Elfrida De Renne Barrow (1884–1970) was an author and poet who has been honored as a Georgia Woman of Achievement.[1] Barrow joined the Georgia Historical Society in 1920 as a curator and one of the first women allowed into the organization.[1] In her years as curator, some of her articles were published in the journal,[2] and she also began to have her poetry published.
Poetry
editIn 1920, Barrow co-founded The Poetry Society of Georgia with four other women, calling themselves the "Prosodists."[3] The women brought poet and editor Harriet Monroe to Savannah to review their poetry, leading to Monroe's journal Poetry featuring Barrow's poetry.[3] The journal continued to publish Barrow's poetry for many years.[4]
Wormsloe Foundation
editIn 1930, Barrow took over her brother's mortgage at the Wormsloe Plantation, where the family had upheld a tradition of printing publications and building a library.[5] When Barrow and her husband moved to Athens, she made the library collection available to the University of Georgia.[5] In 1951, Barrow founded the Wormsloe Foundation, turning over the majority of the publications.[1]
Works
edit- Anchored Yesterdays:The Log Book of Savannah's Voyage Across a Georgia Century: in Ten Watches[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Barrow, Elfrida De Renne". Georgia Women of Achievement. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Savage Anderson, Mary; Elfrida De Renne Barrow; Elizabeth Mackay Screven; Martha Gallaudet Waring (December 1933). "Georgia. A Pageant of Years". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 17 (4): 318. JSTOR 40576287.
- ^ a b Strong, Katharine H. (Spring 1954). "The Poetry Society of Georgia". The Georgia Review. 8 (1): 29–40. JSTOR 41380630.
- ^ De Renne Barrow, Elfrida (April 1922). "I Wonder". Poetry. 20 (1): 21. JSTOR 20573532.
- ^ a b Bragg, William Harris. "Wormsloe Plantation". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Back Matter". The Georgia Review. 4 (2): 144. Summer 1950. JSTOR 41394970.
External links
edit- Works by Elfrida De Renne Barrow at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
