Elfrida De Renne Barrow

Elfrida De Renne Barrow (1884–1970) was an author and poet who has been honored as a Georgia Woman of Achievement.^[1] Barrow joined the Georgia Historical Society in 1920 as a curator and one of the first women allowed into the organization.^[1] In her years as curator, some of her articles were published in the journal,^[2] and she also began to have her poetry published.

Poetry

In 1920, Barrow co-founded The Poetry Society of Georgia with four other women, calling themselves the "Prosodists."^[3] The women brought poet and editor Harriet Monroe to Savannah to review their poetry, leading to Monroe's journal Poetry featuring Barrow's poetry.^[3] The journal continued to publish Barrow's poetry for many years.^[4]

Wormsloe Foundation

In 1930, Barrow took over her brother's mortgage at the Wormsloe Plantation, where the family had upheld a tradition of printing publications and building a library.^[5] When Barrow and her husband moved to Athens, she made the library collection available to the University of Georgia.^[5] In 1951, Barrow founded the Wormsloe Foundation, turning over the majority of the publications.^[1]

Works

• Anchored Yesterdays:The Log Book of Savannah's Voyage Across a Georgia Century: in Ten Watches^[6]

References

1. "Barrow, Elfrida De Renne". Georgia Women of Achievement. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
2. Savage Anderson, Mary; Elfrida De Renne Barrow; Elizabeth Mackay Screven; Martha Gallaudet Waring (December 1933). "Georgia. A Pageant of Years". The Georgia Historical Quarterly 17 (4): 318. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
3. Strong, Katharine H. (Spring 1954). "The Poetry Society of Georgia". The Georgia Review 8 (1): 29–40. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
4. De Renne Barrow, Elfrida (April 1922). "I Wonder". Poetry 20 (1): 21. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
5. Bragg, William Harris. "Wormsloe Plantation". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
6. "Back Matter". The Georgia Review 4 (2): 144. Summer 1950. Retrieved 3 January 2014.