Poets and poetry.
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Marc Harshman, Poet Laureate of West Virginia, Papers
Margaret Prescott Montague, Author, Letters
Six letters by Margaret Prescott Montague to a Mr. Paddock concerning her own poems and writings, and the poetry of Angela Morgan.
Margaret Prescott Montague, Author, Papers
Mike Thobois, Collector, Announcements for Literary Events in Morgantown
Notices, posters, and programs for literary events held at West Virginia University or elsewhere in Morgantown, West Virginia. Types of events include poetry readings, symposiums, and writers' workshops. Many of these events were sponsored by the WVU Department of English. Speakers include Maya Angelou (this event was cancelled), Irene McKinney, Yusuf Komunyakaa, Lloyd Davis, Ellesa Clay High, Martin Lammon, and other WVU faculty and graduate students.
Philip Pendleton Cooke (1816-1850) Manuscript (typescript copy)
Copy of Philip Pendleton Kennedy's manuscript biography of Philip Pendleton Cooke, a Martinsburg writer and poet. There is an editorial note on the authorship of the document by Professor John D. Allen who made this copy from the original manuscript in the Bevan Papers, Millwood, Virginia.
Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material
Papers of Thomas Tavenner and the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence; memoirs; journals; financial and legal documents; pamphlets; newspapers; and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family were Confederate sympathizers.