Goodbye 2024, Hello 2025?
It’s that wonderful time of the year, in which I reflect on what has been accomplished in Sonia scholarship.
The Historical Researcher
In this unique post, I delve into Sonia’s time as a historical researcher, and share her actual research.
The Milliner and the Spy
In this whopping 79 minute post, I focus on the incredible friendship of Sonia H. Davis and the Korean spy, Kilsoo K. Haan.
“My Dear Mrs. Greene” — His Letters to Sonia (Part II)
In Part II of “His Letters to Sonia”, we learn about the correspondence between Alfred Galpin and Sonia.
“Dear Mrs. Greene” – His Letters to Sonia (Part I)
In part one of “His Letters to Sonia”, I focus on the correspondence between Samuel Loveman and Sonia H. Davis.
“What is this Phenomenon?”
In the wake of the latest eBay listing of an original Sonia manuscript, I analyze “The Psychic Phenomenon of Love”, and try to make sense of Sonia’s value.
Two are One: Mrs. H.P. Lovecraft (100th Anniversary)
“Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Sonia Haft Greene announce their marriage on Monday the third of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four.”
An Analysis on the Book Reviews: Amos Fortune and Phillis Wheatley
For Black History Month, I analyze two book reviews by Sonia on Amos Fortune and Phillis Wheatley, and their historical significance during the time she wrote them.
Laya Machat-Smyth (Revisited)
For the first post of 2024, we are revisiting Sonia’s friendship with Laya Machat-Smyth.
Remembering Sonia H. Davis: A Year in Review
For this month’s post, we remember Sonia’s passing and ultimate legacy.
Madam Hagadorn—The Finest Milliner in Town.
For this month’s post, we learn about the woman who taught Sonia the millinery trade.
Amateurdom of the Editor (Part II)
In this month’s post, “Amateurdom of the Editor”, we resume the discussion on Sonia’s contribution to amateur journalism.
Amateurdom and the Editor (Part I)
In this two-part post, I focus on Sonia’s contribution to amateur journalism. From producing her own amateur journal to becoming the president of the United Amateur Press Association, I expound on all this and more.
Rachel Moseson — A Marriage Through the Lens of Newspaper Clippings.
For this month’s post, I take a look at Racille’s marriage to Solomon Moseson.
Laya Machat-Smyth: A Girlhood Friend.
In this month’s post, we learn about Sonia’s first and best friend after moving out from her stepfather’s house.
The Essays of Sonia: Personal or Researched?
While the autobiography is undergoing the final stages of corrections, I have been transcribing the essays of Sonia. The topics range from adolescent delinquency to Jewish ideals. Love, however, is a prominent topic among her theses. The thing is, I often wonder: are the essays personal or researched? How much of what Sonia is writing…
Literature – Sonia’s Recommendations.
Having an inordinate affection for books, I thought for this month’s post I would focus on the books that Sonia loved, reviewed, and recommended. Sonia found joy in reading, and although she was not a voracious reader like her three husbands, she had indeed read an array of literature. In spite of her own assumptions…
A Very Happy Birthday and Update
Happy Birthday, Sonia! “My 88th birthday concert was a ‘knock out’ and now I am planning my 89th…” Sonia H. Davis, Autobiographical Writings, Prose Fragments, 1.22b. While March 15th marks the death of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, March 16th marks the birth of Sonia (Shafirkin) Haft Greene Lovecraft Davis. Over 140 years ago, Sonia Shafirkin was…
What Love Meant to the Lovecrafts
In some respects, H.P. Lovecraft and Sonia H. Lovecraft were a perfect match when it came to the theory of love. Regardless of their marital outcome, this is what love meant to the Lovecrafts.
New Shades of Sonia – The NAPA Convention (1921)
It is no secret that Sonia first met H.P. Lovecraft at the National Amateur Press Association Boston Convention in 1921. Neither is it a secret that she wasn’t entirely a fan of his quirks. “I first met him at the Boston Convention when the Amateur Journalits [sic] gathered there for this conclave, in 1921. I…
Columbus and Thanksgiving Day (An Essay)
Happy Thanksgiving! For this Thanksgiving special, I will be focusing on Sonia’s short essay Columbus and Thanksgiving Day. The essay is only two pages long and in it, she discusses the legendry of Columbus and his ethnicity. Although Columbus was thought to be a Spaniard, due to his fluency in Spanish, it is rumored that…
Child Delinquency (An Essay)
This is a newspaper clipping from The Los Angeles Times, Friday May 6, 1949, taken from page 31. Courtesy of Newspapers.com. The manner in which children are dealt with by parents and teachers, guardians and nurses either aids or hinders the progress and future welfare of the individual and of society. Sonia H. Davis Child…
Two Hearts That Beat as One – A Crowdfunded Venture (Launch Day!)
With leading companies such as Kickstarter, Crowdfunding, GoFundMe, and Indiegogo, the dreams of entrepreneurs are coming true. The concept behind crowdfunding is a genius one. Not only does it give the entrepreneur complete control over their product, but it gives the general public the utmost power. The faith that comes with trusting the masses to…
The Voice of the Prophet (“My Copy”)
“…I had a cheap, paperback mimeographed copy of “The Faith, Hope, Tradition and Heritage of America” and a hard, brown covered, well printed copy of “The Voice of the Prophet”. Sonia H. Davis, Two Hearts That Beat as One. The Voice of the Prophet is a collection of poems by Dr. Nathaniel A. Davis based…
The Papers of Sonia H. Davis 