The Edgar Allan Poe Digital Collection is a digital goldmine for Poe enthusiasts, students and researchers looking for primary sources, and writers and artists who want to dig deeper into Poe's life and work and see original, hand-written poems. The collection contains manuscripts, letters, documents, sheet music for songs based on Poe's poetry, books belonging to Poe, and photographs and portraits.

The collection not only includes finding aids, but also sports a Public Domain logo explaining that all items in the collection are free of copyright restrictions, and can be used freely!

The collection is a result of a joint venture beween the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas and the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.