Records, 1915-1919.

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Records, 1915-1919.

Records include correspondence, 1915-1919, concerning placing a plaque on the Poe Cottage, a collection of Edgar Allan Poe material donated by Edwin B. Hill, and publications of the Society. Also included is a photo, 1915, of a dedication ceremony in Joseph Rodman Drake Park, and copies of portraits of Drake and the title page of a book of poems by Joseph Rodman Drake (THE CULPRIT FAY AND OTHER POEMS). Correspondents include Nathaniel Lord Britton and Victor Hugo Paltsits.

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Edgar Allan Poe Cottage (Bronx, N.Y.)

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The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, owned by the City of New York, has been open as a museum since 1917. Poe lived in the cottage, located in the Bronx, N., Y., from 1846 until his death in 1849. It was declared an official city landmark in 1966 and has been under the administration of the Bronx County Historical Society since 1975. From the description of Edgar Allan Poe Cottage records, ca. 1905-1974. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652349 The Edgar Allan Poe Co...

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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Hill, Edwin Bliss, 1866-1949

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Hill was a printer and author; West was a Dartmouth College professor, author, and founder of Westholm Publications. From the description of Correspondence with Herbert Faulkner West, 1939-1948. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 78291484 From the guide to the Correspondence with Herbert Faulkner West, 1939-1948., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Newspaperman, Western private printer, author, founded a private press in 1884, cam...

Paltsits, Victor Hugo, 1867-1952

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Drake, Joseph Rodman, 1795-1820

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American poet and physician. From the description of Papers of Joseph Rodman Drake [manuscript], 1815-1834. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647870386 American poet. From the description of To fortune : autograph manuscript copy of the poem, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270539202 Epithet: American poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000575.0x00014c ...

Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934

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Nathaniel Britton worked on plant varieties from Central and South America. Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_170_pid_EACP167 Nathaniel Lord Britton (1857-1934) was a leading founder and first Director of the New York Botanical Garden. He was born at New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y. He received his Ph.D. in Geology from Columbia College in 1881 where he studied with John Strong Newberry. In 1886 he was named Professor of Geology and...