Identity area
Reference code
Add. MS a/679
Title
Drafts and proofs of the Clarendon Press Shakespeare plays edited by William Aldis Wright
Date(s)
- 1871-1897 (Creation)
Level of description
sub-fonds
Extent and medium
6 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bequest of William Aldis Wright, 1914.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Drafts and proofs of Aldis Wright's editions for the Cambridge edition of Shakespeare and for the Clarendon Press edition.
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Accruals
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Finding aids
The collection was previously given the code WAW and arranged in August 1992. Unbound items from the Adversaria collection were added to join similar materials already in the collection and the collection was reordered chronologically in Dec. 2022.
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Publication note
The Works of William Shakespeare edited by William Aldis Wright (London: Macmillan, 1863–1866; 2nd ed. 1891–1893) and Shakespeare: The Select Plays edited by William Aldis Wright and W. G. Clark (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1868-1897)
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Previous shelfmark
WAW