Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Mary Elizabeth Phillips correspondence with Robert Kegerries
Collection — MS 4003
Call Number: MS 4003
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of fifty-nine letters written by Mary Elizabeth Phillips to Robert Kegerries, an actor who adapted and performed Poe’s The Tale Tell Heart on stage over one hundred times. Phillips wanted to publish a biography of Poe that would portray an accurate account of the author’s life, and the letters chronicle her research process. Whenever he was asked, Kegerries loaned Phillips items from his personal collection, conducted research, and...
Dates:
1915-1926; Majority of material found in 1915-1917
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- Subject: Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography X