Francis Wilson, 1887 - 1929
Scope and Contents
A collection of 14 letters sent by American actor and book collector Francis Wilson dated between 1887 and 1929. Recipients are largely American writers and book collectors including Arthur Macy (1842-1904) and Paul Lemperly (1858-1939). All handwritten except the latest letter. A photograph of Wilson is also included with a printed label on the back reading “FRANCIS WILSON, as Sir Guy De Vere in ‘When Knights Were Both’ at the” with a pencil note indicating this would have been in May 1908. Curatorial materials are also available: a number of receipts from Scheetz’s purchase of several lots of Wilson letters, though it is unclear which receipts relate to which items.
Dates
- 1887 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Francis Wilson (1854-1935) was a Philadelphia-born actor and noted book collector. He was the founding president of the Actors’ Equity Association.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu