Notebook 1994-1996, with notes, poems, cover titled "Querida," handwritten notes at Page One Books, handwritten poem Bits and Pieces, poem Sarah Brown, poems Past Lives, Morning Star Silent Asking. Notes on North Sea oil rig. Handwritten poems Trees Turning to Brown, 1994 poem Nothing in New Mexico warmth of human contact, Leaves of Flames Fall, 1994 poems Rico I, Rico II, followed by a list of authors to read. Handwritten 1994 poems Chi Lazy 9, Marie Anne, Framework Fine Arts Museum UNM, 1994 poem Irate She the bullet bounces She, Back to the Mundane Why We Write, 1994 Images, Aracinds spiders, 1996 poem Yana Yana's Story, 1994 Pathways, Wendy Simms, Anna Galinas, 1994 poem Silvie por que, comments on boxing Hank and Al,1994 poem Rich Nothings Journey to Mountainair, 1995. Notes 1995 DW getting some sponsor an English author. Handwritten 1995 poems The Braids of Her Hair, Jokes by DW, Equinox, Memories of family England, poem Trucking travel, 1995 poem Polish Poetry while at Oxford, poem for Monica, 1995 poem Lisa Again, 1996 poem Zarzuela heart Central Avenue Albuquerque success. DW 1996 notes on Tree Spring Trail Doc Long Picnic Area Sandia Mountains, The Long Poem, A Place with No Future, DW 1994 notes on Philosophical Ethics, 1995 poem Winter of the Spring of Our Desire, 1994 poem about Bruce cigar smoking guy, 1994 poem Honest Vision a blank sheet of paper. Poem 1995 Mother Road Route 66 Central Avenue Chevron Triangle, notes on the changing face of Central Avenue, 1996 poem Paradise, poem Shadows. DW 1996 notes of visit to Belen, Lillian Mattucci, Zeke Cortez, Mountainair, note on a napkin like a rat fighting its way out of a trap. Poem 1996 the Truth, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1994-1996
File — Box: 5, Folder: 29
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
- 1994-1996
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
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