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- 1860-1905 (Creation)
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1 box.
376 items: letters, postcards, notes, news clippings.
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Letters, from both scholars and members of the public, regarding W. Aldis Wright's editions of Shakespeare (including collaborations with W. G. Clark) as well as notes on the texts and suggested emendations. Some letters with no addressee may have been written to W. G. Clark. Correspondents include E. B. Cowell, F. J. Furnivall, C. M. Ingleby, H.A.J. Munro, W. W. Skeat, Duncan Tovey, and the 8th Duke of Devonshire. Some notes by Julius Lloyd and Lionel Booth.
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An undated typed list, found in the box, has been scanned and attached to this record as a digital object. Please note that, while some errors have been detected and corrected, others may remain.
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Other material relating to W. Aldis Wright's work on Shakespeare can be found in Add.MS.b.58, 60-62
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- Clark, William George (1821-1878), literary and classical scholar (Subject)
- Cowell, Edward Byles (1826-1903), orientalist (Subject)
- Furnivall, Frederick James (1825-1910), textual scholar and editor (Subject)
- Ingleby, Clement Mansfield (1823-1886) Shakespearean critic and author (Subject)
- Munro, Hugh Andrew Johnstone (1819-1885), classical scholar (Subject)
- Schmidt, Alexander (1816-1887) Shakespearean scholar (Subject)
- Skeat, Walter William (1835-1912), philologist (Subject)
- Tovey, Duncan Crookes (1842-1912), clergyman, biblical commentator, and literary essayist (Subject)
- Cavendish, Spencer Compton (1833-1908), 8th Duke of Devonshire, politician (Subject)
- Staunton, Howard (1810–1874) chess player and literary scholar (Subject)