Earle M. Giesey Poetry Booklets

Collection

Identifier: SC 1501

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Original handwritten booklets of poetry. One booklet entitled "Bits of Verse" contains two poems, one entitled 'Voiceless heartaches' and 'To My Ideal.' The other booklet entitled "Poems" contains The separation-beginning & end, Tis mine to sacrifice, A year ago today, My love (this poem's annotation mentions a woman named Agnes or "A.L.H" whom the poet apparently met while in Fargo, N.D.), I thank Thee, Lord, Someone cares, A birdie's life, Little insect, and Friendship. Each poem in this book is dated and briefly annotated.

Dates

1914-1915

Creator

Giesey, Earle M. (Person)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.

Biography

Earle Mc Adams Giesey was born on Nov. 28, 1884 in Wheeling, W.Va. He attended Allegheny College, and the School of Theology at Boston University, graduating in 1912. He worked as a principle of the College of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash. from 1914-1916. Then worked as a teacher in the English Department at Ashland High School, in Ashland, Wisconsin. He was married to Frances Evelyn Woodhead on June 24, 1916, and they had four children. The 1930 census lists him as a oil and gas salesman, Wheeling, and in 1940 he is listed as a real estate salesman in Beckley, W.Va. In 1942, he was working as Assistant Pastor at the Breem Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charleston, W.Va. He died in Charleston on Nov. 233, 1951.

Extent

2 Items (2 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Original handwritten booklets of poetry. One booklet entitled "Bits of Verse" contains two poems, one entitled 'Voiceless heartaches' and 'To My Ideal.' The other booklet entitled "Poems" contains The separation-beginning & end, Tis mine to sacrifice, A year ago today, My love (this poem's annotation mentions a woman named Agnes whom the poet apparently met while in Fargo, N.D.), I thank Thee, Lord, Someone cares, A birdie's life, Little insect, and Friendship. Each poem in this book is dated and briefly annotated.