Papers of Edgar Allan Poe, 1836-1955.

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Papers of Edgar Allan Poe, 1836-1955.

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The collection includes one manuscript by Poe, a fragment of "The Rational of Verse." The collection contains 20 letters, 8 of which are by Poe and 4 by his mother-in-law, Maria Clemm. They discuss Poe's literary background and his writings, especially "The Literati of New York City ..." and "Eureka," their publication and copyright ownership; Maria Clemm's health, loss of loved ones and financial problems; the estate of William Clemm, Jr.; William James Hubard; and periodical literature. Also George R. Graham; "Penn Magazine" (later "Stylus"); Caddie [Richmond?]'s dancing; "Annie" [Nancy Locke Heywood Richmond]; Poe publisher Justus Starr Redfield; a biographical sketch of F.W. Thomas; the writing of Thomas Holley Chivers; the "Southern Literary Messenger"; "Memoir of an Author" by Rufus W. Griswold; the authenticity of a Vernon Fletcher portrait of Poe; and the authorship of "Autobiography of a Monomaniac ..." There are also 4 magazine photographs (2 of John Allan, 2 of the "Southern Literary Messenger" building); 2 receipts, one of which is signed by Poe; 4 miscellaneous photocopies (2 from Harper and Brothers "A Catalogue of Valuable Standard Works" containing a description of "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" by Poe, page one of "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and a page of a manuscript of "Marginalia" by Poe); and a stanza of "Isabella" by Sara Anna Lewis copied in Poe's hand. Correspondents include Clifton Waller Barrett; Mary A. Benjamin; Nicholas Biddle; John Bisco; Henry S. Borneman; Thomas Holley Chivers; Lewis Jacob Cist; Maria Poe Clemm; George W. Eveleth; Godey's Lady's Book; Rufus W. Griswold; Gabriel Harrison; James A. Harrison; Washington Irving; John P. Kennedy; Jane Ermina Starkweather Locke; John Neal; Nancy Locke Heywood Richmond; Laura Stedman; Swain, Abell and Simmons; Frederick William Thomas; Thomas Willis White; and Nathaniel Parker Willis.

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Rufus Wilmot Griswold (February 13, 1815 – August 27, 1857) was an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic. Born in Vermont, Griswold left home when he was 15 years old. He worked as a journalist, editor, and critic in Philadelphia, New York City, and elsewhere. He built a strong literary reputation, in part due to his 1842 collection The Poets and Poetry of America. This anthology, the most comprehensive of its time, included what he deemed the best examples of American poetry. He produc...

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Locke, Jane E. (Jane Ermina), 1805-1859

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Gould, Laura Stedman, 1881-

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Thomas, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1806-1866

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American author. From the description of Letter, 1839 November 6, Cincinnati, Ohio, to I. T. Sullivan, St. Louis, Missouri [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814552 ...

Benjamin, Mary A.

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Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867

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Barrett, Clifton Waller, 1901-1991

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Godey's Lady's Book,

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Richmond, Nancy Locke Heywood, 1820-1898,

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Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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Clemm, Maria Poe, 1790-1871.

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White, Thomas Willis, 1788-1843

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Chivers, T. H. (Thomas Holley), 1809-1858

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Harrison, Gabriel, 1818-1902

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Swain, Abell & Simmons

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Cist, Lewis J. (Lewis Jacob), 1818-1885

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Borneman, Henry Stauffer, 1870-1955

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