Sarah Helen Whitman papers (Ms. 79.11)
Brown University Library
Box A, John Hay LibraryBrown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
Fax: 401-863-2093
E-mail: hay@brown.edu
Collection Overview
| Title: | Sarah Helen Whitman papers |
| Date range: | 1816-1878 |
| Creator: | Whitman, Sarah Helen, 1803-1878 |
| Extent: |
4.5 linear ft. (5 legal size clamshell boxes) |
| Abstract: | Sarah Helen (Power) Whitman (1803-1878) was a Rhode Island poet and essayist best known for her brief engagement to Edgar Allan Poe in 1848. Whitman hosted a salon in Providence that attracted many (including George William Curtis, John Neal, and John Hay) and corresponded with a number of literary luminaries. While living in Boston, Whitman became interested in Transcendentalism and other movements of the period, including woman's rights, spiritualism, mesmerism, Fourierism, and the progressive educational methods of Bronson Alcott. The papers include correspondence, poetry, genealogical information, and legal documents. |
| Language of materials: | English. |
| Repository: | Brown University Library, Special Collections |
| Collection number: | Ms. 79.11 |
