Park, Andrew (03/07/1807-12/27/1863), no date
Content Description
Collection of manuscript poems by 56 minor British poets. Includes prose and 3 photographs. Poets include: Alfred Austin, Mary Elizabeth Braden, "Alfred Crowquill," Francis Jeffrey, J. Sheridan Knowles, Lord John Russell, Charles Augustus Sala, and Martin F. Tupper.
Dates
- Other: no date
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Born in Renfrew and buried in Glasgow, Park was a Scottish poet who published several poems including 'Egypt and the East', inspired by an Oriental tour, and 'Veritas', an autobiographical poem.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Cubic Feet (1 Hollinger document case.)
Language of Materials
English
General
Title: “An Extract from – ‘Blindness, or the Second Sense Restored and Lost.’ – An MS Poem in 3 parts with notes By A. Park / To Miss Clark”
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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