Poe-Chivers papers, 1827-1885.

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Poe-Chivers papers, 1827-1885.

The collection consists of letters regarding the Poe-Chivers controversy by Sarah Whitman, W. Gilmore Simms, John Sartain, John Gierlow, G.K. Dickinson, Maria Clemm, Thomas Holley Chivers, and others. The collection also contains 35 miscellaneous letters and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.

91 pieces.1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6736963

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Whitman, Sarah Helen Power, 1803-1878

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Sarah Helen Power Whitman (January 19, 1803 – June 27, 1878) was an American poet, essayist, transcendentalist, spiritualist and a romantic interest of Edgar Allan Poe. Whitman was born in Providence, Rhode Island on January 19, 1803, exactly six years before Poe's birth. She was the daughter of Nicholas Power. In 1828, she married the poet and writer John Winslow Whitman. John had been co-editor of the Boston Spectator and Ladies' Album, which allowed Sarah to publish some of her poetry usin...

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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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...

Dickinson, G. K.

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Clemm, Maria Poe, 1790-1871.

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Aunt and mother-in-law of Poe. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, NY, to Henry B. Hirst of Philadelphia, 1849 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270903995 ...

Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870

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Author, poet, and editor of South Carolina. From the description of William Gilmore Simms papers, 1735-1987. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 766024802 South Carolina author. From the description of ALsS : Woodland, near Midway, S.C., to his publishers, Philadelphia, 1840-1843. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525116 Poet and author. From the description of William Gilmore Simms correspondence, 1842-...

Sartain, John, 1808-1897

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Engraver, portrait and miniature painter John Sartain was born in London in 1808 and moved to the United States in 1830 after a seven year apprenticeship to London engraver John Swaine. Besides his banknote and portrait engraving, Sartain was noted for his magazine engravings. In 1849 he began his own magazine, entitled Sartain's Union Magazine of Letters and Art, but ceased its publication three years later due to financial troubles. Sartain was also the director of the Pennsylvania Academy of ...

Chivers, T. H. (Thomas Holley), 1809-1858

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Poet, of Washington (Wilkes Co.), Ga. From the description of Papers, 1833-1859. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465199 ...

Gierlow, John.

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