Beatrice Witte Ravenel Papers, 1892-1948

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Beatrice Witte Ravenel Papers, 1892-1948

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Beatrice Witte Ravenel, writer and poet of Charleston, S.C. The bulk of this material comprises writings by Ravenel, and consists of manuscripts and typed drafts, published stories and poems, clippings, reviews, and magazine copies. Her correspondence with fellow authors, poets, and publishers is especially full for the 1920s, and includes letters (chiefly in typescript) of Amy Lowell, Hervey Allen, Josephine Pinckney, Norman Hapgood, Edwin Markham, and Dubose Heyward. Volumes include two scrapbooks of letters and clippings, 1919-1927; a book of poems, 1890-1917; a sketchbook of her charcoals and water colors; and one unpublished chapter from a biography of Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1723-1793) by Harriott Horry Ravenel, Beatrice Witte Ravenel's mother-in-law.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Ravenel, Beatrice Witte, 1870-1956

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Beatrice Witte Ravenel, writer and poet of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Beatrice Witte Ravenel papers, 1892-1948 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25290688 Beatrice Witte Ravenel (24 August 1870-15 March 1956), daughter of Charles Otto and Charlotte Sophia Reeves Witte, was born in Charleston, S.C. Her father was a German-born businessman and civic leader in Charleston. Beatrice was educated at the Charleston Female Seminary, and, in 1889, enrolled i...