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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

In 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

In 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

  • Anchored Yesterdays:The Log Book of Savannah's Voyage Across a Georgia Century: in Ten Watches [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Barrow, Elfrida De Renne". Georgia Women of Achievement. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Strong, Katharine H. (Spring 1954). "The Poetry Society of Georgia". The Georgia Review. 8 (1): 29–40. JSTOR  41380630.
  4. ^ De Renne Barrow, Elfrida (April 1922). "I Wonder". Poetry. 20 (1): 21. JSTOR  20573532.
  5. ^ a b Bragg, William Harris. "Wormsloe Plantation". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Back Matter". The Georgia Review. 4 (2): 144. Summer 1950. JSTOR  41394970.

External links

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