Wilde Collection
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0369 WID |
Held at | : School of Slavonic and East European Studies Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/archives/ › |
Full title | : Wilde Collection |
Date(s) | : 1920-1968 |
Level of description | : Collection (Fonds) |
Extent | : 12 boxes |
Name of creator(s) | : Wilde | Johannes | 1891-1970 | art historian |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Johannes Wilde (1891-1970) was a Hungarian émigré to Britain and art historian. He became Professor of the History of Art, University of London, 1950-1958 and Deputy Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, 1948-1961. He became a Fellow of the British Academy in 1951.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Letters to Johannes Wilde, 1920-1968, mostly from his brother Dr Ferenc Wilde in Budapest and other family members. The correspondence mostly relates to personal matters but there are also references to the art world and to political events including the Hungarian revolution of 1956. Also contains a diary of events in Budapest during the Second World War written by Wilde's sister Margit Wilde.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
Hungarian, English and a (small amount) of German.
System of arrangement:
Chronological
Conditions governing access:
Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.
Finding aids:
Online catalogue available on the UCL Archives website.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Allied Materials
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Date(s) of descriptions:
Revised Jan 2003
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