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Add MS 81626
- Record Id:
- 040-001987352
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001987335
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000196.0x000382
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 81626
- Title:
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Eccles Bequest. Vol. VIII. Photographs of early productions of The Importance of Being Earnest
- Scope & Content:
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Album containing sixty photographs of two early productions of Oscar Wilde''s play, The Importance of Being Earnest, in 1895 and 1909, with eleven small photographic portraits of Oscar Wilde. The album belonged to Edith Craig, and her bookplate designed by her brother Gordon has been attached near the front of the album.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001987335
036-001987336
037-001987337
038-001987349
040-001987352 - Is part of:
- Add MS 81619-81884 : Eccles Bequest
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Add MS 81626 : Eccles Bequest. Vol. VIII. Photographs of early productions of The Importance of Being Earnest - Hierarchy:
- 032-001987335[0001]/036-001987336[0001]/037-001987337[0005]/038-001987349[0003]/040-001987352
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 81619-81884
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_81626 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1895
- End Date:
- 1909
- Date Range:
- 1895-1909
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- These photographs are in the Public Domain
- Physical Characteristics:
- Binding: Green full morocco binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, in a green cloth slipcase
- Custodial History:
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Miss Edith Craig, daughter of Ellen Terry; Hon. Stage Director, Pioneer Players: Owned.
- Exhibitions:
- Discovering literature: 20th century, (online), 25 May 2016-
Discovering literature: Romantics and Victorians, (online), 20 February 2014- - Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- Photographs of early productions of The importance of being Earnest. Exhibited: Discovering literature: 20th century (online), 25 May 2016-.