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Reference code
SHAF/B/18/3/18
Title
Drafts of a speech about Oscar Wilde at the New York Public Library
Date(s)
- [30 Nov. 2000] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 folder
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Scope and content
Partial typescript draft of a speech with a photocopy of the reading copy, which includes his recollections of working at the New York Public Library and an encounter with George Arents, and a later story of working with arts patron Suzy Bassani.
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Existence and location of originals
The video of the speech may be found on the New York Public Library website.