Preliminary Inventory of the Poe Studies Association Records, 1972-1996
[top]Descriptive Summary
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Poe Studies Association
Title
Poe Studies Association Records, 1972-1996
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet
1041 Items
Abstract
1041 Items
Non-profit educational organization of college teachers and other interested persons. It was created to exchange information and ideas relating to Edgar Allen Poe biography and criticism both in the U.S. and abroad. The Association publishes a newsletter and meets in conjunction with Modern Language Association meetings. Honorary members have included Jay B. Hubbell and Richard Wilbur.
Collection contains such items as the Association by-laws, correspondence, minutes, publications, and an address by Maureen Cobb Mabbott. Correspondence is divided into alphabetical and chronological files whose items discuss the workings of the Association, program arrangements, publications, and research ideas. The collection is part of the Jay B. Hubbell Center for American Literary Historiography.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open for research.
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Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Poe Studies Association Records, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Poe Studies Association Records were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a
gift in 1998-2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Meghan Lyon, January 2009
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, January 2009
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical and Historical Note
Non-profit educational organization of college teachers and other interested persons. It was created to exchange information and ideas relating to Edgar Allen Poe biography and criticism both in the U.S. and abroad. The Association publishes a newsletter and meets in conjunction with Modern Language Association meetings. Honorary members have included Jay B. Hubbell and Richard Wilbur.
[top]Collection Overview
Collection contains such items as the Association by-laws, correspondence, minutes, publications, and an address by Maureen Cobb Mabbott. Correspondence is divided into alphabetical and chronological files whose items discuss the workings of the Association, program arrangements, publications, and research ideas. The collection is part of the Jay B. Hubbell Center for American Literary Historiography.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849--Criticism and interpretation.
- Jay B. Hubbell Center for American Literary Historiography.
- Poe Studies Association.
- American literature--Study and teaching.
- Scholars--United States--Correspondence.
- Literary historians--United States.
- American literature--History and criticism.
- American literature--Societies, etc.--History--20th century.
 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
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Preliminary Description of Collection
Poe Studies Association Records, 1972-1996
1 Box
Collection contains such items as the Association by-laws, correspondence, minutes, publications, and an address by Maureen Cobb Mabbott. Correspondence is divided into alphabetical and chronological files whose items discuss the workings of the Association, program arrangements, publications, and research ideas. The collection is part of the Jay B. Hubbell Center for American Literary Historiography.
Box 1
Poe Studies Association Records
Accession (2008-0266), 1985-1986
1 Box
Addition (2008-0266) (150 items; 0.2 lin. ft.; 1985-1986) contains correspondence discussing Association business, including administration, nominations for posts, meetings, and newsletters.
This addition is unprocessed. Please see Reference Services with questions.
Box 2
Correspondence, 1985-1986
