Bronx Society of Science and Letters and the William C. Woolfson collection, 1917-1982.

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Bronx Society of Science and Letters and the William C. Woolfson collection, 1917-1982.

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Papers, correspondence, and records of the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences (later called the Bronx Society of Science and Letters). These are especially important for the history of the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, a prime focus of the society. Also included are photographs and sketches of Poe and the cottage, and papers of William C. Woolfson (including a card file on which his book They were here is based) and Frank Wuttge, Jr. (including musical scores for works of Poe and Joseph Rodman Drake, and a manuscript of his unpublished work Mocassin paths : trails through the Bronx).

3 cubic ft. (5 boxes + 1 folder+ 1 card file)

Lehman College Library, Leonard Lief Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7715654

Lehman College Library, Leonard Lief Library

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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...

Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences

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William C. Woolfson and Frank Wuttge, Jr. were instrumental in reviving the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences under its new name, Bronx Society of Science and Letters. Woolfson also founded the Bronx Council on the Arts, served in other public organizations, and taught at various high schools and colleges in the New York City area, including John Jay College and Bronx Community College. From the description of Bronx Society of Science and Letters and the William C. Woolfson collecti...

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...

Wuttge, Frank

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Frank Wuttge, Jr. was a writer and researcher with interests in the history of New York City, Edgar Allan Poe and poetry. His father, Frank Wuttge, Sr. was a photographer active in German-American organizations. From the guide to the Frank Wuttge papers, ca. 1915-ca. 1985, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Woolfson, William C.

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