Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series: Correspondence and Visual and Literary works. Correspondence is arranged in alphabetical order.
Administrative/Biographical History
William Allingham (1824-1889) was an Irish poet and editor. He was born in Ballyshannon, in the county of Donegal, Ireland. His early career included working at a bank and other clerical positions, meanwhile he pursued writing poetry. His first book of poetry entitled “Poems” published in 1850, contained two of his most well-known poems, “The Fairies” and “The Goblin Child of Ballyshannon.” In 1863, he moved to London, where he published his longest poem, “Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland.” In 1874, he became the editor of “Fraser’s Magazine,” which was a publication dedicated to conservative politics of the Victorian era. In the same year, Allingham married his wife, Helen Patterson, who was an illustrator and water-colorist painter. Under her married name, Helen Allingham pursued a career in painting and received the honor of becoming an Associate of the Royal Watercolor Society. The couple had three children: Gerard Carlyle, Eva Margaret, and Henry William. Both William and Helen were well acquainted with the members of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, who were a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 that were inspired by nature, realism, and sought topics from literary sources. After his death in 1899, Allingham was survived by his wife, Helen and their children.
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