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- Creator
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
- Call number
- MssCol 2441
- Physical description
- .75 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Preferred Citation
- Edgar Allan Poe collection, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Advance notice required. Request access to this collection.Restrictions apply
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, and critic. The collection contains a holograph manuscript of the poem "Eulalie," a roll manuscript of "Thou Art the Man," fragments of extracts of periodical criticism, an undated fragment on Coleridge as plagiarist, and a draft to L.A. Godey for Harnden & Co., 1846. In addition to Poe manuscripts, the collection contains eleven letters from George W. Eveleth to Poe, 1845-1849, artifacts, printed reproductions, facsimiles, and descriptions of Poe documents, and related printed material.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Mabbott, Thomas O.; Frank Godey; George Blumenthal; Emma Chase, 1938Key terms
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Access to materials
Advance notice required. Request access to this collection.Access restrictions
Facsimiles must be used in lieu of original Poe items.