VCU James Branch Cabell Library
Poetry Society of Virginia records
Poetry Society of Virginia
M 53
/repositories/5/resources/268
7 Linear Feet
1922-2018
English
Arrangement
The collection is divided into five series: Series 1: Administrative records, 1937-2018; Series 2: Correspondence, 1922-2013; Series 3: Program files, 1928-2018; Series 4: Publicity materials, 1946-2011; and Series 5: Poet files, 1926-2016
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Preferred Citation
Poetry Society of Virginia records, 1922-2018, # M 53, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
The Poetry Society of Virginia was founded in 1923 at the College of William and Mary by a small group of university faculty members and other Virginia poets. The organization seeks to promote the writing, study, and appreciation of poetry through generating publications, sponsoring a number of writing contests, and holding a variety of events across the state. The Society also plays a role in the selection process of the Virginia Poet Laureate.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials created and acquired by members of the Poetry Society of Virginia and document the activities of the organization. Contents date from 1922 to 2018, with the bulk of the collection dating from the 1970s to the 2010s. Materials include annual contest files, student contest files, executive committee records, correspondence, membership lists, newsletters, event files, fliers, bylaws, information about individual poets, poems, and printouts from the organization's website.
Acquisition Information
The collection has been donated to the Special Collections and Archives Department in several sections over the years, beginning in 1967.
Poetry -- Societies, etc.
Poets, American -- Virginia.
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