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Rare Oscar Wilde documents donated to university library

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From: Yorkshire Post
Date: 20060424
Author:

Robert Sutcliffe

RARE documents marking the rise and fall of Oscar Wilde and unpublished John Betjeman poetry have been donated to Leeds University thanks to a man who was so impressed by the help he received there.

The latest literary treasures were made possible thanks to benefactors Geoffrey and Fay Elliott, whose support will be celebrated today, when a reading room is named after them.

Their association with Leeds began when Mr Elliott used the university's library for research. He was so pleased with the expert help he received from Russian archivist Richard Davies that the couple ...

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