Edgar Allan Poe Collection, 1766-1974 (bulk 1829-1850).

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Edgar Allan Poe Collection, 1766-1974 (bulk 1829-1850).

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Poems, essays, correspondence, and catalogs make up the bulk of the Edgar Allan Poe Collection, 1766-1974 (bulk 1829-1850). The Poe's Works and Letters Series contains about fifteen mostly holograph works written by Poe, some of which are fragments and all of which are from the last fourteen years of his life. About 70 letters from Poe are also present, spanning 1829-1849 and readily demonstrating Poe's wide range of correspondents. Most of the letters are personal, though many include details of business and pleas for loans. Many of Poe's letters and works are accompanied by correspondence between book dealers and William Koester, descriptions of the items as they appeared in auction or sale catalogs, and other provenance information. Materials about Poe and His Works is a broad-ranging series which encompasses a large number of letters between friends, relatives, collectors, and critics of Poe. While not all of the correspondence is specifically about Poe, it provides context for his life. Also included in this series are a number of works, most about Poe's life and work, but also some contextual works. Additionally, there are many items of Poe ephemera, much of it collected by James Whitty, as well as a number of items withdrawn from books donated by Poe scholars and fans, and a few items of forged materials which were at one time attributed to Poe.

11 boxes (4.58 linear feet), 3 galley folders, 4 oversize boxes, and 10 oversize folders.

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