre Louÿs; Series 3. Mrs. Chan-Toon and "Who wrote "For the Love of the King?"; Series 4. Letters from "Oscar Wilde" to Others. Subjects and Indexing Terms Literary forgeries and mystifications William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900--Forgeries Hodges, Figgis & Co. Millard, Christopher, 1872-1927 Cosgrove, Mabel, 1873 or 1874-

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 3 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Forgeries from "Andre Gide" and Dorian Hope Series 1.1920-1957 Letters from "Oscar Wilde" Subseries 1.1.

Forgeries from "Andre Gide" and Dorian Hope Series 1. 1920-1957 Physical Description: .83 Linear Feet2 boxes Provenance Clark Library purchase, 1957 from G.F. Sims catalog 35 (MS.1957.007). Purchased by Sims from Hodges Figgis and Co. catalog 10 (issued in 1953). Scope and Contents Contains forgeries offered for sale to William Figgis of Dublin booksellers Hodges Figgis in 1921, as well as correspondence related to the forgeries from 1921-1957. Forged works include alleged correspondence from Wilde as well as draft manuscripts of his literary and dramatic work. Letters include correspondence from the fake Andre Gide as well as the real Andre Gide, various booksellers (Maggs, Davis and Orioli, Gabriel Wells), Christopher Millard, and Vyvyan Holland. Some supplementary published material from the 1950s regarding the collection is also included. Arrangement Materials are described in three separate subseries: Subseries 1.1. Letters from "Oscar Wilde" ; Subseries 1.2. Manuscripts ; and Subseries 1.3. Correspondence regarding collection. Materials are physically arranged in the order in which they are described in Sims Catalog 35. Existence and Location of Copies Microfilm available: Wilde 21-2 Original Call Number Originally cataloged as W6721M C697 1887 1900 Boxed. Historical Note This series contains forged works by Oscar Wilde and offered for sale by a person (or persons) posing as Andre Gide and his agent Dorian Hope. Though these forgeries have been attributed to Fabian Lloyd, Wilde's nephew by marriage, it is highly unlikely that Lloyd was involved, as he is thought to have died at sea in 1920. The materials collected here were purchased by William Figgis of Dublin booksellers Hodges Figgis and Co. He sold 2 items to fellow booksellers Davis and Orioli who had doubts about their authenticity and returned them to Figgis. This prompted Figgis to arrange a meeting with "Andre Gide" in Paris, where he was met not by Gide but by his alleged agent Dorian Hope. After meeting Hope, he set out to visit the real Andre Gide, who was deeply upset and denied any knowledge of such Wilde manuscripts. Figgis later sought the help of Wilde expert Christopher Millard, who at first believed the manuscripts were all genuine, though he quickly changed his mind. In 1953, Hodges Figgis offered the "Wilde"-"Gide" material for sale in their catalog number 10 (lot 3497).

Letters from "Oscar Wilde" Subseries 1.1. Physical Description: Many of these letters originally housed together in one envelope from Hodges, Figgis. Envelope now in Box 1/Folder 12.

Box 1, Folder 2 "Oscar Wilde" to Andre Gide 189-? 16 November Physical Description: 4 pages. Sims catalogue no. 1

Box 1, Folder 3 "Oscar Wilde" to "my dear Sir" 1895 April 11 Physical Description: 1 page. Sims catalogue no. 2

Box 1, Folder 4 "Oscar Wilde" to "my dear friend" undated Physical Description: 1 page. Sims catalogue no. 3.

Box 1, Folder 5 "Oscar Wilde" to "my dear friend" undated Physical Description: 2 pages. Sims catalogue no. 4

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 4 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Forgeries from "Andre Gide" and Dorian Hope Series 1.1920-1957 Letters from "Oscar Wilde" Subseries 1.1.

Box 1, Folder 7 "Oscar Wilde" to "my dear friend" 1894 January 28 Physical Description: 3 pages. Regarding a review in the Pall Mall Gazette.Sims catalogue no. 6

Box 1, Folder 6 "Oscar Wilde" to "my dear Sir" undated Physical Description: 2 pages. Sims catalogue no. 5

Box 1, Folder 8 "Oscar Wilde" to "my dear friend" 1895 January 3 Physical Description: 3 pages. Sims catalogue no. 7

Box 1, Folder 9 "Oscar Wilde" to "dear friend" undated Physical Description: 1 page. Sims catalogue no. 8

Box 1, folder 10 "Oscar Wilde" to "mon cher frere" 18--? May 3 Physical Description: 3 pages. Supposedly written from "Hotel d'Alsace": "The doctor tells me I am better today..." Sims catalogue no. 9

Box 1, Folder 11 "Oscar Wilde" to Octave Mirbeau 18--? October 29 Physical Description: 4 pages. Sims catalogue no. 10

Box 1, Folder 13 2 visiting cards with inscriptions by "Wilde" Physical Description: Inscriptions in pencil. Sims catalog no. 11

Box 1, Folder 14 Reproduction of Wilde photograph and negative with forged inscription 1882 Physical Description: Sims catalogue no. 12

Box 1, folder 16 "Oscar Wilde" inscription on a brochure for Robert B. Douglas's Life and times of Madame du Barry (Leonard Smiths, 1896) 1896? Physical Description: Sims catalog no. 15

Books PR5819 Inscription to "L.J." in a copy of Le portrait de Dorian Gray (traduit de l'anglais), .P613Fr 1895* c.2 (Paris, Albert Savine, 1895) Physical Description: Bound in original wrappers. Catalog record in UCLA Library Catalog. Sims catalog no. 14

Manuscripts Subseries 1.2.

Box 1, Folder 15 Several drafts of poem "Passion digs a grave for love" Physical Description: 6 pages, in purple ink. Sims catalog no. 13

Box 1, Folder 17 "Mr. Swinburne's poems and ballads (3rd series)" Physical Description: 10 pages, in purple ink with numerous corrections and pencilled heading.

Box 1, Folder 18 Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Physical Description: 66 leaves. Written in black ink and pencil with corrections in purple. Housing from Hodges Figgis in Box 1/Folder 19. Sims catalogue no. 17

Box 1, Folder 20 The Ballad of Reading Gaol Physical Description: 42 leaves. In purple ink with corrections and with an inscription to Octave Mirabeau on the head of the text. Sims catalog no. 18.

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 5 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Forgeries from "Andre Gide" and Dorian Hope Series 1.1920-1957 Manuscripts Subseries 1.2.

Box 1, Folder 21 The Importance of Being Earnest Physical Description: 78 pages. Incomplete; written in black ink. Sims catalog no. 19

Box 1, Folder 22 The Importance of Being Earnest, Act II Physical Description: 67 pages. Written in purple ink. Sims catalog no. 20

Box 1, Folder 23 First and last verses of Physical Description: 2 sheets, in pencil. Sims catalog no. 21

Box 1, Folder 24 Fragments of 2 poems Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements 1 page, in black ink. Sims catalog no. 22

Box 1, Folder 25 The Nightingale and the Rose Physical Description: 6 leaves. Sims catalogue no. 23

Box 1, Folder 26 The Sphinx Without a Secret Physical Description: 20 pages, in purple ink. Sims catalog no. 24

Box 1, Folder 27 Physical Description: 10 leaves. Written in black and purple ink. Sims catalogue no. 25

Box 1, A Woman of No Importance Folder 28-29 Physical Description: 168 leaves. Written in black ink with pencil notes. Booksellers' original housings in Box 1/Folder 30. Sims catalogue no. 26

Letters regarding collection Subseries 1.3. Physical Description: Housing from 1920s bookseller letters in Box 2/Folder 13.

Box 2, Folder 1 "Andre Gide" to William Figgis 1921-1922 Physical Description: 13 letters from "Gide" and carbon copies of 2 letters from Figgis to "Gide." Sims Catalogue no. 27

Box 2, Folder 2 David Rice to William Figgis 1921 Physical Description: 2 letters. Sims catalog no. 28

Box 2, Folder 3 Maggs Bros. to William Figgis 1921 Physical Description: 2 letters and a telegram. Sims catalog no. 29

Box 1, Folder 4 Gabriel Wells to Davis and Orioli 1922 Physical Description: Sims catalog no. 30

Box 2, Folder 5 Davis and Orioli to William Figgis, with receipt for return 1922 Physical Description: Sims catalog no. 31

Box 2, Folder 6 C. Frederic Harrison (Brentano's Paris) to William Figgis 1921-1922 Physical Description: 14 letters. Sims catalogue no. 32

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 6 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Forgeries from "Andre Gide" and Dorian Hope Series 1.1920-1957 Letters regarding collection Subseries 1.3.

Books PR5823 Andre Gide, Oscar Wilde : in memoriam (Paris: Mercure de France, 1910) .G453o * Physical Description: Copy of book presented to William Figgis by "Andre Gide." Cataloged in UCLA Library Catalog. Sims catalog no. 33

Box 2, Folder 7 Andre Gide to William Figgis 1922 January 9 Physical Description: with original envelope. Sims catalogue no. 34

Box 2, Folder 8 Andre Gide to C. Frederic Harrison 1922 January 5 Physical Description: MISSING AS OF 8/20/2014 Sims catalog no. 35

Box 2, Folder 10 "Wilde Mss.," typed essay by William Figgis 192-? Physical Description: Sims catalog no. 37

Box 2, Folder 9 Christopher Millard to William Figgis 1922-1926 Physical Description: 15 letters. Sims catalogue no. 36

Box 2, Folder 11 Vyvyan Holland to William Figgis 1955 Physical Description: 3 letters. Sims catalogue no. 38

Box 2, Folder 12 Dudley Edwards to William Figgis 1954 Box 2, Folder 14 Dudley Edwards, "The Wilde goose chase," The Amateur Book Collector, Vol. VII, no. 5 (1957) 1957 Box 2, Folder 15 "The 'Wonderful Forgeries,'" UCLA Librarian, volume 10, no. 25 (1957 September 6) Box 2, Folder 16 Hodges Figgis and Co. Ltd., Catalog 10 (New Series) 1953 Box 1, folder 1 G.F. Sims Catalogue 35 Forgeries from "Pierre Louÿs" Series 2. 1920-1922 General Cataloged in the UCLA Library catalog Originally cataloged as W6721M2 S171 [ca. 1921] Boxed Custodial History Documents collected in this series are photocopies of material held by Maggs Bros. antiquarian booksellers in London. In 1921, they were approached by a figure posing as Pierre Louys who offered them several manuscripts purported to be by Oscar Wilde. This archive comprises photocopies of the forged documents as well as correspondence between Maggs and the forgers.

Box 3, Folder 1 Box 3, Folder 2 Correspondence between Maggs Bros. and "Pierre Louys" 1921 Box 3, Folder 3 Forged correspondence, poems and other materials 1921? Mrs. Chan-Toon and "Who Wrote 'For the Love of the King'?" Series 3. 1908-1926 Immediate Source of Acquisition Acquired from G.F. Sims, 1957 (MS.1957.008). Scope and Contents This series contains material collected by Christopher Millard in relation to the forged Oscar Wilde play For the love of the king, and the libel trial Methuen and Co. v. Millard (1926). Millard's extensive dossier on the trial and on Mrs. Chan-Toon, the forger of the play, contains correspondence, legal documents, and news clippings as well as other materials.

Box M645Z Methuen & Co. Ltd. v. Millard 1926 W6286 Box 1, Folder 1 Box M645Z John Gilmorton, "A Literary Hoax?" The Outlook 1925 August 8 W6286 Box 1, Folder 2

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 7 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Mrs. Chan-Toon and "Who Wrote 'For the Love of the King'?" Series 3.1908-1926

Box M645Z "Parrot in Court" and photo of Mrs. Chan-Toon, Daily Sketch 1926 January 6 W6286 Box 1, Folder 3 Box M645Z Literary Intelligence typescript 1925 September 3 W6286 Box 1, Folder 4 Box M645Z Correspondence file of incoming and outgoing letters between Millard and various W6286 Box 1, parties 1925 August 8 Folder 5 Box M645Z "Who wrote 'For the love of the king'?" circular with letter from Millard 1925? W6286 Box 1, folder 6 Box M645Z Further list of documents in plaintiffs' possession 1926 W6286 Box 1, Folder 7 Box M645Z Field Roscoe to Cann Jackson & Cann 1926 October 13 W6286 Box 1, Folder 8 Box M645Z CSM to LJ memo 1926 November 8 W6286 Box 1, Folder 9 Box M645Z CSM to LJ memo 1926 August 11 W6286 Box 1, folder 10 Box M645Z Translation of Henry D. Davray, "Les apocryphes d'Oscar Wilde," Mercure de France W6286 Box 1, 1926 March 1 Folder 11 Box M645Z Clipping from Mercure de France 1926 February 1 W6286 Box 1, Folder 12 Box M645Z Les apocryphes d'Oscar Wilde, Part II, Mercure de France 1926 March 1 W6286 Box 1, Folder 13 Box M645Z Les apocryphes d'Oscar Wilde, part I 1926 October 1 W6286 Box 1, Folder 14 Box M645Z 2 pages of questions for A.J.A. Symons undated W6286 Box 1, Folder 15 Box M645Z List of contacts and addresses undated W6286 Box 1, Folder 16 Box M645Z The evening standard 1926 May 1 W6286 Box 1, Folder 17 Box M645Z Methuen and Co. Ltd v. Millard pamphlet 1926 December 19 W6286 Box 1, Folder 18 Box M645Z List of donations to Millard 1926? W6286 Box 1, Folder 19 Box M645Z Letter from Mabel Violet Wanliss to Christopher Millard 1926 November 11 W6286 Box 1, Folder 20 Box M645Z Letter from W. Brown to Millard 1926 November 19 W6286 Box 1, Folder 21

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 8 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Mrs. Chan-Toon and "Who Wrote 'For the Love of the King'?" Series 3.1908-1926

Box M645Z Letter from H.W. Fowler to Millard 1926 October 22 W6286 Box 1, Folder 22 Box M645Z Note from LJ to CSM 1926 October 22 W6286 Box 1, Folder 23 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Plaintiffs' departmental memoranda 1926 W6286 Box 1, Folder 24 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, transcripts and other court documents 1926 W6286 Box 1, Folder 25 Box M645Z Letter from Curtis Brown Ltd. to CSM 1926 April 21 W6286 Box 1, Folder 26 Box M645Z The evening standard 1926 March 19 W6286 Box 1, Folder 27 Box M645Z Daily Herald 1926 March 13 W6286 Box 1, Folder 28 Books M645Z Letter from Parker Garrett and Co. to Millard regarding unauthorized Wilde materials W6286 Box 1, 1911 November 7 Folder 29 Books M645Z Testimony from A.J.A. Symons 1926? W6286 Box 1, Folder 30 Books M645Z Draft of request for donations on behalf of Millard 1926 W6286 Box 1, Folder 31 Box Wilde M645Z Letters from Werner Laurie to Millard 1922-1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 1 Box Wilde M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Affadavit as to documents by defendant 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 2 Box Wilde M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Notice of application 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 3 Box Wilde M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Defence 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 4 Box Wilde M645Z Letter from Millard to C. Jackson 1926 May 6 W6286 Box 2, Folder 5 Box Wilde M645Z Letter from Cann Jackson Cann? to Field Roscoe? 1926? W6286 Box 2, Folder 6 Box Wilde M645Z Millard formal statement on case 1926? W6286 Box 2, Folder 7 Box Wilde M645Z Postcard from OB to Millard 1926 April 29 W6286 Box 2, Folder 8 Box Wilde M645Z Letter from A. Ross? to Millard 1920 April 28 W6286 Box 2, Folder 9

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 9 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Mrs. Chan-Toon and "Who Wrote 'For the Love of the King'?" Series 3.1908-1926

Box Wilde M645Z Letter from The times to Millard 1925 September 6 W6286 Box 2, Folder 10 Box Wilde M645Z Letter from to Millard 192-? December 10 W6286 Box 2, Folder 11 Box Wilde M645Z Letter from Daily herald to Millard 1926 May 1 W6286 Box 2, Folder 12 Box Wilde M645Z Letter from Methuen to Millard 1913 November 28 W6286 Box 2, Folder 13 Box Wilde M645Z Letter from Methuen to Millard 1908 July 7 W6286 Box 2, Folder 14 Box Wilde M645Z Letter from Methuen to Millard 1913 December 1 W6286 Box 2, Folder 15 Box Wilde M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Brief 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 16 Box Wilde M645Z Correspondence disclosed after plaintiff's affadavit of documents 1922-1923 W6286 Box 2, Folder 17 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, trial documents and lists of witnesses 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 18 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Statement of Claim 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 19 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, testimony transcript of J.C. Squire 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 20 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Defence typescript with handwritten corrections 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 21 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, copies of correspondence from Methuen and others 1922-1925 W6286 Box 2, Folder 22 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, copies of correspondence with Vyvyan Hollard 1921-1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 23 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, original carbon copy of letter from defendant to Mr. V.B. Holland W6286 Box 2, 1925 Folder 24 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, draft affidavit as to documents by defendant 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 25 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, copies of correspondence between Field Roscoe and Cann W6286 Box 2, Jackson & Cann 1926 Folder 26 Box M645Z Letter from Sidney Jones to Millard 1925 August 17 W6286 Box 2, Folder 27 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, "Further particulars" (list of others who refused to publish W6286 Box 2, Masque) 1926 Folder 28

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 10 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Mrs. Chan-Toon and "Who Wrote 'For the Love of the King'?" Series 3.1908-1926

Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, documents etc. in possession of the defendant 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 29 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, alleged libel on publishers 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 30 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Defence: further particulars 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 31 Box M645Z Advertisement clipping for Times Literary Supplement 192-? W6286 Box 2, Folder 32 Box M645Z Correspondence between Millard and Boris de Skessyreff 1925 W6286 Box 2, Folder 33 Box M645Z "Who wrote 'For the love of the king'?" circulars 1925 W6286 Box 2, Folder 34 Box M645Z "Parrot in Court" and newspaper photograph of Mrs. Chan-Toon (2nd copy) 1926 W6286 Box 2, January 6 Folder 35 Box M645Z John Gilmorton, "A literary hoax?," The outlook 1925 August 8 W6286 Box 2, Folder 36 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Defendant's correspondence (2 copies of packet) 1908-1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 37-38 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Summons 1926 W6286 Box 2, Folder 39 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Affidavit as to further documents 1926 W6286 Box 3, Folder 1 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Particulars of statement of claim 1926 W6286 Box 3, Folder 2 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Opinion 1926 W6286 Box 3, Folder 3 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Affidavit as to documents 1926 W6286 Box 3, Folder 4 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Plaintiff's departmental memoranda 1926 W6286 Box 3, Folder 5 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Affidavit 1926 W6286 Box 3, Folder 6 Box M645Z Methuen v. Millard, Copies of documents 1926 W6286 Box 3, Folder 7 Box M645Z Baptism certificate for Oscar Wilde; Birth, marriage and conviction documents for W6286 Box 3, Mabel Cosgrove 1926 Folder 8 Box M645Z Correspondence file 1926-1927 W6286 Box 3, Folder 9

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 11 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Mrs. Chan-Toon and "Who Wrote 'For the Love of the King'?" Series 3.1908-1926

Box M645Z Press clippings 1926-1927 W6286 Box 3, Folder 10 Box M645Z G.F. Sims catalog no. 36 1957 W6286 Box 3, General Folder 11 Catalog from which materials were purchased

Box M645Z G.F. Sims, "Who wrote 'For the love of the king'?" The book collector (reprint) 1958 W6286 Box 3, Folder 12 Letters from "Oscar Wilde" to Others Series 4. 1880-1900

Box 74, Folder 2 Letter 188- Physical Description: ANS 1 leaf. Forgery. Mourning stationery headed: 16 Tite Street, Chelsea, SW. Without typescript. Scope and Contents note References: Finzi 2578; Dulau 42. Also available on microfilm: Wilde 28-12 Old Call Number W6721L H926 [188-?]

Box 74, Folder 5 Letter 189- Physical Description: ANS 1 leaf. Writing does not appear to be in Oscar Wilde's hand. Either a forgery or a letter dictated by Wilde to someone who imitated his hand. Also available on microfilm: Wilde 28-83 Old Call Number W6721L L434 [189-?]

Box 77, Folder 3 Letter 1898 February 25 Physical Description: ALS 1 leaf. Possibly a forgery. Without typescript. With this: original envelope, addressed, stamped and cancelled; postmarked: Paris, February 25, 1898. Scope and Contents note References: Finzi 2776. Also available on microfilm: CLC 220, 249; Wilde 30-111 Old Call Number W6721L S6642 [1898] [Feb. 25]

Box 77, Folder 3 Letter 1899 Physical Description: ALS 3 p. Forgery. Also available on microfilm: Wilde 30-114 Old Call Number W6721L S6642 [1899?]e

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 12 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Letters from "Oscar Wilde" to Others Series 4.1880-1900

Box 77, Folder 3 Letter 1899 Physical Description: ALS 3 p. Forgery. Also available on microfilm: Wilde 30-115 Old Call Number W6721L S6642 [1899?]f

Box 77, Folder 3 Letter 1899 Physical Description: ALS 4 p. Forgery. Without typescript. Scope and Contents note References: Finzi 2781. Also available on microfilm: CLC 220, 249; Wilde 30-112 Old Call Number W6721L S6642 [1899?]a

Box 77, Folder 3 Letter 1899 Physical Description: ALS 3 p. Forgery. Without typescript. Scope and Contents note References: Finzi 2782. Also available on microfilm: CLC 220, 249; Wilde 30-113 Old Call Number W6721L S6642 [1899?]b

Box 74, Folder 3 Letter 1900 Physical Description: ALS 4 p. Identified as a forgery in correspondence fromSir Rupert Hart-Davis,, dated 10 Nov. 1959. Without typescript. Scope and Contents note References: Finzi 2590a. Also available on microfilm: CLC 148; Wilde 28-16 Old Call Number W6721L I31 [1900?]

Box 77, Folder 3 Letter 1900 Physical Description: ALS 3 p. Forgery. Without typescript. Scope and Contents note References: Finzi 2785. Also available on microfilm: CLC 220, 249; Wilde 30-116 Old Call Number W6721L S6642 [1900?]

Box 77, Folder 3 Letter 1900 Physical Description: ALS 4 p. Forgery. Also available on microfilm: Wilde 30-99 Old Call Number W6721L S6642 [1900?]a

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 13 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries Letters from "Oscar Wilde" to Others Series 4.1880-1900

Finding Aid for the Oscar Wilde MS. Wilde Forgeries 14 and his Literary Circle Collection: Forgeries MS. Wilde Forgeries