Papers, 1842-1991.

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Papers, 1842-1991.

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Collection consists of correspondence, research notes, reviews, catalogs, bulletins, printed matter, clippings, notes and other materials relating to Jackson's interest in Edgar Allan Poe. The bulk of the material pertains to the publication of Jackson's POE LOG, and includes correspondence with Joel Myerson, Dwight Thomas, Clarence Ghodes, and Thomas O. Mabbott; and manuscripts for IN SEARCH OF ELDORADO and the final POE LOG. Some items pertain to other works by Jackson regarding the history of the SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER during the years of Poe's affiliation with that publication. The collection also contains copies of two letters of Edgar Allan Poe written in the 1840's, a copy of a letter from George W. Bagby to Augustin L. Taveau, and letters from J.H. Whitty, a scholar and collector of Poe, along with letters of other individuals interested in Poe and American literature. A portion of the collection consists of class notes, exams, and essays from Jackson's undergraduate and graduate student days at Duke University.

1857 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7533244

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Mabbott, Thomas Ollive, 1898-1968

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Thomas Ollive Mabbott (July 6, 1898 – May 15, 1968) was an American professor and scholar of literature, perhaps best known for his research on writer Edgar Allan Poe. He has also done studies on John Milton, Walt Whitman, Thomas Chatterton, and Edward Coote Pinkney. Mabbott was born and raised in New York City. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Columbia University, earning his AB (1920), AM (1921), and Ph.D. (1923) in English. After graduating from Columbia, Mabbott taught English literatu...

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...

Jackson, David Kelly

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Businessman and former student of Jay B. Hubbell with a lifelong interest in Edgar Allan Poe. From the description of Papers, 1842-1991. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 43738537 ...

Duke University

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Thomas, Dwight, 1953-

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Taveau, Augustin L. (Augustin Louis), 1828-1886

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Charleston, South Carolina attorney and poet. From the description of Montezuma : an historical poem of the ancient Aztecs of Mexico, 1883-1885. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32138878 Planter and author of Charleston, S.C., and Chaptico, Md. From the description of Papers, 1741-1931; (bulk 1830-1886). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188572 Born South Carolina, lawyer and poet. From the descripti...

Ghodes, Clarence.

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Bagby, George William, 1828-1883

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Author, lecturer and journalist, of Cumberland County, and Orange Court House, Va., married to Lucy Parke Chamberlayne (1842-1927). From the description of Papers, 1828-1917. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29991351 Virginia resident, author, and editor of the SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. From the description of Letters, 1861-1863. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36109658 Author and editor of Richmond, Va. ...

Whitty, J. H. (James Howard), 1859-1937

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Journalist, businessman, and scholar, of Richmond, Va. From the description of Papers, 1792-1943. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20273947 ...

Myerson, Joel.

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