Elizabeth Akers Allen
Elizabeth Akers Allen was an American writer, journalist and poet (1832–1911). She was born at Strong and died at Tuckahoe.
Also recorded as Elizabeth Chase Allen; Florence Percy; Elizabeth Akers; Elizabeth Ann Chase Akers Allen; Elizabeth Allen.
Overview
Also worked under the name Florence Percy.
Born at Strong in 1832, died at Tuckahoe in 1911.
Identity and origins
She also worked under the name Florence Percy. The authorities additionally record the headings Elizabeth Chase Allen, Florence Percy, Elizabeth Akers, Elizabeth Ann Chase Akers Allen and Elizabeth Allen.
She married Benjamin Paul Akers.
Catalogued works
16 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. The first 12 are listed here.
Rock Me To Sleep. Heart Throbs: In Prose and Verse. "Gold nails" to hang memories on. Poems by Elizabeth Akers (Florence Percy). The ballad of the Bronx. Forest buds. The high-top sweeting. Poems. [Sheaf of acrostics. The silver bridge. The sunset song and other verses. The triangular society.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Allen, Elizabeth Akers (1832-1911), poet and journalist, American National Biography Online, 2000. Elizabeth Akers Allen, By Broad Potomac's Shore, 2020. Who Wrote “Rock Me to Sleep”? Elizabeth Akers Allen and the Profession of Poetry, Modern Language Quarterly, 2011.
In detail
Elizabeth Akers Allen studied at Farmington Academy.
Chronology
- 1832Elizabeth Akers Allen born at Strong.
- 1911Elizabeth Akers Allen died at Tuckahoe.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
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“Elizabeth Akers Allen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q5362571: Elizabeth Akers Allen
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