Anonymous poetry scrapbook

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS-055

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of a single volume scrapbook of poetry, which most likely belonged to a Josephine Walton in the nineteenth century. The scrapbook includes materials related to poetry, and particulary to Southern poet, Paul Hamilton Hayne. Materials in the scrapbook include: newspaper clippings related to poetry and Paul Hamilton Hayne, correspondence, handwritten and typed copies of poems, clippings of published poems, and other small pamphelts and publications. A number of items reference Josephine Walton, or are addressed to her.

Dates

Created: 1886-1926
Other: Date acquired: 00/12/1983

Conditions Governing Use

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical or Historical Information

Josephine Walton was born circa 1870 in Augusta, Georgia. She married Simeon Oliver Walton (1862-1949) in 1889. She taught history for the Richmond county public schools in the late nineteenth century. Josephine Walton was cited as being an "intimate friend" of Paul Hamilton Hayne's family in The South in History and Literature. Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830-1886) was a nineteenth century Southern American poet from Charleston, SC.

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Extent

1.00 items

Language

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Anonymous scrapbook of materials related to poetry, with materials specifically related to poet Paul Hamilton Hayne.

Custodial History

Previosuly titled: Hayne, Paul Hamilton. Retitled in 2018.

Source of Acquisition

Augusta Richmond County Museum

Method of Acquisition

This material was transferred to Reese Library Special Collections, Augusta University, by the Augusta Richmond County Museum in December of 1983. Acc# 1983.28