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Henri (Henrietta Irene) Horrell poems

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS952f

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two poems written by Henri Horrell about the Civil War. There is a typed and a hand written copy of "Grand-Pa's Story," which is about the Battle of Chancellorsville. In addition, there is a typed copy of "Who'll Know the Blue from the Gray," as well as a copy of the periodical Blue and Gray: the Patriotic American magazine from February 1884, in which Horrell published her poem.

Dates

  • 1867-1894, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

Irene Henrietta "Henri" Burke Horrell (1868-1933) was born in Stewart, Georgia, to Patrick Henry Burke (1839-1880) and Sarah S. "Sallie" Colbert (1843-1912). She married in approximately 1883 and had a son, Malcolm Burke "Mack" Horrell (1894-1976) in Decatur, Georgia. The family moved to Montgomery, Alabama, after which Horrell's first husband died in 1900. In 1915 she married Joseph Oscar Price (1881-1954). Horrell was a poet and author.

Extent

2 folder(s)

Language

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1996

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Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2022.

Title
Henri (Henrietta Irene) Horrell poems
Author
Leah Lefkowitz
Date
2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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