poestudies Preliminary Inventory of the Poe Studies Association Records, 1972-1996 Processed by: Meghan Lyon; machine-readable finding aid created by: Meghan Lyon David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: January 2009Processed by Meghan Lyon, January 2009; Finding Aid encoded by Meghan Lyon, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, January 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Preliminary Inventory of the Poe Studies Association Records, 1972-1996 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

2009 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Poe Studies Association Poe Studies Association Records, 1972-1996 Material in English 0.8 Linear Feet 1041 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. 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. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Poe Studies Association Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

 Provenance

The Poe Studies Association Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript 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.

 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.

 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.

 Subject Headings

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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. Contents 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.

 1Poe 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.

 2Correspondence, 1985-1986