Letter, 1926, September 17, Newtonville, Massachusetts, to Harry Lyman Koopman.

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...

Koopman, Harry Lyman, 1860-1937

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Koopman was a librarian at Brown University. From the description of Correspondence to Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1896. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 226052120 Brown University librarian from 1893 to 1930. Poet, journalist; essayist; amateur astronomer. From the description of Papers, 1872-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122615406 ...

Langdon, Courtney, 1861-1924.

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Professor of Romance Languages at Brown University from 1899 to 1924. Honorary member of class of 1891. Known for his English translation of Dante. Brother of William Chauncy Langdon, historian, writer, and pageant master. From the description of Papers, 1914-1924. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122471223 ...

Grimké, Angelina Emily 1805-1879

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Wyman, Lillie Buffum Chace, 1847-1929

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Writer whose interests included rights of women and abolition. Daughter of Elizabeth Buffum Chace. Wife of John C. Wyman. From the description of Letter, 1926, September 17, Newtonville, Massachusetts, to Harry Lyman Koopman. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122529501 ...

Grimké, Angelina Weld, 1880-1958

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Angelina Weld Grimké wa born February 27, 1880, in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, Archibald Grimké, was  the second African American to graduate from Harvard Law School. Angelina was named for her father's white aunt, Angelina Grimké Weld, a prominent abolitionist. She was one of the first American women of color to have a play publicly performed; her plays were on the theme of racial violence. Grimké wrote essays, short stories and poems which were published in The Crisis, the newspaper of ...