James Southall Wilson Papers Pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe, 1921-1952

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

James Southall Wilson Papers Pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe, #7838-b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Creator:
James Southall Wilson
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

James Southall Wilson Papers Pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe, #7838-b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection of 19 items, 1921-1952, compiled by James Southall Wilson, pertains to Edgar Allan Poe. Included are three letters, ten reprints, notes, and three copies of portraits of Poe. The correspondents, C. Alphonso Smith, [Ellis?] Campbell, and Dudley Hutcherson, discuss articles by Wilson and by themselves about Poe. The reprints, 1933-1952, are of articles by Dudley Hutcherson, F. DeWolfe Miller, James Southall Wilson, Fredson Bowers, and Esmond L. Marilla. Also included are copies of a Rembrandt Peale portrait, 1833, and of two daguerrotypes, ca. 1845 and November 14, 1848, of Edgar Allan Poe.

Acquisition information:
This collection was given to the Library by Louise Greer of Greenville, North Carolina on May 10, 1968.
Processing information:

This collection was transferred from the Rare Book Division to the Manuscript Division on May 5, 1988.

Physical description:
This collection consists of 19 items.