Anna Olcott Commelin

Anna Olcott Commelin (1841 – July 1, 1924)[1][2] was an American writer and poet.

Anna Olcott Commelin
Born1841 (1841)
DiedJuly 1, 1924(1924-07-01) (aged 82–83)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Writer, poet
Known forArticles and poetry

Early life and career

Commelin was born in Brooklyn, New York, where she also attended the Brooklyn Heights Seminary. She wrote poems for Index, the Open Court, the Christian Register, and the magazine Woman. Commelin published a small collection of her poems in 1889.[3] In 1913, she wrote an article for The Brooklyn Daily Eagle about the rights of women.[4]

She wrote the story Not In It which is about her belief that the rich should help the poor.[5] Her poems To My Valentine and Easter Glory were printed and bound with decorated covers that are tied with either a cord or ribbon.[6] An 1895 review by The Daily Republican of her work Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven and other poems stated, "The volume is a rare exhibition of bookmaking art in the six essentials of beauty, paper, type, binding, cover, and design".[7]

Death

Commelin died on July 1, 1924, and left behind an estate that was estimated as worth more than $5,000. Her sister and brother received the estate, with her daughter-in-law receiving the right to publish her poems and manuscripts.[2]

References
  1. "Ancestors of the Hudson Valley: Links to the Past". RootsWeb. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. "Anna Olcott Commelin Will Filed For Probate". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. July 22, 1924. Retrieved October 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. The Magazine of Poetry. Charles Wells Moulton. 1890. p. 185.
  4. Commelin, Anna Olcott (July 10, 1913). "Just As Many Good Men As Women". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. Retrieved October 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. March 1898. p. 711.
  6. "By Anna Olcott Commelin". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. February 12, 1908. Retrieved October 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Literary Notes". The Daily Republican. Monongahela, Pennsylvania. February 23, 1895. Retrieved October 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.


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