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- Collection: From Out That Shadow: the Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe
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Autographed copy of "The Raven"
Autographed copy of "The Raven"
The Richard Gimbel Collection, Rare Book Department, Free Library of Philadelphia
Date Unknown
The Richard Gimbel Collection, Rare Book Department, Free Library of Philadelphia
Date Unknown
Brooch with a lock of Poe’s hair
Just before leaving Richmond in February 1826 to attend the University of Virginia, Poe became engaged to Elmira Royster, a young woman who lived in the Allan family’s neighborhood. Royster’s father opposed the match and intercepted the letters…
Daguerreotype portrait of Poe
On November 5, 1848, Poe tried to commit suicide by drinking laudanum, an opiate. He became delirious but vomited the mixture. Four days later he sat for a portrait, of which this is a copy. Whitman dubbed this-the most famous of all Poe…