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Poetry, Modern

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Ellicott-King family papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030044261]
Identifier: MS-0161
Abstract

The Ellicott-King papers (1804-1837) which form this collection consist of a notebook (1804-1826) of Eliza Ellicott, a notebook (1819-1851) of Tacy E. (Ellicott) King, and an autograph album (1835- 1837) of Thomas King. The Ellicott family of Howard County, Maryland settled in Maryland in 1772 on the Patapsco River about 10 miles west of Baltimore, where Ellicott City now stands.

Dates: 1804-1851

Maryland Poets collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030056166]
Identifier: MS-0321
Scope and Contents Two poets, Lizette Woodworth Reese and John Banister Tabb, are represented in the Maryland Poets Collection. Both writers were closely associated with Baltimore and had formed friendships with persons affiliated with Hopkins. The bulk of the collection consists of clippings from newspapers related to Miss Reese and Father Tabb. The largest group is about Miss Reese; only one folder contains Father Tabb items.The articles (1915-1947) about Miss Reese were removed from Baltimore...
Dates: 1888-1947

Matheson collection of Leonard Bacon poetry

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0317
Abstract

Leonard Bacon (1887-1954) was an American poet, translator, and literary critic. This collection consists of a small grouping of correspondence and poetry ranging in date from 1928-1953.

Dates: 1928 - 1953

Victoria Lincoln papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0313
Abstract

Victoria Lincoln was an American writer of fiction and journalistic articles born in 1904. The papers consist largely of drafts of her many articles, stories, poems, and novels. The collection spans 1833-1986, with the bulk of the material from 1925-1985.

Dates: 1833-1986; Majority of material found within 1925-1985

William Benson Jr. notebook

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030051951]
Identifier: MS-0158
Abstract

The notebook (1865-1885) which forms this collection is a bound, holographic volume containing unpublished poetry and prose of William Benson, Jr. Biographical information of William Benson, Jr. has not been found. It is likely that Benson was a physician residing in Baltimore, Maryland.

Dates: 1865-1885

William Paul Jones album

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030051688]
Identifier: MS-0167
Abstract

William Paul Jones is presumed to have lived in Baltimore in the 1820s. The album (approximately 1820s) consists of messages and poetry written by Jones's friends when he was preparing to begin a life at sea.

Dates: approximately 1820s

William Wallace Whitelock papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0234
Abstract

William Wallace Whitelock, poet and author, was born in Mt. Washington, Maryland in 1869. The papers consist of four, bound scrapbooks and fourteen notebooks dating from 1885-1939.

Dates: 1885-1939