David K. Jackson Papers

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Biographical and Historical Note

David K. Jackson is a Duke University alumnus and an independent scholar on Edgar Allan Poe and 19th century American literature.

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Collection Overview

The David K. Jackson Papers contain letters written to and from David K. Jackson on Edgar Allan Poe and other matters of interest. The collection contains articles, newspapers, clippings, and copies of books and writings pertaining to Edgar Allan Poe and relatives, as well as copies of different short pieces done by Poe.

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Collection Inventory

• Correspondence
  • Letters about Poe (1979) / Box 4 Folder 143
  • Burton R. Pollin / Box 4 Folder 144 / Box 4 Folder 145
  • Enoch Pratt Free Library / Box 4 Folder 146
  • Denise Bethel (1979-80) / Box 4 Folder 147
  • James Kirke Paulding (1982-83) / Box 4 Folder 148
  • Benjamin Franklin Fisher (1980-81, 1984-85 ) / Box 4 Folder 149
  • Correspondence with Valentine Museum (1980) / Box 4 Folder 150
  • Letters to and from David Jackson about Poe (1980,1982-86) / Box 4 Folder 151
  • Thomas Olive Mabbott (1940,1952,1960,1979) / Box 4 Folder 152
  • Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin (1979) / Box 4 Folder 153
  • Notes on Poe and Letters to David Jackson / Box 4 Folder 154
• Research Materials
  • Augusta Chronicle  (March 5, 1836) / Box 1 Folder 1
  • Self Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology  (1879) / Box 1 Folder 2
  • The Life of Edgar Allan Poe, William F. Gill (1877) / Box 1 Folder 4 / Box 1 Folder 3
  • Boston Courier's "The Gift" (1835,1932) / Box 1 Folder 5
  • Poe's Critiques in Baltimore Newspapers (1835) / Box 1 Folder 6
  • James A. Harrison (1900,1906,1909) / Box 1 Folder 7
  • Richmond, VA Complier  (1820s,1830s) / Box 1 Folder 8
  • Thomas Mayne Reid, "A Dead Man Defended" Onward (April 1869) / Box 1 Folder 9
  • Alexander Barret Shelton's Will / Box 1 Folder 10
  • Poe's "The Spectacles" in the Newbern Spectator  (1836) / Box 1 Folder 11
  • "The Musiad" (1830) / Box 1 Folder 12
  • Margaret Ellis-Allan Papers, Library of Congress (1835) / Box 1 Folder 13
  • The Yankee and Boston Literary Gazette  (1829) / Box 1 Folder 14
  • William James Hubard (1807-1862) / Box 1 Folder 15
  • Elizabeth Poe's Last Will and Testament (1838) / Box 1 Folder 16
  • Knickerbocker Magazine  (1844, 1846) / Box 1 Folder 17
  • Sarah F. Miller, "Reminiscent" / Box 1 Folder 18
  • Killis Campbell / Box 1 Folder 19
  • Oakley Philpotts Haines (1980) / Box 1 Folder 20
  • John Allan / Box 1 Folder 21
  • Eugene L Didier / Box 1 Folder 22
  • Edgar Allan Poe: Letters and Documents in the Enoch Pratt Free Library  (1941) / Box 1 Folder 23
  • The Richmond Directory  (1819) / Box 1 Folder 24
  • Western Literary Messenger / Box 1 Folder 25
  • William Galt (1825) / Box 1 Folder 26
  • Gabriel Harrison (March 4, 1899) / Box 1 Folder 27
  • Thomas Dunn English (1896) / Box 1 Folder 28
  • The New York Mirror  (1831,1845,1846) / Box 1 Folder 627
  • Amanda B. Harris, "Edgar A. Poe" Hearth and Home  (1875) / Box 1 Folder 30
  • Morning Courier and New York Enquirer  (1831) / Box 1 Folder 31
  • H.C. Davis, "Poe's Stormy Voyage in 1827 is Described" (1941) / Box 1 Folder 32
  • Poe, Democratic Review  (1847) / Box 1 Folder 33
  • United States Review and  Literary Gazette  (1827) / Box 1 Folder 34
  • John F. Carter, "Edgar Poe's Last Night in Richmond" (1902) / Box 1 Folder 35
  • Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Register of Interments (1960) / Box 1 Folder 36
  • Sara Sigourney Rice, Edgar Allan Poe: A Memoir Volume  (1877) / Box 1 Folder 37
  • "Henry W. Bool" / Box 1 Folder 38
  • Southern Literary Gazette  (1848, 1849,) / Box 1 Folder 39
  • William J. High, "New Poeana" (1921) / Box 1 Folder 40
  • "Poe and the University of Virginia Magazine" (1903) / Box 1 Folder 41
  • "Some Facts About Poe's University Career" University of Virginia Magazine  (1897) / Box 1 Folder 42
  • "Old Oddity Papers" Virginia University Magazine  (1880) / Box 1 Folder 43
  • Hours of Childhood and Other Poems, US Telegraph  (1820) / Box 1 Folder 44
  • Richmond Potraits, The Valentine Museum Richmond VA (1949) / Box 1 Folder 45
  • "Poe's Gold Bug Story" Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly  (April 1889) / Box 1 Folder 46
  • Sarah Helen Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe and His Critics  (1966) / Box 1 Folder 47
  • William Wertenbaker, The Virginia University Literary Magazine  (1868,1879,1887) / Box 1 Folder 48
  • Ellis-Allan Paper and   N.Y. Daily Advertiser / Box 1 Folder 49
  • T.H. Ellis "Memo" Part 2 of 2 and other Ellis Papers (1875,1876,1881) / Box 1 Folder 50
  • E.V. Valentine's "Conversations" with Mrs. Shelton, Notes on T.H. Ellis and Charles Ellis / Box 1 Folder 51
  • T.H. Ellis, "Memo" Part 1 of 2 (1875-76) / Box 1 Folder 52
  • R.C. Ambler, Thomas G. Clarke, John W. Fergusson, Robert Mayo Jr., E.V. Valentine's "Notes" (1874,1875,1878,1923) / Box 1 Folder 53
  • Ellis Papers from Valentine Museum (1881,1906) / Box 1 Folder 54
  • Reminiscences of Thomas Boiling and Miles George from Valentine Museum (1875,1880) / Box 1 Folder 55
  • Bernard Peyton's Letters from Valentine Museum (1827) / Box 1 Folder 56
  • A Memorandium of the Ellis Family  (1849) / Box 1 Folder 57
  • Poe Studies Association Newsletters (1970s-80s) / Box 1 Folder 58
  • Letters of James M. Garrett and James E. Heath (1835) / Box 1 Folder 59
  • Letters Ellis-Allan Papers (1820-1) / Box 1 Folder 60
  • "O, Tempora! O, Mores!" The Southern Opinion  (March 7, 1868) / Box 1 Folder 61
  • Richmond Whig  (1835,1847,1849) / Box 1 Folder 62
  • The Century and  The Unveiling of the Edgar Allan Poe Bust  (1899, 1901) / Box 1 Folder 63
  • Susan Archer Weiss, The Home Life of Poe  (1878, 1883, 1904, 1907) / Box 1 Folder 64
  • Edgar Allan Poe and the Army (1829,1884,1887,1972) / Box 1 Folder 65
  • Lambert A. Wilmer, Our Press Gang  (1859) / Box 1 Folder 66
  • Tucker-Coleman Papers (1834-40) / Box 1 Folder 68 / Box 1 Folder 67
  • Richmond, VA directories / Box 2 Folder 69
  • Robert G. Moore, editor, Newbern Spectator / Box 2 Folder 70
  • Newbern Spectator  (1836) / Box 2 Folder 71
  • Perkins Library, Duke (1819,1820,1832,1834) / Box 2 Folder 72
  • Recollections of Poe from Ingram Collection (1824-25) / Box 2 Folder 73
  • "The Family of George Poe..." / Box 2 Folder 74
  • J. H. Whitty, Scrapbook Hems / Box 2 Folder 75
  • Galignani, Messenger / Box 2 Folder 76
  • Baltimore directories / Box 2 Folder 77
  • New York Daily Advertiser  (1820) / Box 2 Folder 78
  • Samuel Mordecai to his sister, Rachel-Jacob Mordecai Papers (1811) / Box 2 Folder 79
  • John Lofland, "The Bridge" (1826) / Box 2 Folder 80
  • Intemperance (1849) / Box 2 Folder 81
  • J. Hunt, Jr. "The Cottage Maid" (1847) / Box 2 Folder 82
  • "Pinakidia" / Box 2 Folder 83
  • Newspaper Clippings / Box 2 Folder 84 / Box 2 Folder 86 / Box 2 Folder 85
  • Jay B. Hubbell, Manuscripts and Letters / Box 2 Folder 87
  • Politian  (1836) / Box 2 Folder 88
  • "A Letter Read by Poe Two or Three Times" (1984) / Box 2 Folder 89
  • Liberty  (Sept. 24, 1938) / Box 2 Folder 90
  • "Poe in Philadelphia, 1834-44: A Documentary Record" (1978) / Box 2 Folder 91
  • Reynolds Price, "The Thing Itself" (1966) / Box 2 Folder 92
  • Virginia Cavalcade  (1970) / Box 2 Folder 93
  • The Hollins Critic  (July 1969) / Box 2 Folder 94
  • Gerhard J. Joseph, "Poe and Tennyson" p418-428 (May 1973) / Box 2 Folder 95
  • The Princeton University Library Chronicle  (1979) / Box 2 Folder 96
  • "Private Libraries in Colonial Virginia" (March 1938) / Box 2 Folder 97
  • The Four Arts  (1935) / Box 2 Folder 98
  • "Edgar Allan and the East" in Aramco World Magazine  (1983) / Box 2 Folder 99
  • Poe Postcards / Box 2 Folder 100
  • Supplements to the Letters of Edgar Allan Poe, other Poe letters, and letters about him (1966) / Box 2 Folder 101
  • The Philadelphia Saturday Museum  (March 4, 1843) / Box 2 Folder 102
  • Lambert A. Wilmer (1827,1941) / Box 2 Folder 103
  • Harriet R. Holman (1970) / Box 2 Folder 104
  • Poe and Baltimore, May Garretson Evans et al (1918,1937,1941,1958) / Box 2 Folder 105
  • The University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin  (April 1923) / Box 2 Folder 106
  • Boston and New York Newspapers' article (1809,1810,1811,1827) / Box 2 Folder 107
  • Alfred F. Goldsmith, First Editions and Desirable Books  (1934) / Box 2 Folder 108
  • Richmond Equirer and Richmond Academy (1822,1823,1825, 1876) / Box 2 Folder 109
  • Charleston, SC Courier  (1835,1836) / Box 2 Folder 110
  • Thomas W. White to Beverly Tucker (1834) / Box 2 Folder 111
  • Edgar Allan Poe, Enlistment / Box 2 Folder 112
  • John Allan, Valentine Museum Letters (1815,1816,1817,1820) / Box 2 Folder 113
  • Joseph H. Clarke / Box 2 Folder 114
  • The Poe Museum / Box 2 Folder 115
  • The Bronx County Historical Society (1982) / Box 3 Folder 116
  • Charles Guenther, "Day by Day in the Life of Edgar Allan Poe" (July 18, 1987) / Box 3 Folder 117
  • Poe Reprints / Box 3 Folder 118
  • Miscellaneous Poe Items / Box 3 Folder 119 / Box 3 Folder 120
  • William Doyle Hull II, "A Canon of the Critical Works of Edgar Allan Poe..." (1941) / Box 3 Folder 121 / Box 3 Folder 122 / Box 3 Folder 123 / Box 3 Folder 124
  • John Ward Ostrom, Check List of Letters to and from Poe  (1941) / Box 3 Folder 125
  • Articles about Poe / Box 3 Folder 126
  • John E. Tuel, The Morals for Authors, as Contained in the Autobiography of Eureka, A Manuscript Novel  (1849) / Box 3 Folder 127
  • Mary E. Phillips, "Some Comments on Israfel" (1926,1930) / Box 3 Folder 128
  • Miscellaneous file on Poe / Box 3 Folder 129
  • George E. Woodberry / Box 3 Folder 130
  • William Mackenzie and family (1803,1980) / Box 3 Folder 131
  • Edward L. Tucker, "Philip Pendleton Cooke and The Southern Literary Messenger: Selected Letters" (1973-74) / Box 3 Folder 132
  • Mrs. Lydia H. Sigourney to T. W. White (June 4, 1834) / Box 3 Folder 133
  • Theological Seminary in Virginia / Box 3 Folder 134
  • Southern Literary Magazine  (1834-37, 1935) / Box 3 Folder 135
  • Miscellaneous articles on Poe / Box 3 Folder 136 / Box 3 Folder 137
  • David K. Jackson, articles and offprints / Box 4 Folder 138 / Box 4 Folder 139 / Box 4 Folder 140
  • Notebook with Poe articles / Box 4 Folder 141 / Box 4 Folder 142

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Summary Information

Repository

Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives

Title

David K. Jackson Papers

ID

MS627

Date

circa 1960s-80s

Extent

6.0 linear feet 4 banker boxers

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to research. 

Immediate Source of Acquistion Note

ZSR Library received these materials as a gift from Mr. David K. Jackson December 30, 1986. 

Processing Information Note

Collection arranged and described by Brittany Newberry, 2013. 

Preferred Citation Note

David K. Jackson, MS 627, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

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