Emily Timrod Goodwin and Henry Timrod miscellanea, 1834-1929

Summary

Creator:

Timrod, Henry, 1828-1867

Date:

1834-1929

Extent:

0.25 Linear Feet 1 box

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Emily Timrod Goodwin and Henry Timrod miscellanea, ms 1740, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The small collection consists mainly of correspondence between Emily Timrod Goodwin and Paul Hamilton Haynes and his family from 1867-1894. Also included is a photograph of Henry Timrod, undated; a scrapbook containing clippings about Henry Timrod and clippings of Timrod's poetry, 1867-1929; and a publication of Timrod's poetry with two handwritten poems on the final two pages, undated.

Biographical / historical:

Henry Timrod (1828-1867) was an American poet, born in Charleston, South Carolina.

For further information, see the article "Henry Timrod" at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Emily Timrod Goodwin was the sister of Henry Timrod.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Scrapbooks.
Poetry.
Clippings (information artifacts)

Names:

Dearing family -- Correspondence
Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830-1886 -- Correspondence
Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885 -- Correspondence
Dearing, William -- Correspondence
Timrod, Henry, 1828-1867 -- Correspondence

Preferred citation:

Emily Timrod Goodwin and Henry Timrod miscellanea, ms 1740, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.