Poe Literary Society Banners
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Title
Poe Literary Society Banners
Subject
Gathmann, Mark H. (1899-1980)
Sullivan, Albert W.
Crawn, John Heller (1896-1920)
Robinette, Dudley F.
Grubb, Robert Burns
Ballard, Sherman
Stonesifer, Paul T.
Vawter, Robert G.
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Description
Framed picture of Edgar Allen Poe surrounded by championship banners of the Poe Literary Society (PLS) at Massanutten Academy (MMA) from 1909, 1913, 1916, and 1917.
The PLS team held annual declamations against their rival, the Jefferson Literary Society.
The following individuals are listed as members of the 1917 debate winning Poe Literary Society:
Mark Howard Gathmann
Albert W. Sullivan
John Heller Crawn
The following individuals are listed as members of the 1916 debate winning Poe Literary Society:
Dudley F. Robinette
John Heller Crawn
Robert Burns Grubb
The following individuals are listed as members of the 1913 debate winning Poe Literary Society:
Sherman Ballard
Paul T. Stonesifer
Robert G. Vawter
This photograph appears in the school's 1917 yearbook "Aggelos."
The PLS team held annual declamations against their rival, the Jefferson Literary Society.
The following individuals are listed as members of the 1917 debate winning Poe Literary Society:
Mark Howard Gathmann
Albert W. Sullivan
John Heller Crawn
The following individuals are listed as members of the 1916 debate winning Poe Literary Society:
Dudley F. Robinette
John Heller Crawn
Robert Burns Grubb
The following individuals are listed as members of the 1913 debate winning Poe Literary Society:
Sherman Ballard
Paul T. Stonesifer
Robert G. Vawter
This photograph appears in the school's 1917 yearbook "Aggelos."
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca. 1917
Contributor
Identified by Betty (Benchoff) Page, who attended MMA, and was a "fierce" Jefferson debater.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
001858
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Poe Literary Society Banners,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/25387.
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