Papers : regarding Sarah Helen Whitman, 1959-1976.

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Papers : regarding Sarah Helen Whitman, 1959-1976.

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The collection consists of copies of correspondence and articles about Mrs. Doris's efforts at commemorating Mrs. Whitman. The cemetery where she is buried, the house where she lived, and the daguerreotype studio where Poe's portrait was taken are the chief topics.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Doris, Virginia Louise McCullough

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Edgar Allan Poe enthusiast. From the description of Papers of Virginia Doris, 1989. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32958102 ...

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...

North Burial Ground (Providence, R.I.)

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Episcopal Church. Diocese of Rhode Island

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Episcopal worship in Rhode Island dates from 1635. The Colony relied on itinerant preachers until 1702 when the first Anglican church was built in Newport. Others followed soon after in Narragansett, Bristol and Providence. In 1790 the Diocese of Rhode Island was created with Samuel Seabury, Bishop of Connecticut, named Bishop of Rhode Island as well. Rhode Island would continue to share a bishop with one or more New England states until 1843. In 1929 St. John's Church in Providence became the C...

Hartshorn Daguerreotype Studio (Providence, R.I.)

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John Reynolds House (Providence, R.I.)

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