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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300026451

Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:

"A Legend of Christmas Roses", circa 1940

 File — Box 4265.001: [Barcode: 1006233187], Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

This file contains one handwritten poem by an unknown author recounting a French Christmas story about a "little shepherd-maiden" who wishes to bring a gift to the newborn baby Jesus and is visited by an angel, after which roses bloom from the frozen ground.

Dates: circa 1940

Alexander B. Meek letter, 1859 June 10

 File — Box WSC001: [Barcode: 1006241611], Folder: W0129.09
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a letter from Alexander B. Meek to Miss Addie A. Harris in June 1859. Miss Harris had written Meek requesting an autographed piece of silk for a quilt she was making. Meek not only sent her the autograph, he sent a beautiful four-line poem to add to his inscription on the quilt.

Dates: 1859 June 10

Annie Perkins commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3875
Abstract

The collection consists of one commonplace book containing handwritten and published recipes as well as published poems collected by Perkins of Eutaw, Alabama.

Dates: Approximately 1867

Bert Henderson Poems and Correspondence [RESTRICTED], 1962

 File — Box 4265.001: [Barcode: 1006233187], Folder: 49
Scope and Contents

This file contains two poems by Alabama Poet Laureate Bert Henderson that he submitted in 1962 to Judge Jones for possible publication in theAlabama Bible Society Quarterly, with related correspondence.

Dates: 1962

Black Warrior Review materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2394
Abstract

Materials and correspondence of the Black Warrior Review.

Dates: 1974-2001

Mary Tarver Carroll papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0283
Abstract

Contains two undated letters written from this Alabama resident to Peter Brannon, most likely the director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History; two hand-written verses; and three printed cards with Christmas illustrations and poems written by Carroll.

Dates: circa 1930s

Jesse Carter commonplace and letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0284
Abstract

Commonplace and letterbook, with early entries dating from 1823, includes hand-written poetry and by authors such as Shakespeare and Lord Byron. Later entries date from at least 1843 and include copies of letters that mention Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras societies.

Dates: 1823-1882

Bernard P. Chamberlain poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3806
Abstract

Three typescript poems

Dates: 1947-1955

Zitella Cocke papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0329
Abstract

The collection contains photocopies of photographs and poems, perhaps written by Cocke.

Dates: circa 1950

Jefferson Jackson Coleman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0337
Abstract

Souvenirs from various events, as well as awards and honors bestowed upon Coleman, who served The University in many capacities for almost 50 years.

Dates: 1961-1974

John Smartt Coley manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0342
Abstract

Uncorrected manuscript of Coley's translation of Le Roman de Thebes, published in 1986 as part of the Garland Library of Medieval Literature.

Dates: before 1986

Cowin family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0364
Abstract Photocopies of the diary and essays written by John H. Cowin of Green County, Alabama covering events from 22 April through 13 November 1861 as well as a smaller diary for the month of January 1863. There is also a presidential pardon and oaths of allegiance certificates for Samuel Cowin, as well as photocopies of miscellaneous documents including Alabama tax statements from 1875 and 1877 and newspaper clippings, and a Civil War era Smith and Wesson Model 2 Army revolver. Also in the...
Dates: 1861–1921

Ethel Creighton poem and watercolor

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0365
Abstract

A poem and a watercolor by Ethel Creighton featuring the Old Spanish Tower in Mobile, Alabama.

Dates: between 1880-1953

Michael Dorman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0445
Abstract

This collection consists principally of research material used in the writing of "The George Wallace Myth." Correspondence, proposals, and the book manuscript are among them. Galley proofs of two other books, "The Second Man," an overview of the changing role of the Vice Presidency and "Stockcar Butterworth," a book about stock car racing, are also part of the collection, as are poems, most of them unpublished, and copies of several published articles.

Dates: 1968-1976

Dreams and nightmares Fifty-one, manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3716
Abstract

Manuscript copy of the 51st issue of the Dreams and Nightmares magazines.

Dates: 1998 October

Elizabeth R. Shaw Notebook, 1840, 1960

 File — Box 4265.001: [Barcode: 1006233187], Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

This file contains a notebook full of handwritten poems with attributions to various people. The front inside cover is inscribed: "Elizabeth R. Shaw, Chillcothe, Dec. 20th, 1840." The file also includes two typewritten copies of a poem from the notebook, "All for the Best," with attributions to Elizabeth Shaw in Chillicothe, Ohio (December 20, 1840), and George P. J. Stober of Louisville, Kentucky (November 24, 1960).

Dates: 1840, 1960

Envelope with Rhyme about Elias Zeller, 1869 August 8

 File — Box 4265.001: [Barcode: 1006233187], Folder: 4
Scope and Contents This file contains an empty envelope with a poem written on the outside. The poem begins: "P. M. this letter's for a 'feller' / Well known at home, Elias Zeller," and says, "I know a 'devil' communicates with him quite often." The poem ends: "For the 'Oxford Citizen' - please note it, / Just reads as though the 'devil' wrote it." The bottom of the envelope reads: Oxford, Butler County, Ohio. The envelope also bears a Locust Grove postmark dated August 18, and a three-cent stamp featuring a...
Dates: 1869 August 8

James Clifford Estes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0492
Abstract

Personal correspondence, papers relating to academic matters, a diploma, cards, maps, newspaper clippings, and photographs of Estes, his family, and friends

Dates: 1914-1955; Majority of material found within 1919 - 1924

"Farewell dear partner kind and true", circa 1816

 File — Box 4265.001: [Barcode: 1006233187], Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

This file contains a two-page untitled poem that was "composed on the death of Bebeuah(?) Stevens, who died June 27th, 1816." The poem mourns a woman who died at age nineteen and reflects on the eternal life of her soul from a Christian perspective.

Dates: circa 1816

Fighting French Relief Arm band and poem

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0541
Abstract

A Free French Relief arm band, featuring a swastika and the words "Sous la Botte Nazie (Under the Nazi Boot)," and a printed poem in English by Marie C. Benney entitled "France," about the Nazi suppression of freedom in France.

Dates: between 1939 and 1945

Francis Johnson Keene Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0798
Abstract

Ledger sheets of accounts recording the sale of lumber, flour, corn, and other commodities. The collection also contains poems written by and arithmetic exercises done by Frances Johnson Keene.

Dates: 1843 - 1855

George W. Jones Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0777
Abstract

Account book probably kept by George Walter Jones. It includes several poems and speeches in the ledger.

Dates: 1880

Grimes Family Papers, 1908 August 10 - 1919 August 24

 File — Box 4251.001: [Barcode: 1006213006], Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Lionel Grimes was a Marine in World War I, writing to his family in Cincinnati, Ohio, about daily events including guard duty of prisoners, purchasing war stamps, frequent sand storms, and practicing his shooting accuracy. The collection includes a poem and a small group of other correspondence.

Dates: 1908 August 10 - 1919 August 24

George G. Hardin poems and song

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0627
Abstract

Religious poems and hymn written by Hardin when he was in his 80s and 90s

Dates: 1981-1986

Harriet Anna Kennedy papers

 Collection
Identifier: W-0117
Abstract

Notebook of poems written by Harriet Anna Kennedy between 1863-1864. A letter and a small collection of later poems written by Kennedy and members of her extended family are also included.

Dates: 1863 - 1903

George Hinkle papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3604
Abstract

Binder of poems and a scrapbook

Dates: 1984-1988

Glenn House papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2292
Abstract

Materials from the book arts project of Hamilton M. Woodon's 1863 poem Chicamauga.

Dates: 1988

J. H. Tebbets Letter, 1846 October 31

 File — Box 4257.001: [Barcode: 1006214226], Folder: 18
Scope and Contents

Letter from J.H. Tebbets of Saco (probably Maine) to his sister Julia Ann Tebbets of Grand Falls, New Hampshire. Besides the news of the family, the letter ends with an Indian prayer of five stanzas.

Dates: 1846 October 31

James Hall and Myra Hall papers

 Collection
Identifier: W-0023
Abstract

Two copies of Hall's "The History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Alabama Prior to 1826" and a notebook detailing his sermons and revival participation from September 1886 through May 1887; a large portion of the notebook contains Myra Hall's writings

Dates: 1886-1904

John Beecher Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3226
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a variety of newspaper and periodical clippings about John Beecher, his appearances and poetry readings, and reviews of his published works. Press releases are included as well. Most of the clippings were collected by Barbara Beecher. There are Web pages about John Beecher printed out by Martha Huie included in the collection. There is a small amount of correspondence and three sound recordings of the author reading his poetry.

Dates: unknown

Jones and Callaway Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3031
Abstract

Family papers containing letters, a farm journal, and writings of members of the Jones and Callaway families in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida

Dates: 1845-1940; Majority of material found in 1860-1900

Joseph Michael Whiteside Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1550
Abstract

This collection consists of a scrapbook and a notebook. The former contains photographs, letters from celebrities and politicians, certificates of merit, sheet music, and items related to the entertainment industry. The latter contains poetry by Whiteside.

Dates: 1953 - 1984

George L. Kittredge letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3808
Abstract

Letters between Kittredge and his wife, including a copy of their marriage certificate as well as poetry sent in honor of his birthday

Dates: 1886-1888

Lamkin Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3901
Abstract

Deed and survey from 1843 for land in North Carolina, correspondence covering family news and daily life, two family Bibles, as well as three books written by family friends

Dates: 1843 - 1990

Lavinia Hetherling Leinau commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: W-0124
Abstract

Tennessee resident Lavinia Heatherling Leinau's commonplace book, containing poetry and notes from friends

Dates: 1831 - 1879; Majority of material found within 1831 - 1836

Willie D. Shelby Livingston papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3491
Scope and Contents

Composition and essay booklets that contain lectures, poetry, and notes that are in multiple languages (English, German, Greek, and a type of shorthand).

Dates: circa 1880

Mary C. Kelly scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: W-0036
Abstract

Originally used by R. G. Betsill, a physician in Pike County, Alabama, as a record of his patients' treatments and accounts in 1855, the volume was used by Mary C. Kelly as a scrapbook in 1866.

Dates: 1855 - 1866

Mary Johnson Blackburn Poetry Book, after 1924

 File — Box 4265.003: [Barcode: 1006233188], Case: 1
Scope and Contents This file contains a 134-page looseleaf volume of typed works by Georgia folklorist and poet Mary Johnson Blackburn called How Fairies Are Made and Other Verse for the Youngest to the Oldest. The book includes 117 poems that are primarily about childhood, as well as numerous hand-drawn illustrations by Blackburn. The first page of the looseleaf volume contains an address label that reads: "Mary Johnson Blackburn (Mrs. Robt.) 972 Virginia Ave. N.E....
Dates: after 1924

"Myrtle Love", before 1900

 File — Box 4265.001: [Barcode: 1006233187], Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

This file contains part of a poem equating flowers with human virtues by an unknown author.

Dates: before 1900

Helen Norris Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4084
Abstract

Typescript copies of several plays, poems, and novels

Dates: after 1950

"O yes I've come again to you", circa 1890

 File — Box 4265.001: [Barcode: 1006233187], Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

This file contains an unitled two-page love poem written on stationery with the heading "Laconia, Indiana, 189--."

Dates: circa 1890

"Opening Address," by Frank Burrell, 1891

 File — Box 4265.001: [Barcode: 1006233187], Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

This file contains a poem written by Frank Burrell addressed to people young and old, stating that it is the "twenty-fourth day of December" and calling on listeners to have a merry Christmas. The top of the paper bears the heading: "Opening Address." The file also includes an envelope addressed to Miss Crissie Burrell, Rocky Fork, Ohio, postmarked March 7, 1891.

Dates: 1891

Poems from the Old Log House, 1976 August

 File — Box 4265.001: [Barcode: 1006233187], Folder: 18
Scope and Contents This file contains a booklet of poems by KatieAnn Troyer, Poems from the Old Log House, about her life and the lives of her family members, written between 1958 and 1968. Several poems are dedicated to relatives. There are thirty-one rhyming verse poems, photocopied and compiled by Troyer's family. Some entries are typed, though others are handwritten. Two entries are in German. The booklet also contains three newspaper clippings that concern family members...
Dates: 1976 August

Julien de Lallande Poydras papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1158
Abstract

Correspondence between W. S. Hoole and David Erdman concerning an original poem written by Julian Poydras in 1779 while in Louisiana

Dates: 1779

Prentiss Ingraham and Joseph H. Ingraham Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0729
Abstract

Material relating to "dime novelist" Prentiss Ingraham and his father, Joseph Holt Ingraham, kept by Prentiss's daughter, Rosa. Included are clippings, letters, poetry, photographs and other items, and a a list of books by Ingraham held by the W. S. Hoole Library.

Dates: 1839 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1868 - 1950

Prison Bill of Fare Poem Broadside

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4319
Scope and Contents

One broadside of a poem written by a Union soldier held at the Confederate Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, on 8 November 1861. The poem describes the food provided and the ways it was prepared at the prison in satirical verse.

Dates: 1861-11-08

Rare vertical file

 Collection
Identifier: PM-013
Abstract

Contains a variety of rare, published materials. Most notable are the almanacs, biographies, guidebooks, art catalogs, and works of literature.

Dates: circa 1750-2000

Recuil de Toutes Sportes des Pieces Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1183
Abstract

Manuscript volume of poetry, rebound in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. It contains poetry and epigrams, often political, in different hands. The title translates as " Collection of All Kinds of Pieces."

Dates: 1738

"Reveries," by T. Y. K., 1880

 File — Box 4265.001: [Barcode: 1006233187], Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

This file contains a six-page poem, "Reveries," written by T. Y. K. in Chicago. The poem is about a "batchelor" who, while trying to write on the eve of Valentine's Day, falls asleep and dreams of a June day in the countryside.

Dates: 1880

Warfield Creath Richardson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1194
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of Richardson's literary output, dating from 1842 to 1914. Included are poems, short stories, essays, plays, and lectures in handwritten and printed drafts, proof sheets, pamphlets, and clippings. There is also a small collection of letters. It contains a letter from Henry Wordsworth Longfellow and two from Thomas M. Owen.

Dates: 1842-1937