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Poe Literary Society Banners

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Dublin Core

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.

Description

Portrait of Edgar Allen Poe surrounded by championship banners of the Poe Literary Society (PLS) at Massanutten Academy from 1909, 1913, 1916, and 1917. The PLS team held declamations against their rival, the Jefferson Literary Society. These competitions are still held at MMA.

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 Page, who attended MMA, and was a "fierce" Jefferson debater.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

001858

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negatives

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Poe Literary Society Banners,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/25387.

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