Woodberry Poetry Room manuscript collection, 1896-1967.

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Woodberry Poetry Room manuscript collection, 1896-1967.

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This collection of poems and letters was assembled by the Curator of the Woodberry Poetry Room in Lamont Library at Harvard. It contains annotated drafts of poems by various poets, mostly American; some correspondence between the poets and the Poetry Room concerning tape recordings of the poets reading from their works; a few photographs; and clippings.

3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8309031

Houghton Library

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Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930

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Woodberry (1855-1930) was an American poet, critic, and educator. From the description of George Edward Woodberry lectures delivered at Bowdoin College, 1912. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612844136 Woodberry (1855-1930) was an American poet, critic, and educator. He graduated from Harvard College in 1877, was professor of English at the University of Nebraska (1877-1878, 1880-1882) and professor in the Columbia University Dept. of Comparative Literature (1891-19...

Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library)

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The Woodberry Poetry Room at Harvard was established in honor of Professor George Edward Woodberry. It was opened in 1931 in Widener Library and was moved in 1949 to Lamont Library. From the beginning, poetry readings, funded by the Morris Gray Fund, were given in the Woodberry Poetry Room. The Poetry Room now has assumed responsibility for recording all poetry readings given at Harvard. These include, in addition to those funded by the Morris Gray Fund (administered since 1939 by the English De...