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Edgar Allan Poe's Life in Richmond, Virginia, Part 1 - January 6, 1935

In this classic old Southern city Edgar Allan Poe spent the most important and impressionistic years of his life--years that were to see him pass from babyhood to boyhood and from boyhood to manhood.

Edgar Allan Poe's Life in Richmond, Virginia, Part 2- January 13, 1935

A New Poe Letter- July 21, 1935

Edgar Allan Poe furnishes a neverflagging source of interest to all Virginians and a hitherto unpublished letter lying perdu to Poe's biographers for many years is released today by the Valentine Museum.

Edgar Allan Poe Articles - October 6, 1935

This eighty-sixth anniversary of the death of Edgar Allan Poe is marked in Richmond by announcement of the discovery of the poet's autograph clipped from an unknown letter which reveals that a small college in Western Pennsylvania was the first such institution to officially recognize the genius of the tragedy-marked author.

Plea to Save Two Old Landmarks - December 29, 1935

The square behind the John Marshall High School about to be acquired by the city for use as an athletic field consists for the most part in small houses of little interest the destruction of which will be no loss. Among them, however, are two buildings unique in their associations, which should be preserved if possible. Each has played a role far greater than its modest appearance would suggest.

On Leigh Street, near the corner of Ninth, stands the old studio of Edward Virginius Valentine, an art center for students and noted visitors to Richmond for more than 50 years; and on Clay Street, three doors from the corner of Eighth, is the only house now standing intact in which, during his various sojourns in Richmond, Edgar Allan Poe actually lived.

Edgar Allan Poe - January 13, 1937

Edgar Allan Poe was born 128 years ago. He first opened his wistful eyes upon the bewildering complexities of life in the ancient city of Boston. It was January 19, 1809, nearly 30 years after the victories of the Revolution and about a half-century before the interfratricidal struggle between the States.

The Tragedy of Elizabeth Poe, Mother of Edgar Allan Poe - May 16, 1937

Dressed in the best of her paste jewels, she lay in state in the attic of the millinery shop. A few kinds ladies of Richmond had helped her, and the members of her company, the Virginia Players, had given their pitiful earnings to keep her and her two children warm through the winter.

The Enchanted Gardens

The buildings which make up the Edgar Allen Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia, open up to a beautiful garden, an "enchanted garden" which was inspired by two poems authored by Edgar Allen Poe - To Helen and To One in Paradise

The Poe Museum

The museum features the life, works and career of Edgar Allan Poe, documenting his accomplishments and focusing on his many years in Richmond. The museium was opened in 1922 in the Old Stone House.