Correspondence of John Carl Miller [manuscript] 1954-57.

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Correspondence of John Carl Miller [manuscript] 1954-57.

Miller corresponds with Silvio A. Bedini, Atcheson Laughlin Hench, Clifford Carley Vierra, and John Cook Wyllie about various problems in Poe scholarship including the authorship of The fire fiend, a miniature of Elizabeth Arnold Poe, a Poe desk, time pieces in Poe's works and factual bases for The oblong box and The lighthouse.

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Miller, John Carl 1916-1979

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Miller was born in Escatawpa, Mississippi, in 1916. He recieved a B.A. degree in English from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, and later earned an M.A. (1947) and Ph.D. (1954) in English from the University of Virginia. Miller was a specialist in early American literature and an authority on Edgar Allan Poe. He taught at the University of Alabama, Louisiana State University, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia, and the Virginia Military Institute before joining the faculty at Old...

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...

Bedini, Silvio A., 1917-2007

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Silvio A. Bedini (b. January 17, 1917, Ridgefield, Connecticut-d. November 14, 2007, Washington, D.C.), curator and Keeper of Rare Books, National Museum of History and Technology. ...

Wyllie, John Cook, 1908-1968

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Description of this Albemarle Co. lawyer. From the description of Biographical sketch of George Carr [manuscript] / drafted by J.C.W. for his grandson Mr. Charles Carr, 1967. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647936052 Wyllie was Director of Libraries, University of Virginia, and Book Review Editor of The Richmond News Leader. From the description of Letters : concerning his book reviews in The Richmond news leader, 1952-1963. (University of Virginia)...

Hench, Atcheson Laughlin, 1891-1974

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Professor of English at the University of Virginia. From the description of Letter of Atcheson Laughlin Hench to Dr. and Mrs. Edward Harper Rynearson [manuscript], 1950 October 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647821141 Professor of English at the University of Virginia, 1922-1962. From the description of Oral history interview of Atcheson L. Hench by Ann L.S. Southwell [manuscript], March 15, 1972. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 6...

Poe, Elizabeth Arnold, 1787?-1811

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Vierra, Clifford Carley,

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