Edgar Allan Poe collection 1845-1934

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Edgar Allan Poe collection 1845-1934

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2441

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, and critic. The collection contains a holograph manuscript of the poem "Eulalie," a roll manuscript of "Thou Art the Man," fragments of extracts of periodical criticism, an undated fragment on Coleridge as plagiarist, and a draft to L.A. Godey for Harnden & Co., 1846. In addition to Poe manuscripts, the collection contains eleven letters from George W. Eveleth to Poe, 1845-1849, artifacts, printed reproductions, facsimiles, and descriptions of Poe documents, and related printed material.

.75 linear foot (2 boxes, 1 oversize folder)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6312571

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69x14rt (person)

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Eveleth, George W.

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