Papers of John Carl Miller [manuscript] 1830-1979.

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Papers of John Carl Miller [manuscript] 1830-1979.

The collection contains the annotated, corrected typescript of Poe's Helen remembers, 1979. There are also annotated copies of the typescript of Miller's 1973 revision of John Henry Ingram's Poe collection at the University of Virginia, 1960; and of Miller's transcript of Ingram's manuscript The true story of Edgar Allan Poe, ca. 1905. In addition there are business papers regarding the publication of Building Poe biography, 1977. Source material on Poe, his friends and family, and on Ingram consists chiefly of copies of late 19th century newsclippings, and of the correspondence of Ingram and Whitman. The collection also contains photographs of Sarah Helen Whitman, Manet's sketch of Poe, and the Providence Athenaeum Library, and a card file containing Miller's notes on Poe's correspondence. Louis Decimus Rubin is a correspondent.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7929678

University of Virginia. Library

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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...

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...

Ingram, John Henry, 1842-1916

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English literary figure, from London. From the description of Letters, 1878-1905. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270709 From the description of Letters, 1878-1905. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19851387 Biographer of Edgar Allan Poe. From the description of Recollections of Swinburne [manuscript], 1890. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647832622 ...

Old dominion university

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The ODU Poster Collection contains a wide range of posters of musical performances, plays, athletic events, academic programs, student activities, lectures, discussions, seminars, readings, and festivals. They document recruitment foci, program offerings and the academic, political and cultural environment of the university. From the guide to the ODU Poster Collection, 1974-1990, (Special Collections and University Archives, Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library, Old Dominion Univ...

Rubin, Louis D., Jr. (Louis Decimus), 1923-2013

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Papers of Louis Decimus Rubin, Jr., of Chapel Hill, N.C., educator, literary critic, scholar, novelist, journalist, editor, and publisher. Rubin was professor of English at Hollins College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and founder of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. From the description of Louis Decimus Rubin papers, 1945- (Series 1.1.1 D-H) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 31069813 From the description of Louis Decimus Rubin papers, 1945- WorldCat reco...