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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Renee M. Savits, 15 October 2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Poe Foundation Business records, 1913-2008 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 43972 Renee M. Savits

Library of Virginia 2008 Renee M. Savits Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Poe Foundation Business records, 1913-2008 43972 15.1 cu. ft. (45 boxes) English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Poe Foundation Business records, 1913-2008. Accession 43972. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond.

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Poe Museum, Richmond, Virginia September 2008.

Biographical Information

The Old Stone House, or the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, opened in April 1922 in Richmond, Virginia. The Poe Museum contains the world's largest collection of Edgar Allan Poe's manuscripts, letters, first editions, memorabilia, and personal belongings. The first officers were J. H. Whitty, President, and W.G. Stanard and Douglas Freeman, Vice Presidents. In 2009 the museum celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe.

Scope and Content

Business records, 1913-2008, of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum of Richmond, Virginia. Includes admission ledgers, annual reports and minutes, book shop accounts, card catalogs, correspondence, daily journals, finances, guest registers, newsletters, photographs, programs, and receipts.

Of note are the numerous letters from Poe scholars, board members, donors, and various dignitaries, including presidents and senators. Beginning in 1921 the museum embarked on an initiative to collect Poe memorabilia and personal effects, and letters tracing these efforts are included. The correspondence also includes numerous requests for information on Poe and purchases from the book shop, as well as copies of poetry and stories submitted by Poe scholars. Also included are letters appointing board members and announcing board meetings, and membership dues. Included is an interesting collection of letters from Olaf Bjorkman regarding a sculpture of Poe and the Raven. Other correspondents include: William Sumner Appleton, Senator Harry F. Byrd, James Branch Cabell, Douglas S. Freeman, Honorable Vaughan Gary, President Warren G. Harding, John Calvin Metcalf, Bentley Munford, George Foster Peabody, Senator A. Willis Robertson, Chief Justice William H. Taft, Morton G. Thalhimer, Mary Traylor (secretary), and Governor William M. Tuck.

The annual reports, 1922-1974, include financial statements, minutes, tour notes, meeting announcements, and reports to the president and board members. Included are copies of the newsletters, Evermore and The Poe Messenger. The financial organization of the museum can be traced through the account cash ledgers, annual reports, book shop accounts, daily journals, and receipts. Also of note are the guest registers, 1921-2006, which record visitors to the Poe Museum, including celebrities such as Gertrude Stein, and track the attendance and popularity of the museum. The collection also includes card catalogs containing information on donations, lists of books, pamphlets, and articles located at the Poe museum, and miscellaneous card catalogs.

 Arrangement

This collection is alphabetically by folder title, with the card catalogs arranged at the end.

 Contents List Accession register, 1976-1997. 1

(see also the accession file card catalogs)

Accession register, 1998-2006. 1

(see also the accession file card catalogs)

Account and membership ledger, 1923. 1 Admissions cash ledger, 1975 November-1980 January. 1 Admissions cash ledger, 1980 January-1982 January. 1 Admissions cash ledger, 1982 January-1983 October. 1 Admissions cash ledger, 1985 May-1987 January. 1 Admissions cash ledger, 1987 January-1988 August. 1 Admissions cash ledger, 1990 April-1991 November. 1 Admissions cash ledger, 1991 November-1993 June. 1 Admissions cash ledger, 1993 June-1994 May. 1 Advertisements, Events, 1977. 2 1 Annual reports and minutes, 1922-1925. 2 1a Annual reports and minutes, 1926-1927. 2 2 Annual reports and minutes, 1930-1939. 2 3 Annual reports and minutes, 1940-1949. 2 4 Annual reports and minutes, 1950-1959. 2 5 Annual reports and minutes, 1960-1974. 2 6 Appraisal, nd. 2 7 Articles of incorporation, 1922-1982. 2 8 Board members, 1954-1978. 2 8a Book shop account journal, 1923 October-1929 December. 2a Book shop account journal, 1962 November-1964 June. 2a Book shop account journal, 1972 August-1974 March. 2a Clippings, 1945-2005. 2 9 Correspondence, 1913-1918. 3 1 Correspondence, 1920. 3 2 Correspondence, 1921. 3 3 Correspondence, 1922 January-June. 3 4 Correspondence, 1922 July-December. 3 5 Correspondence, 1922-1931. 3 6

Olaf Bjorkman

Correspondence, 1923 January-June. 3 7 Correspondence, 1923 July-December. 3 8 Correspondence, 1924 January-June. 3 9 Correspondence, 1924 July-December. 3 10 Correspondence, 1925 January-June. 3 11 Correspondence, 1925 July-December. 3 12 Correspondence, 1926 January-June. 3 13 Correspondence, 1926 July-September. 4 1 Correspondence, 1926 October-December. 4 2 Correspondence, 1927 January-June. 4 3 Correspondence, 1927 July-December. 4 4 Correspondence, 1928 January-June. 4 5 Correspondence, 1928 July-December. 4 6 Correspondence, 1929 January-June. 4 7 Correspondence, 1929 July-December. 4 8 Correspondence, Davenport Insurance Co., 1921-1925. 4 9 Correspondence, Davenport Insurance Co., 1926-1934. 4 10 Correspondence, 1930 January-June. 5 1 Correspondence, 1930 July-December. 5 2 Correspondence, 1931. 5 3 Correspondence, 1932. 5 4 Correspondence, 1933. 5 5 Correspondence, 1934. 5 6 Correspondence, 1935. 5 7 Correspondence, 1936. 5 8 Correspondence, 1937. 5 9 Correspondence, 1938. 5 10 Correspondence, 1939. 5 11 Correspondence, 1940. 6 1 Correspondence, 1941. 6 2 Correspondence, 1942. 6 3 Correspondence, 1943. 6 4 Correspondence, 1944. 6 5 Correspondence, 1945. 6 6 Correspondence, 1949. 6 7 Correspondence, 1958-1959. 6 8 Correspondence, 1960-1964. 6 9 Correspondence, 1965-1969. 6 10 Correspondence, 1970-1979. 6 11 Correspondence, 1980-1986. 6 12 Correspondence, 1987. 6 13 Correspondence, 1988-1989. 6 14 Correspondence, 1990-1997. 7 1 Correspondence, 2000-2006. 7 2 Correspondence, nd. 7 3 Daily journal/diary, 1962. 8 Daily journal/diary, 1962. 8 Daily journal/diary, 1963. 8 Daily journal/diary, 1962 October-1963 September. 8a 1 Daily journal/diary, 1963 October-1964 September. 8a 2 Daily journal/diary, 1964 October-1965 December. 8a 3 Daily journal/diary, 1976-1977. 8 Daily journal/diary, 1978. 8 Daily journal/diary, 1987. 8 Donations, 1989-2006. 7 4 Exhibit loans, 1993. 7 5 Finances, 1925-1933. 7 6 Financial report, 1932. 7 7 Financial report, 1955-1960. 7 8 Financial report, 1975. 7 9 Financial report, 1990-2008. 7 10 Genealogy, Poe family. 7 11 Histories/biographies of Poe. 7 12 Histories/biographies of Poe, Museum package. 7 13 Guest register, 1921 October-1926 April. 9 Guest register, 1926 April-1929 April. 10 Guest register, 1929 April-1932 March. 11 Guest register, 1932 March-1936 July. 12 Guest register, 1936 September-1939 October. 13 Guest register, 1939 October-1943 September. 14 Guest register, 1944 May-1947 August. 15 Guest register, 1947 August-1951 November. 16 Guest register, 1954 May-1955 August. 17 Guest register, 1955 August-1956 May. 17 Guest register, 1956 May-1957 August. 17 Guest register, 1957 August-1959 May. 17 Guest register, 1959 May-1960 October. 17 Guest register, 1960 October-1962 April. 18 Guest register, 1962 May-1963 April. 18 Guest register, 1963 April-1964 March. 18 Guest register, 1964 March-October. 18 Guest register, 1964 October-1965 August. 19 Guest register, 1965 August-1966 June. 19 Guest register, 1966 June-December. 20 1 Guest register, 1966 December-1967 December. 20 2 Guest register, 1967 December-1968 December. 20 3 Guest register, 1968 December-1969 December. 20 4 Guest register, 1969 December-1970 December. 20 5 Guest register, 1970 December-1971 December. 20 6 Guest register, 1971 December-1972 December. 21 1 Guest register, 1972 December-1973 December. 21 2 Guest register, 1973 December-1974 December. 21 3 Guest register, 1975 January-June. 21 4 Guest register, 1975 July-December. 21 5 Guest register, 1976 January-December. 22 1 Guest register, 1977 January-December. 22 2 Guest register, 1978 January-December. 22 3 Guest register, 1979 January-December. 22 4 Guest register, 1980 January-December. 23 1 Guest register, 1981 January-December. 23 2 Guest register, 1982 January-December. 23 3 Guest register, 1983 January-December. 23 4 Guest register, 1984 January-December. 23 5 Guest register, 1985 January-December. 24 1 Guest register, 1986 January-December. 24 2 Guest register, 1987 January-December. 24 3 Guest register, 1988 January-December. 24 4 Guest register, 1989 January-December. 24 5 Guest register, 1990 January-December. 25 1 Guest register, 1991 January-December. 25 2 Guest register, 1992 January-December. 25 3 Guest register, 1993 August-1994 March. 25 4 Guest register, 1994 March-1995 January. 25 5 Guest register, 1995 January-October. 26 1 Guest register, 1995 October-1996 March. 26 2 Guest register, 1996 March-October. 26 3 Guest register, 1996 October-1997 June. 26 4 Guest register, 1999 March-October. 26 5 Guest register, 2000 March-2001 January. 26 6 Guest register, 2001 January-2004 January. 26 7 Guest register, 2004 January-2006 April. 26 8 Long range interpretive plan, 2003. 27 1 Mail account ledger, 1975-1977. 27 2 Manuals/museum guides, 1969-1978. 27 3 Membership, 1926-c. 1950. 27 4 Memorial contributions ledger, 1976-1980. 27 5 Miscellaneous. 27 6 Newsletters, Evermore, 1998-2006. 27 7 Newsletters, The Edgar Allan Poe Museum, 1985. 27 8 Newsletters, The Poe Messenger, 1969-1973. 27 9 Newsletters, The Poe Messenger, 1974-1975. 27 10 Newsletters, The Poe Messenger, 1977-1978. 27 11 Newsletters, The Poe Messenger, 1988. 27 12 Newsletters, The Poe Messenger, 1992. 27 13 Newsletters, The Poe Messenger, Notes, etc., 1973-1978. 28 1 Newsletters, Miscellaneous, 1983. 28 2 Pamphlets, The Edgar Allan Poe Museum, c. 1970-1990. 28 3 Pamphlets, Richmond Walking Tour, ca. 1970. 28 4 Pamphlets, Miscellaneous, ca. 1940-1790. 28 5 Permission forms, 1941-2005. 28 6 Petty cash ledger, 1963-1975. 28 7 Photographs, Labeling of James William Carlings unmarked grave, 1984. 28 8 Photographs, Douglas Southall Freeman, ca. 1950. 28 9 Photographs, Mrs. William Northrop home "Norcroft", ca. 1940-1950. 28 10 Photographs, Poe Shrine/Museum building and furniture, 1978. 28 11 Photographs, Miscellaneous, ca. 1960. 28 12 Photographs, Transparencies, nd. 28 13 Plat of Richmond (copy), nd. 28 14 Policies regarding gifts, loans, and appraisals, 1979. 28 15 Programs, "None Sings So Wildly Well", An Evocation of the World of Edgar Allan Poe, nd. 28 16 Programs, International Edgar Allan Poe Conference, 1999. 28 17 Programs, Miscellaneous, 1937. 28 18 Proposal, Biggs Antique Company, 1962. 28 19 Receipts, 1923-1971. 28 20 Richmond Passport, 1983. 28 20a Short stories of J.E. Orschel, nd. 28 21 Sketches, nd. 28 22 State license application, 1925. 28 23 Stationary, Poe Museum postcards, envelopes, nd. 28 24 Stationary, The Witty Bookstore (blank). 29 1-2 Tax returns, 1992-1993. 29 3 Time line, 1920-1979. 29 3a Virginia State Travel Service, 1971. 29 4 Workmen's compensation policy, 1974-1977. 29 5 Exhibition labels, nd. 29 6 Card catalogs, Accession file (numerical), 1921-1975. 30-31 Card catalogs, Accession file (numerical), 1976-2005. 32-33 Card catalogs, Materials housed in Poe Museum (alphabetical). 34-37 Card catalogs, Materials housed in Poe Museum (subject). 38-40 Card catalogs, Materials housed in The Library of Virginia (alphabetical). 41-43 Card catalogs, Museum board members, ca. 1975-1979. 44 Card catalogs, Magazines, pamphlets, miscellaneous (alphabetical). 44