Loose papers, undated, notes on reason DW is writing, quote from Hillary Mantel, why write, to take charge of the story of his childhood and childlessness, to locate myself. Thoughts on if I am foreign, empty days, long nights, writing makes me weary, love. Remembering before he started writing in New Mexico. Citing from John F. Kennedy on poetry, from D. H. Lawrence I must see America, n.d.
File — Box: 5, Folder: 14
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
David Wilde started giving his papers to CSWR in 1994 and added material regularly through 2018. He donated his photographs in 2013, which are in the David Wilde Photograph Collection. A friend brought in the rest of his material after his death. His main collection contains personal papers, family documents, correspondence, school material and information on his musical career in England. It also has papers about his later life and writings in Albuquerque. There are articles about him and several recordings of him reading from his stories and poems, and talking about Alfred Charles Slawson.
Box 1 has resumes, biographical material and articles about Wilde. Also included are his family history and accounts of life in England during World War II. Other files cover his military service, education, music programs in which he played the French horn and his teaching career.
Box 2 contains background on his startup offshore entertainment company, his visit to England in 1995, and travel brochures gathered about England, Wales and Scotland. There are letters from his Mother and others written by Wilde to his family and friends. Other folders have articles he collected about Welsh history and music, writing and business in England. His immigration and passport papers, job searches in England and other countries and teaching work in the Czech Republic are included.
Box 3 starts with his writings from 1989 to 2004. Here are some handwritten manuscript pages, drafts, revisions and reissues for Wilde’s major works: The Sun Also Sets, Desert Meditations, Black Innocence, Pink, The North Sea Saga, Teabags from England, One Day in April, Snow on the Cactus for La Puerta Freshman Reader and his Collected Short Stories. Other folders included some of his poems and edited music pieces from that time.
Box 4 continues with his work from 2004 to 2017, including Rain Poems, Reprieved, Lilac Tree II, the Maltese Clock and his last 2018 presentation at Abril para La Palabra at the UNM Spanish Department. Also included are other pieces like his Manifesto on why he chose the covered he did for his books, books by others with his poems and his Café in Space poems. Also included are his research and drafts for the Zeke Cortez book, with material on the Cortez family and Cortez’ naval career.
Box 5 has his research on A. C. Slawson and drafts of Wilde’s essays. Following are folders arranged by date from 1984-2013 with his rough diaries, calendars, notebooks and loose pages that were scattered though his collection. These have information about his travels, thoughts and friends, and have some handwritten poems.
Box 6 continues with similar materials for 2013 to 2019, followed by folders with his undated handwritten poems. Then there is a section on the David Wilde Publishing company from 1989 forward with sales, promotion efforts and correspondence with book companies. There are lists of his books and the materials he edited and published for others. Midway there is a section of stories, poems and articles collected by or donated to Wilde by others, some correspondence to him from friends and death tributes for people he knew.
Box 7 has more collected and donated materials. Next is information from Wilde’s courses taken at UNM and several of his class papers.
Box 8 continues with his activities at UNM. Other folders cover his work with the UNM English, Spanish, Portuguese and German Departments and his recommendations for a UNM Honorary Degree. He attended many campus and Albuquerque area events and collected flyers and programs about them, which are included here. There are also folders about the Aquinas Newman Center activities and campus Christian groups.
Box 9 has his computer floppies and hard drive, and miscellaneous materials.
The Oversize Folder contains mainly posters saved by Wilde from his music career in England and book readings in Albuquerque, as well as a few other items he found of interest.
Collection was previously numbered MSS 918.
Box 1 has resumes, biographical material and articles about Wilde. Also included are his family history and accounts of life in England during World War II. Other files cover his military service, education, music programs in which he played the French horn and his teaching career.
Box 2 contains background on his startup offshore entertainment company, his visit to England in 1995, and travel brochures gathered about England, Wales and Scotland. There are letters from his Mother and others written by Wilde to his family and friends. Other folders have articles he collected about Welsh history and music, writing and business in England. His immigration and passport papers, job searches in England and other countries and teaching work in the Czech Republic are included.
Box 3 starts with his writings from 1989 to 2004. Here are some handwritten manuscript pages, drafts, revisions and reissues for Wilde’s major works: The Sun Also Sets, Desert Meditations, Black Innocence, Pink, The North Sea Saga, Teabags from England, One Day in April, Snow on the Cactus for La Puerta Freshman Reader and his Collected Short Stories. Other folders included some of his poems and edited music pieces from that time.
Box 4 continues with his work from 2004 to 2017, including Rain Poems, Reprieved, Lilac Tree II, the Maltese Clock and his last 2018 presentation at Abril para La Palabra at the UNM Spanish Department. Also included are other pieces like his Manifesto on why he chose the covered he did for his books, books by others with his poems and his Café in Space poems. Also included are his research and drafts for the Zeke Cortez book, with material on the Cortez family and Cortez’ naval career.
Box 5 has his research on A. C. Slawson and drafts of Wilde’s essays. Following are folders arranged by date from 1984-2013 with his rough diaries, calendars, notebooks and loose pages that were scattered though his collection. These have information about his travels, thoughts and friends, and have some handwritten poems.
Box 6 continues with similar materials for 2013 to 2019, followed by folders with his undated handwritten poems. Then there is a section on the David Wilde Publishing company from 1989 forward with sales, promotion efforts and correspondence with book companies. There are lists of his books and the materials he edited and published for others. Midway there is a section of stories, poems and articles collected by or donated to Wilde by others, some correspondence to him from friends and death tributes for people he knew.
Box 7 has more collected and donated materials. Next is information from Wilde’s courses taken at UNM and several of his class papers.
Box 8 continues with his activities at UNM. Other folders cover his work with the UNM English, Spanish, Portuguese and German Departments and his recommendations for a UNM Honorary Degree. He attended many campus and Albuquerque area events and collected flyers and programs about them, which are included here. There are also folders about the Aquinas Newman Center activities and campus Christian groups.
Box 9 has his computer floppies and hard drive, and miscellaneous materials.
The Oversize Folder contains mainly posters saved by Wilde from his music career in England and book readings in Albuquerque, as well as a few other items he found of interest.
Collection was previously numbered MSS 918.
Dates
- n.d.
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 10 boxes (9.5 cu. ft., plus 1 oversize folder)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu