Cancelled draft written in pencil on the verso of page 30 (Whitman's numbering) of a sixty-three page rough draft of Democratic Vistas. "[To What You Said]" bears a strong relationship to the "Calamus" poems that were composed between 1857-1860.

The manuscript begins with 5 numbered pages containing Table of Contents, 79 pages of text numbered by Whitman, and additional sections lettered A, B, C, D, etc. To assemble the manuscript for the printer Whitman used proof sheets, newspaper clippings, etc., between manuscript pages, which were written mostly on paper fragments. "A Death Bouquet" was written on a typewriter and inserted as part of the manuscript. Throughout, innumerable changes, corrections, and directions for the printer appear. Also in this folder are a wrapper addressed to "Ferguson Bros. & Co; Printers, Phila.," two statements by Ferguson Bros. to Whitman, a statement dated May 18, 1891, by Grosscup and West, Phila. for the plates of Whitman's portrait to be included in the book (they had been ordered by Traubel), two trial title pages, and a proof portrait from the engraver. The poems included are: "Sail Out for Good, Eidólon Yacht!," "Lingering Last Drops," "Good-bye My Fancy," "On, on the Same, Ye Jocund Twain!," "My 71st Year," "Apparitions," "The Pallid Wreath," "An Ended Day," "Old Age's Ship & Crafty Death's," "To the Pending Year" (earlier title "To the Year 1889" crossed out), "Shakspere-Bacon's Cipher," "Long, Long Hence" (earlier title "Under These Poemets" crossed out), "Bravo, Paris Exposition!" (earlier title "Bravo, Paris Exhibition!" crossed out), "Interpolation Sounds," "To the Sun-Set Breeze," "Old Chants," "A Christmas Greeting," "Sounds of the Winter," "A Twilight Song," "When the Full-grown Poet Came," "Osceola," "A Voice from Death," "A Persian Lesson," "The Commonplace," "'The Rounded Catalogue Divine Complete,'" "Mirages," "L. of G.'s Purport" (which includes three poems originally composed separately, "My task," "Death dogs my steps" , and "For us two, reader dear" ), "The Unexpress'd," "Grand is the Seen," "Unseen Buds," "Good-bye My Fancy!," "For Queen Victoria's Birthday," "Death's Valley," "After an Interval," "As in a Swoon," "L. of G.," and "After the Argument." Also included are several prose pieces.

Corrected first proof sheets of Good-Bye My Fancy, 2d Annex to Leaves of Grass published by David McKay in Philadelphia, 1891. The corrections throughout are in Whitman's hand and mostly concern typographical errors, punctuation and spelling changes, and directions for the printer. The poems included are: "Sail Out for Good, Eidólon Yacht!," "Lingering Last Drops," "Good-bye My Fancy," "On, on the Same, Ye Jocund Twain!," "My 71st Year," "Apparitions," "The Pallid Wreath," "An Ended Day," "Old Age's Ship & Crafty Death's," "To the Pending Year," "Shakspere-Bacon's Cipher," "Long, Long Hence," "Bravo, Paris Exposition!," "Interpolation Sounds," "To the Sun-Set Breeze," "Old Chants," "A Christmas Greeting," "Sounds of the Winter," "A Twilight Song," "When the Full-grown Poet Came," "Osceola," "A Voice from Death," "A Persian Lesson," "The Commonplace," "'The Rounded Catalogue Divine Complete,'" "Mirages," "L. of G.'s Purport," "The Unexpress'd," "Grand is the Seen," "Unseen Buds," "Good-bye My Fancy!," "For Queen Victoria's Birthday," "After an Interval," "As in a Swoon," "L. of G.," "After the Argument," "Ship Ahoy!," and "For Us Two, Reader Dear." Also included are several prose pieces.

Corrected second proof sheets of Good-Bye My Fancy, 2d Annex to Leaves of Grass published by David McKay in Philadelphia, 1891. The corrections throughout are in Whitman's hand and mostly concern typographical errors, punctuation and spelling changes, and directions for the printer. The poems included are: "Sail Out for Good, Eidólon Yacht!," "Lingering Last Drops," "Good-bye My Fancy," "On, on the Same, Ye Jocund Twain!," "My 71st Year," "Apparitions," "The Pallid Wreath," "An Ended Day," "Old Age's Ship & Crafty Death's," "To the Pending Year," "Shakspere-Bacon's Cipher," "Long, Long Hence," "Bravo, Paris Exposition!," "Interpolation Sounds," "To the Sun-Set Breeze," "Old Chants," "As in a Swoon," "L. of G.," "After the Argument," and "For Us Two, Reader Dear." Also included are several prose pieces.

Corrected proofs of pages from Good-Bye My Fancy, published in 1891, including the poems "Sail Out for Good, Eidólon Yacht!," "Lingering Last Drops," "Good-bye My Fancy," "On, on the Same, Ye Jocund Twain!," "My 71st Year," "Apparitions," "The Pallid Wreath," "An Ended Day," "Old Age's Ship & Crafty Death's," "To the Pending Year," "Shakspere-Bacon's Cipher," "Long, Long Hence," "Bravo, Paris Exposition!," "Interpolation Sounds," "To the Sun-Set Breeze," "Old Chants," "A Christmas Greeting," "Sounds of the Winter," "A Twilight Song," "When the Full-grown Poet Came," "Osceola," "A Voice from Death," "A Persian Lesson," "The Commonplace," "'The Rounded Catalogue Divine Complete,'" "Mirages," "L. of G.'s Purport" (which includes the poem "For us two, reader dear" ), "The Unexpress'd," "Grand is the Seen," "Unseen Buds," "Good-bye My Fancy!," "For Queen Victoria's Birthday," "Ship Ahoy!," and "Death's Valley."

A one-page handwritten draft of a portion of "Song of Myself," which was published first in 1855. These lines eventually became section 14 and the beginning of section 15 in the so-called Deathbed Edition of Leaves of Grass. On the verso is a long list of words.

Plate proof of the 1871 edition of Leaves of Grass with some corrections in Whitman's hand.

Plate proof of the 1871 edition of Leaves of Grass with a few corrections in Whitman's hand.

Proof of Sands at Seventy with some notes in Whitman's hand and in another, unidentified hand. The notes mostly regard pagination and the insertion of the poem "Old Age's Lambent Peaks."

Seventy-nine pages of galley proofs of November Boughs, first published in 1888, with numerous corrections. Also included are a title page and two different title page proofs.

Page proofs of Walt Whitman's book of 1871, Passage to India, with several (mostly minor) corrections in Whitman's hand.

One-page facsimile of Whitman's manuscript. Publication information printed in lower left-hand corner reads: "Whitman series: 1. Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni." The lines resemble passages later published in the poem "After All, Not to Create Only" in 1871. That poem was later revised and the title changed to "Song of the Exposition."

Clipped proof sheet of "After an Interval," first published in 1876. No annotations on sheet.

A draft of "After the Argument." The poem was published first in Lippincott's Magazine, March, 1891.

This four-line verse was first published in the New York Herald, February 3, 1888. In the lower right-hand corner is the notation: "For Francis Howard Williams, May 1896, Traubel."

Two clipped proof sheets of "After the Sea-Ship." No annotations on sheets. This poem was first published as "In the Wake Following" in 1874 and was also known as "Waves in the Vessel's Wake" in early drafts.

A proof of "After the Supper and Talk," with corrections (all punctuation) in ink and two words written in purple pencil: "30 Copies." This poem was published first in 1887.

Written in ink at the top of a proof of "After Twenty Years," a twelve-line poem, with a printed signature, the title having "After" cancelled, six words: "From the English Magazine of Art." This poem was published under the title "Twenty Years" in 1888.

Proof with Whitman's holograph corrections. Published first under this title in 1885. Later published as "Washington's Monument, February, 1885." Folder also contains two copies of an uncorrected, final proof.

Two copies of the periodical Brother Jonathan, containing Whitman's poem "Ambition."

Despite the title, this manuscript does not appear to be a draft of the poem, "America," published in 1888, but it has been published separately and posthumously as "[America]" and begins "No Homer, Shakspere, Voltaire." This manuscript was likely composed in the last two decades of Whitman's career (roughly 1870-1892) when he was more apt to mention other writers explicitly in his poetry.

Written in ink on the inside of four discarded envelopes, one letter, and a sheet made by pasting together the insides of three discarded envelopes (all sent to Whitman in September and October 1890), entitled "America to Old-World Bards: A reminiscence from reading Walter Scott," published as "Old Chants" in 1891.

A proof pasted on another sheet of paper, with seven words in Whitman's hand: "Walt Whitman, (discarded from last booklet.)" "As in a Swoon" was published first in 1876.

A page of The Post, Camden, N.J., 15 May 1885. Written in pencil in the margin at the top of front page are five words in Whitman's hand: "As one by one Withdraw." The Library of Congress's description of the item mentions that page three of the newspaper includes a reprint from Harper's Weekly of "As One by One Withdraw the Lofty Actors" ; however, only one leaf is currently in the folder. "As One by One Withdraw the Lofty Actors" was later published as "Death of General Grant."

Written in ink at the top of a proof of "As the Greek's Signal Flame" (subheaded "For Whittier's 80th birth-day, December 17th, 1887"), a seven-line poem, with a printed signature, nine words: "If convenient put in paper of Saturday Dec. 17." Another copy of the same proof, with no annotations.

Poem draft, parts of which have been printed as "? Ashes of Roses." The manuscript may bear a relationship to "Ashes of Soldiers," a poem published first in 1865 as "Hymn of Dead Soldiers" in Drum-Taps. It was only in 1871 that Whitman added the imagery of ashes to this poem. The manuscript was likely composed around 1870-1871, when Whitman was revising and expanding the poem for republication. Alternatively, the manuscript may be a draft of a unique poetic work unpublished in Whitman's lifetime.

Written in ink at the bottom of a proof of "Old War-Dreams," four words: "Walt Whitman's New Book." Accompanying is a collection of proofs of "Autumn Rivulets," with cancelled title "As Consequent, Etc." without any other markings or annotations. The poems included are: "From Far Dakota's Canons," "A Farm Picture," "What Best I See on Thee" (U.S. Grant), "The Sobbing of the Bells," "Italian Music in Dakota," "By Broad Potomac's Shore," "Excelsior," "With All thy Gifts," "To Rich Givers" "The Dalliance of the Eagles," "Tears," "After the Sea-Ship," "Aboard at a Ship's Helm," and "Thick-Sprinkled Bunting." "Autumn Rivulets" was published first in 1881.

Portions of two copies of The Atlantic Monthly containing Whitman's poem "Bardic Symbols." The poem appeared in revised forms and with different titles throughout Whitman's career. In the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass, it was known as "Leaves of Grass, Number 1" ; in the 1867 edition of Leaves of Grass it was titled "Elemental Drifts" ; and, in the 1881-1882 edition, the title was again changed to "As I Ebb'd With the Ocean of Life."

Part of a copy of The Galaxy, containing Whitman's poem, "Brother of All, With Generous Hand." The poem was later titled "Outlines for a Tomb."

Trial lines, possibly for "A Twilight Song," first published in 1890and subtitled "For unknown buried soldiers, North and South."

Proof of "By Broad Potomac's Shore," first published in 1872, with no annotations on sheet.

Lines that likely constitute an early draft of "With Husky-Haughty Lips, O Sea!" , a poem published first in Harper's Monthly, March, 1884

An early draft of the poem published in Harper's Monthly, March, 1884, as "With Husky-Haughty Lips, O Sea!"

Three printed copies of "A Carol of Harvest, for 1867" with assorted other pages from The Galaxy. This poem was later published as "The Return of the Heroes."

Written in ink on the verso of a discarded letter (cancelled by a diagonal strike) from Talcott Williams, this draft appears to be trial lines for the poem later published as "Continuities" in the New York Herald, March 20, 1888.

On these pages are some lines that would later emerge in "Poem of Procreation" in 1856 (later known as "A Woman Waits for Me" ). Portions appear to be trial lines for a poem entitled "Pictures" published posthumously, first in 1925. Other lines have an unknown relationship to Whitman's published work.

Written in ink on first proof of "A Christmas Greeting," are several corrections. Proofs two and three have a notation by Traubel: "See notes 1/29/90." The third proof has three emendations. A fourth proof is unmarked.

A draft of "A Clear Midnight" , written on the reverse of a letter from "A. Williams" dated December 2, 1880. The poem was first published in 1881.

Signed proof page with no annotations. On verso reads "Copyright 1881, By Walt Whitman, All rights reserved"

On one side is a draft of "The Commonplace" , which was first published in manuscript facsimile in 1891. On the other side is a cancelled early draft of "Osceola," a poem first published in 1890.

A copy of the March, 1891, issue of Munson's Magazine, which includes, in manuscript facsimile, "The Commonplace."

A five-line draft of a poem, entitled "A Death-Bouquet," which was never published and has an unknown relationship to Whitman's published work. A subtitle reads "Fresh pick'd noon time early January, 1890, By Walt Whitman." These lines bear some relation to Whitman's brief essay of the same name.

Draft of "Death Dogs My Steps" written in ink on the inside of a discarded and opened out envelope, addressed to Whitman from England, mailed in London February 21, 1890 and postmarked received in Camden March 3, 1890. The three lines later appeared as part of "L. of G.'s Purport," first published in 1891.

A copy of Brother Jonathan, vol. 4, no. 10 (March 11, 1843), with Whitman's poem "Death of the Nature-Lover" printed on page 290.

Two proof pages, with several notes by Traubel in the margins. The poems included on the pages are: "Ship Ahoy!" , "Death's Valley," "For us two, reader dear," and "For Queen Victoria's Birthday." "Death's Valley" was first published in 1892; the other poems were published first in 1891.

Trial lines for a poem published posthumously as "[Decoration Day]," a phrase underlined near the bottom of the page. The lines bear a resemblance to "Ashes of Soldiers," though that poem was published in 1865 and the United States did not declare Decoration Day an official holiday until 1868, suggesting that this manuscript was probably composed later. Notes in a hand other than Whitman's appear on the reverse.

A draft of "The Dismantled Ship," first published in 1888, written on the inside of an opened envelope (postmark date unclear). At the bottom of the page in a note in Whitman's hand: "probably printed in Herald 19th Feb. '88."

A draft of a poem titled "Down, down, proud gorge" . At the bottom of the same leaf is another draft of a poem entitled "Are they last words?" These drafts were later greatly revised and published in 1889 with the title "To the Year 1889." It was later re-titled "To the Pending Year."

A dated, signed draft of "The Dying Veteran," first published in 1887. A note at end reads: "Given to Thomas Mosher by Horace Traubel, 1900." On verso of the page is a note by Whitman to "Mr. Curtz" (type setter) asking for a finished proof by the middle of the afternoon, Wednesday.

A proof of "The Dying Veteran," first published in 1887, with a note by Traubel.

This draft appears to be trial lines for the poems "L. of G.'s Purport" and "L of G," both published in 1891. Near the middle of the page appear three underlined words, "These pages past," but whether or not they were intended as a title is unclear.

An unpublished poem written in ink on a pale tan piece of paper, heavily corrected.

An unpublished poem written on a piece of lined stationery.

Three proof sheets of "Excelsior" with no annotations on them. This poem was first published in 1856 under the title "Poem of the Heart of The Son of Manhattan Island." In 1860 it appeared as "Chants Democratic No. 15." It did not have the title "Excelsior" until 1867. The proofs show a version of the poem that was not published until the 1881-82 edition of Leaves of Grass.

A copy of the periodical Nineteenth Century, No. 102, August, 1885, containing Whitman's group of eight poems "Fancies at Navesink." The poems in this cluster are: "The Pilot in the Mist," "Had I the Choice," "You Tides with Ceaseless Swell," "Last of Ebb, and Daylight Waning," "Proudly the Flood Comes In," "By That Long Scan of Waves," and "Then Last of All." In this publication, the poems "Last of Ebb, and Daylight Waning" and "And Yet Not You Alone" are not separated, and "And Yet Not You Alone" appears as the final stanza of the first poem.

Three copies of an oversized proof of "Fancies at Navesink," a group of poems first published in 1885. The poems in this cluster are: "The Pilot in the Mist," "Had I the Choice," "You Tides with Ceaseless Swell," "Last of Ebb, and Daylight Waning," "Proudly the Flood Comes In," "By That Long Scan of Waves," and "Then Last of All." In these proofs, the poems "Last of Ebb, and Daylight Waning" and "And Yet Not You Alone" are not separated, and "And Yet Not You Alone" appears as the final stanza of the first poem. The proofs have no editorial corrections, but one is signed by Whitman and another contains a note in another hand reading, "from the papers of Walt Whitman given to Mosher by Traubel 1906."

A proof of "A Farm Picture," first published in this form in 1871. No annotations on the sheet.

A two-line draft written on the back of an envelope from F. Gutekunst's Imperial Photograph Galleries, with a note by Whitman on front that reads "head and bust WW, taken 1889, fairly good." "[A flash of love]" would later appear in a revised form in "A Twilight Song," first published in 1890.

Two copies of proofs of "For Queen Victoria's Birthday," one with correction and note in Whitman's hand, the other with no annotations in Whitman's hand but with a notation by Horace Traubel at the bottom.

A copy of The Critic (May 24, 1890) containing Whitman's poem "For Queen Victoria's Birthday" on page 262.

Apparently, two versions of a poem about the death of Custer. On the verso of one of the pages is "A Death Sonnet," and on another is "A Death Sonnet for Custer." The poem was published in June 10, 1876 as "A Death Sonnet for Custer."

A proof with no annotations. "From Far Dakota's Cañons" was published first as "A Death Sonnet for Custer" in 1876. It was given the new title in 1881.

A draft of "From My Last Years" written in ink on a sheet of stationery, with three lines crossed out with a blue pencil and one of the correctons in blue pencil. "From My Last Years" was published only once, in Two Rivulets, 1876.

Written in pencil on a scrap of paper cut from the bottom of a larger sheet to which has been attached a clipping of the poem, "From My Last Years," with corrections in the margin. The poem was published only in Two Rivulets, 1876, without these corrections.

Early draft of a poem that was first published as "Over and Through the Burial Chant" in 1888. It was later published with the title "Interpolation Sounds." The poem was written on the occassion of General Philip Sheridan's death in 1888.

Three proofs of "'Going Somewhere,'" first published in 1887. One of the proofs has corrections and a note in Whitman's hand.

Four copies of a proof of "Halcyon Days," first published in 1888. No annotations on the sheets.

A draft of "I Saw Old General at Bay," first published in 1865.

Clipped copy of "If I Should Need to Name, O Western World" from the Camden, New Jersey, Post, October 28, 1884, with a note in Whitman's hand. This poem was later published with the title "Election Day, November, 1884."

Two proof sheets of "Italian Music in Dakota," first published in 1881. One proof includes Whitman's printed name, the other does not. No editoral marks on the pages.

An unfinished poem, entitled "Kentucky," the title given three times, with "By Walt Whitman" on one of the pages. On the verso of one of the pages is a fragment on the Mississippi River, which editors (beginning with James E. Miller, Jr.) have included as the last stanza of "Kentucky." On the verso of another page is a cancelled portion of a letter about Jesse Whitman's employment, from which the manuscript can be dated 1861.

A clipped copy of the poem "A Kiss to the Bride" pasted on a larger sheet with a note in Whitman's hand reading, "Marriage of Nelly Grant, (Mrs. Sartoris) the President's daughter, May 2nd, 1874." The poem was first published in the New York Daily Graphic, May 21, 1874 and again two days later, and this clipping may be from that publication.

A draft of "Life and Death," first published in 1888.

A newspaper clipping of the poem "Mannahatta" on a larger page with corrections and notes in Whitman's hand. The poem was first published in 1888.

A nearly final draft of the poem "Memories," first published in 1888.

A draft of an unpublished poem, part of which has been connected to the unpublished poem "Pictures." The relationship to Whitman's published verse is unknown.

Draft of a poem later revised and published under the title "Queries to My Seventieth Year" in 1888.

Two copies of the November, 1889 issue of The Century Magazine, (one full, one partial) which included Whitman's poem "My 71st Year." There are a few small notes, probably in Whitman's hand, which read "Nov 1889" and "Mark Twain" (Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is also serialized in this issue).

A proof sheet printed on the verso of a page titled "Principles of the Republican and Democratic Parties" with multiple corrections and notations in Whitman's hand. "My 71st Year" was first published in 1889.

Four proof sheets of "My 71st Year" noting the same revisions (though the handwriting varies). Three also contain a note at the bottom reading "Century Nov. '89" and another has a note by Traubel reading "see notes, Oct. 31, 1889." "My 71st Year" was first published in 1889.

Manuscripts of the following four poems, written neatly with slight corrections: "My task," "L of G's Purport," "Death dogs my steps," and "For us two, reader dear." All of the verses except "For us two, reader dear" were fused together and published as one poem entitled "L. of G.'s Purport" in 1891.

A draft of a poem later revised and published as "Shakspere-Bacon's Cipher" in 1887.

Held together loosely by a cover onto which a scrap of paper was pasted as label, inscribed by Walt Whitman: "Hark! some wild trumpeter —." On verso of cover: "Advertising book of the Daily Freeman." At head in Whitman's hand: "Original rough draught and Memoranda of Mystic Trumpeter." Three pages of memoranda consist of trial lines and lists of words to be used in the poem. The first page is signed by Whitman. Mostly writen in ink on versos of Department of Justice stationery. Many corrections in pencil, indelible pencil, or red ink. "The Mystic Trumpeter" was first published in 1872.

Clipping from the New York Daily Graphic of 5 March 1873, with handwritten corrections.

A late draft of "Not Meagre, Latent Boughs Alone" first published in 1887, with Whitman's signature at the bottom and "Camden NJ" and the date, May 2, 1887, written at the top.

Trial lines for "Not Meagre, Latent Boughs Alone," first published in 1887. Written at top is "Camden" and the date, April 28, 1887.

A proof sheet of "Not Meagre, Latent Boughs Alone," first published in 1887. No annotations on the sheet.

Proof sheet of "Not My Enemies Ever Invade Me," first published in 1865-1866. No annotations on the sheet.

A copy of the November, 1887 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, which includes Whitman's poems "You Lingering Sparse Leaves of Me," "'Going Somewhere,'" After the Supper and Talk, and "Not Meagre, Latent Boughs Alone" under the general heading "November Boughs" on pages 722-723.

Draft of the poem that would be published as "O Captain! My Captain!" in 1865, titled here "My Captain." On the verso of one page is a portion of "A March in the Ranks Hard-Prest, and the Road Unknown" with a line through it.

A draft of the poem first published as "Calamus, No. 36" in 1860 ( "Earth, My Likeness" in the so-called Deathbed Edition of Leaves of Grass). A number 8 and a roman number VI are at the top of the page. This manuscript has a vertical line drawn straight through the middle. On the verso is a page of prose in Whitman's hand with "Rel." at the top.

Signed, late draft of "Of That Blithe Throat of Thine" which was published first in January, 1885. On the verso is a letter from Folger McKinney to Whitman dated June 10, 1884.

A copy of part of Harper's Monthly from January, 1885 with Whitman's poem "Of That Blithe Throat of Thine."

Nine varied copies of proof sheets, five with autograph corrections, representing different stages of the printing, including two final proofs (one with a printed signature, one without). Whitman has also written instructions to the printer on one sheet. "Of That Blithe Throat of Thine" was published first in January, 1885.

Copy of the March, 1891 issue of Lippincott's Magazine with four Whitman poems under the general title "Old Age Echoes" : "Sounds of the Winter," "The Unexpress'd," "Sail Out for Good, Eidolon Yacht!," and "After the Argument." Also published in this issue are a full page portrait of Whitman, Whitman's "Some Personal and Old-Age Memoranda" (later published as "Some Personal and Old Age Jottings" ), Traubel's "Walt Whitman: Poet and Philosopher and Man," and a review of Whitman's book, November Boughs.

Proof sheet of "Old Age Echoes" with many corrections written in ink, red ink, and pencil. "Old Age Echoes" is a general heading for four poems: "Sounds of the Winter," "The Unexpress'd," "Sail Out for Good, Eidolon Yacht!," and "After the Argument."

Draft titled "Old Age Recitatives" written on the verso of an envelope and a letter (author unknown) stuck together. Beneath the main title and Whitman's signature is another title, "Sail out for good, Eidolon yacht!" The text of the poem is identical to the published version of "Sail Out for Good, Eidolon Yacht!" , first published in 1891. Whitman has written a note about Arena magazine's rejection of the poem in the top right margin.

Clipped copy of "Old Age's Lambent Peaks" from the September, 1888 issue of The Century Magazine. Also included are thin clippings of the magazine's header and its listing of Whitman's poem in the table of contents. No annotations on the sheets.

An early draft written in ink, with a correction in blue pencil, of "Old Age's Ship and Crafty Death's," first published in 1890. The draft has the underlined title "Old Age's Ship and crafty Death" half way down the page. One page is written on the back an opened envelope addressed to Whitman and postmarked Scarborough, December 20, 1888.

Four pages of the February, 1890 issue of Century containing Whitman's poem "Old Age's Ship and Crafty Death's."

Five corrected proofs of "Old Age's Ship and Crafty Death's" with notations in Whitman's hand.

Proof sheet of "Old Chants," first published in 1891. No annotations on the sheet.

Two composite leaves made from pasting together several scraps of paper containing a draft of "An Old Man's Thought of School," a poem Whitman recited in person at the inauguration of the Cooper Public School in Camden, New Jersey, in 1874. On the versos are parts of letters (to Whitman) and notes in Whitman's hand.

Late draft of "Old Salt Kossabone," first published in 1888, with a note on the verso in another hand (Ellen Terry).

Proof of "Old War-Dreams" with note at bottom in Whitman's hand: "Walt Whitman's New Book." This poem was published first, in a different form, as "In Clouds Descending, in Midnight Sleep" in 1865-1866. In 1871 it appeared under the title "In Midnight Sleep." The title "Old War-Dreams" was first applied in 1881.

Proof of "On Journeys Through the States," published as No. 17 of "Chants Democratic" in 1860 and again in a different form in 1871. The text of this proof varies from the version in the 1891-1892 edition of Leaves of Grass.

Three proof sheets of "On, On the Same, Ye Jocund Twain!," first published in 1891. One proof has several corrections and a note for the printer; the other two proofs have no annotations.

A few lines on the verso of a cancelled letter (the correspondent and date are unknown), beginning "As I sail'd at night alone." The relationship of this draft to Whitman's published work is unknown. The title on the the Library of Congress's folder comes from the final line of the draft ("As I wander Ontario's shores alone at night") and does not suggest that this draft is related to "By Blue Ontario's Shore."

A partial copy of the June, 1871 issue of The Galaxy, containing Whitman's poem "O Star of France!" The poem was later revised and published as "O Star of France" (without exclamation point).

A bound copy of six leaves (the poem "American Feuillage" ) from the 1876 edition of Leaves of Grass with multiple corrections and revisions, including the change of the title to "Our Old Feuillage." The revisions reflect the poem as it appeared in the 1881 edition of Leaves of Grass. On the first introductory page is written, in another hand, "all changes and notations are by Whitman and in his holograph." Also included, along with a title page reading "Our Old Feuillage, by Walt Whitman, The Poet's Corrected Proof," is a photograph of Whitman. "Our Old Feuillage" has also been titled "A Chant of National Feuillage" and "Chants Democratic" No. 4.

A note written to Harper's Magazine to accompany the submission of "A Chant of National Feuillage," which the editors declined. The poem was first published in 1860 as "Chants Democratic" No. 60, then later as "American Feuillage" and finally "Our Old Feuillage."

A corrected copy of "Out From Behind This Mask," cut from pages 24 and 25 of Two Rivulets and pasted together to make one page.

Clipped-out copy of "Over and Through the Burial Chant" from the August 12, 1888 issue of the New York Herald, with notations in Whitman's hand. The poem was later published as "Interpolation Sounds."

Two copies of a proof of "Patroling Barnegat," each with a different correction in Whitman's hand. The poem was first published in 1880.

Written in ink on a sheet of white paper, cut from a larger sheet, is a late draft of "Paumanok," first published in 1888. It is signed in full at bottom. The world "personal" is in a circle in upper right-hand corner. In pencil on verso in another hand: "Feb 18, 1888."

A small newspaper clipping of "Paumanok" pasted onto a larger sheet of paper, with notes and corrections in Whitman's hand. "Paumanok" was first published in the New York Herald in 1888.

A draft beginning "Peace no more, but flag of war" written in pencil on a sheet of white paper, with a corner cut out, on which the last two lines of the poem had been written. On the verso is a list of words. The relationship of this draft to Whitman's published work is unknown.

A draft of a poem never published in Whitman's lifetime, but published posthumously as "[Mask with Their Lids]." The draft was evidently part of a larger notebook titled "Penitenzia," but no other pages from such a notebook are present in this folder. The folder also contains two pages from Clifton Joseph Furness's book Walt Whitman's Workshop concerning the draft.

A draft of the first two stanzas of "Pioneers! O Pioneers!," which was first published in 1865, written in ink on a rough, bluish piece of paper. On the verso is a note in pencil concerning wounded soldiers.

A draft of "The Play-Ground," nearly as it appeared in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on June 1, 1846 (during Whitman's editorship of the paper). On the verso is a page of prose in Whitman's hand.

Bound corrected proofs of "Prayer of Columbus," which was published first in 1874. The title page, which follows Whitman's portrait, reads "Prayer of Columbus, by Walt Whitman, The Poet's Corrected Proof, 1881." The corrections are most likely for the 1881 edition of Leaves of Grass.

Detached from Irish Republic, v. 3, no. 5, p. 60: "The Last Days of Columbus" [abstract from Sir Arthur Phelps' book The Spanish Conquest in America, reprinted from Harper's Magazine]. Across left margin in Walt Whitman's hand: "Poems—Columbus—(?that name for piece)—make the poem an utterance of Columbus—there on Jamaica island (read first Ulysses, by Tennyson)." Some of the passages in the abstract are marked and underlined by Whitman. This is assumed to be the original idea of the poem "Prayer of Columbus," first published in 1874.

These lines thematically resemble work of the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, specifically the final lines of the poem later called "A Song for Occupations," but their specific relationship to Whitman's published work is unknown. On verso, there is an autograph note. This manuscript was posthumously published with the title "[Until You Can Explain...]"

One page draft written in pencil on a sheet of coarse paper, with a notation in another hand at the very bottom ("297—Doubleday Queries to 70th Year"). The lines were revised and published as "Queries to My Seventieth Year" in 1888.

A clipping from the September, 1884 issue of the London magazine To-Day. Printed in the issue is Whitman's poem "Resurgemus," and in Whitman's hand are some corrections and a bibliographic notation. The publication history of this poem is unusual: it was published first as "Resurgemus" in 1850, then untitled in the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, then as "Poem of The Dead Young Men of Europe, the 72nd and 73rd Years of These States" in the 1856 edition, and as "Europe, The 72nd and 73rd Years of These States" in the 1860 and subsequent editions. Therefore, its appearance in an 1884 periodical under an old title seems highly unusual.

A draft of the first five lines of "A Riddle Song," first published in 1880. The draft is written in ink on a gray piece (now brown) made by pasting two smaller pieces together, on which is pasted a third slip.

Proof sheet of "A Riddle Song," first published in 1880, with corrections in Whitman's hand.

Leather bound and heavily corrected proof of "Salut Au Monde!" with a portrait of Whitman and a title page reading "Salut Au Monde, by Walt Whitman, The Poet's Corrected Proof." This poem was also published under the title "Poem of Salutation."

Four copies of a proof of "Shakspere-Bacon's Cipher," which was published first in 1887. One of the proofs has several corrections in Whitman's hand, the other three only have one correction each.

A draft of "The Singing Thrush" (first published in 1873 and later published under the title "Wandering at Morn" ) written in pencil, with corrections and changes (some in ink) on a folded sheet of stationery. The draft is signed and dated Washington, February 28, 1873.

A bound copy of corrected pages of "The Sleepers" from the 1876 edition of Leaves of Grass. The corrections are written in ink, purple ink (faded red?) and blue pencil on every page and are for the 1881 edition of Leaves of Grass. There is a portrait of Whitman opposite a title page reading "Sleepers, by Walt Whitman, The Poet's Corrected Proof."

A draft of a poem that resembles section 23 of "Song of Myself" but whose specific relationship to Whitman's published work is unknown. The draft, though not identical, has many lines similar to the posthumously published manuscript titled "[I Am the Poet]." On the verso is a draft of an unidentified prose work.

A bound proof of "Song of the Open Road," corrected and revised in Whitman's hand. Opposite a portrait of Whitman, the title page reads, "Song of the Open Road, by Walt Whitman, The Poet's Corrected Proof." This is probably a revision for the 1881 edition of Leaves of Grass.

A proof sheet of "Song of the Redwood-Tree," first published in 1874, with minor corrections and a note on the verso in Whitman's hand.

Bound proofs of Whitman's cluster "Songs of Parting," containing 17 poems. Opposite a portrait of Whitman, the title page reads, "Songs of Parting, by Walt Whitman, The Poet's Corrected Proof." These corrections were probably for the 1881 edition of Leaves of Grass. The 17 poems included are: "As the Time Draws Nigh," "Ashes of Soldiers," "Years of the Modern," "Thoughts," "Song at Sunset," "My Legacy," "Pensive on Her Dead Gazing, I Heard the Mother of All," "Camps of Green," "Bathed in War's Perfume," "Now Finalé to the Shore," "As they Draw to a Close," "The Untold Want," "Portals," "These Carols," "To the Reader at Parting," "Joy, Shipmate, Joy!," and "So Long."

A draft of lines that would be revised and published as "Sparkles From the Wheel" in 1871.

Bound proof corrected extensively in Whitman's hand. This correction was probably for the 1881 edition of Leaves of Grass. Opposite a portrait of Whitman, the title page reads, "Starting From Paumanok, by Walt Whitman, The Poet's Corrected Proof.— "Starting From Paumanok" was first published as "Proto-Leaf" in 1860.

Draft and notes for an unpublished poem titled "Sword Calls" written in ink on a large sheet from a notebook (second sheet blank), and in pencil (with "Sword Calls" in red ink) on another smaller leaf.

A clipping from the November 24, 1887 issue of The Republican with Whitman's poem "Thanks in Old Age." The date of the issue is noted in Whitman's hand in the margin.

A proof sheet of "Thanks in Old Age" that features a single correction. The poem was published first in 1887.

A draft of lines that would appear, in a revised form, first in "As A Strong Bird on Pinions Free" in 1872, and later under the title "Thou Mother With Thy Equal Brood." Also included on this draft are several notes by Traubel and two sketches.

An offprint of "Thou Vast Rondure, Swimming in Space," with note at the top reading "J. T. Trowbridge, from W. W." and a note on the verso reading "is to app. in London Fortnightly for April." Though the poem was submitted in either 1868 or 1869, it was never published in the Fortnightly. It was later incorporated in the poem "Passage to India," which was first published in 1871. "Thou Vast Rondure, Swimming in Space" was not published as a separate poem.

Copies of the July 2, 1892 and July 9, 1892 issues of Once a Week with Whitman's poem "A Thought Of Columbus" in an illustrated, printed form and manuscript facsimile.

Proof sheet of "To Get the Final Lilt of Songs," which was first published in 1888. A note reading "publ'd in Herald April 16 '88" in Whitman's hand is written at the bottom of the page. Otherwise, no annotations are on the sheet.

Printed copies of "Thou Who Hast Slept All Night Upon the Storm" (later published as "To the Man-of-War-Bird" ) with bibliographic notations and corrections in Whitman's hand. The clippings are from the Philadelphia Progress (November 16, 1878) and the London Athenaeum (April 1, 1876).

A copy of the December, 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine containing Whitman's poem "To the Sunset Breeze."

These proofs of "To a Sunset Breeze" show notations and corrections in Whitman's hand. The poem was first published in 1890.

An early draft of "To the Year 1889," first published in January 5, 1889. The poem was later published under the title "To the Pending Year."

Proof sheet of "To the Year 1889" (first published in 1889 and later under the title "To the Pending Year" ) with a bibliographic notation in Whitman's hand.

Notes and drafted lines of an unpublished poem, which Whitman had tentatively titled "The Trail." The lines were written while Whitman was reading The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman, for he has noted it at the top of the first page. The title, written near the bottom of the first page, and "The Emigration to California 1846 '7," on the third page, are written in red ink. The relationship of this draft to Whitman's published work is unknown. All versos are blank.

A copy of pages from the December, 1887 issue of Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, containing Whitman's poem "Twilight."

A proof sheet of "Twilight," which was published first in 1887. At the bottom of the proof is a note in Traubel's hand: "June 14, 1888." No annotations in Whitman's hand are on the sheet.

Written in ink, with one line in pencil, are notes on a proof of "Twilight," which is printed on a piece of tan birch bark. The notes, in Whitman's hand, read: "Walt Whitman, June 1889" "on birch bark," and "a curio, on birch bark, Walt Whitman." "Twilight" was first published in 1887.

A Copy of the May, 1890 issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magainze containing Whitman's poem "A Twilight Song."

These proofs of "A Twilight Song," which was first published in 1890, show corrections and/or notes in Whitman's hand.

A heavily corrected draft of the poem "The Unexpress'd," which was published first in 1891, written on the verso of a cancelled letter from Marjorie Cook, dated September 25, 1889.

A draft of an unpublished burial lyric for the death of Lincoln entitled "Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb" and dated April, 1865, written in pencil on a scrap of paper torn from a larger sheet.

Draft of a poem entitled "Up, Lurid Stars!" which was never published in Whitman's lifetime. It is related to the poem "World Take Good Notice," which was first published in 1865.

Five proof sheets of the poem "The Voice of the Rain," which was published first in 1885. Two of the proofs have notations and corrections in Whitman's hand (one showing a rejected title, "The Rain Enigma" ), and one has a notation on the verso.

A copy of the May, 1870 issue of The Galaxy, containing Whitman's poem "Warble for Lilac-Time."

Proof of "What Best I See in Thee," first published in 1881, with no annotations on the sheet.

Notes about the hermit thrush in a small homemade notebook, which are related to lines in his poem "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," first published in 1865-6.

Mostly mounted clippings of poems taken from Leaves of Grass, stitched and tied with ribbon by Walt Whitman. An autograph title page is followed by pages numbered in red pencil 469-484. One poem, "Joy, Shipmate, Joy!," on p. 481 is written entirely in Walt Whitman's hand, and other corrections and additions are in Whitman's hand throughout. The poems included are: "Whispers of Heavenly Death," "Yet, Yet Ye Downcast Hours," "As Nearing Departure" (later published, in a different form, as "As the Time Draws Nigh" ), "Darest Thou Now O Soul," "Of Him I Love Day and Night," "Quicksand Years That Whirl Me I Know Not Whither" (later published as "Quicksand Years" ), "That Music Always Round Me," "As If a Phantom Caress'd Me," "O Living Always, Always Dying," "Here, Sailor!" (later published as "What Ship Puzzled at Sea" ), "A Noiseless Patient Spider," "To One Shortly to Die," "Joy, Shipmate, Joy!," "This Day, O Soul," "What Place is Besieged?," "The Last Invocation," and "Pensive and Faltering."

Draft entitled "With all the gifts America," published in 1873 under the title "With All Thy Gifts."

Proof of "With All Thy Gifts," first published in book form in 1876 (the proof has no printed signature, suggesting that it is for book publication). There are no annotations on the sheet.

Pages from the March, 1884 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine containing Whitman's poem "With Husky-Haughty Lips, O Sea!" Also included is a clipping from an unknown newspaper ("'84" written in Whitman's hand at the bottom) of the same poem.

Proof sheets of several poems: "The Whale Chase" (published as a part of "A Song of Joys" ), "The Singer in Prison" , first published in 1869, "A Word Out of the Sea" (first published as "A Child's Reminiscence" in 1859 and finally as "Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Rocking" ), and five poems which are not Whitman's: part of "The Passions" (by William Collins), part of "The Battle of Naseby" (by Thomas Babbington Macaulay), "The Midnight Visitor" (probably a translation of "La Ballade du Desespere" by Henri Murger), "John Anderson My Jo" (by Robert Burns), and "The Bridge of Sighs" (by Thomas Hood). There are no annotations on the sheets.

The November 26, 1887 issue of The Critic containing Whitman's poem, "Yonnondio."

Two proofs of "Yonnondio," which was published first in 1887. On one proof is a notation by Horace Traubel ("Received from Walt Whitman June 12, 1888") and on the other are notes and corrections in Whitman's hand.

Clipping from a newspaper of four Whitman poems: "You Lingering Sparse Leaves of Me," "'Going Somewhere,'" "After the Supper and Talk," and "Not Meagre Latent Boughs Alone." At the top is the title "November Boughs." At the bottom of the clipping is written, in Whitman's hand, "1887." The poems were published first in Lippincott's Magazine, November, 1887.

Three proofs of a collection of four poems ( "You Lingering Sparse Leaves of Me," "'Going Somewhere,'" "After the Supper and Talk," and "Not Meagre Latent Boughs Alone" ) under the general title "November Boughs." The first is made by pasting together proofs of each poem in the order desired; the other two have all four poems printed on one sheet. Two of the proofs have corrections and notations in Whitman's hand.

Two proofs of "You Lingering Sparse Leaves of Me," which was first published in 1887. The two drafts vary, suggesting that they were printed at different stages in the revision process. Neither proof has any marks in Whitman's hand.

A copy of the April 5, 1879 issue of Progress containing Whitman's poem "Italian Music in Dakota" and his prose piece "Only Crossing the Delaware" (later published in Specimen Days as "Delaware River—Days and Nights."

These manuscript pages reflect Whitman's experiences visiting the sick in hospitals in Washington during "the Secession War."

This manuscript contains notes for a potential poem or prose piece, with two possible titles "Twilight Whisperings" and "Songs at Early Candle Light." The relationship of this note to Whitman's published work is unknown.

This prose manuscript comments on a "Venetian fable," which is possibly a piece of early fiction. The date and relationship of this manuscript to Whitman's published work are unknown.

This manuscript contains a small newspaper clipping review of Leaves of Grass, along with Whitman's comments about himself as an artist. The word "Horace" is written on the verso.

Whitman has annotated, "What is Poetry?," a holograph by George D. Prentice.

A proof-sheet, without annotation, of articles about the New Jersey railroads, which were published in the Philadelphia Times article "Winter Sunshine. A Trip from Camden to the Coast." on January 26, 1879.

A notebook Whitman used for various purposes in the mid-1850s. Edward F. Grier, in his edition of Whitman's Notebooks and Unpublished Prose Manuscripts (New York: New York University Press, 1984. 6 vols), noted that the notebook contains lines and phrases that relate to several poems: "Song of the Broad-Axe," "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," "I Sing the Body Electric," "Starting from Paumanok," "A Song for Occupations," "By Blue Ontario's Shore," "Salut au Monde!," "To One Shortly to Die," and "A Woman Waits for Me."

A notebook Whitman used for various purposes in the mid-1850s. Edward F. Grier, in his edition of Whitman's Notebooks and Unpublished Prose Manuscripts (New York: New York University Press, 1984. 6 vols.), noted that the notebook contains lines and phrases that relate to several poems: "Assurances," "This Compost," and an unfinished poem entitled "The Insects."

A notebook Whitman used for various purposes in the mid-1850s. Edward F. Grier, in his edition of Whitman's Notebooks and Unpublished Prose Manuscripts (New York: New York University Press, 1984. 6 vols.), noted that the notebook contains lines and phrases that relate to several poems: "Song of the Broad-Axe," "To a Common Prostitute," "You Felons on Trial in Courts," "Starting from Paumanok," "Trickle Drops," "I Was Looking for a Long While," "Poem of Joys," "Facing West from California's Shores," "To the States," "A Song of the Rolling Earth," "On the Beach a Night Alone," "Full of Life Now," and "With Antecedents."

An early notebook Whitman used for various purposes. William White, in his edition of Whitman's Daybooks and Notebooks (New York: New York University Press, 1978. 3 vols.), noted a relationship between rough drafts of poems in this notebook (called "An Early Notebook" in White's edition) and the poem "Starting from Paumanok." Drafts of poems also appear under the titles "A Poem of Maternity," "Poem of Remorse," and "Proem."

Notes which include the first two lines of a draft of a poem beginning "You fired the shot." It is written in pencil on both sides of a narrow strip of lined paper, cut from a larger sheet.

A notebook kept by Whitman in the early to mid-1850s. William White, in his edition of Whitman's Daybooks and Notebooks (New York: New York University Press, 1978. 3 vols.), noted a relationship between this notebook and the poems "Who Learns My Lesson Complete?," "By Blue Ontario's Shore," "Song of the Answerer," and "There Was a Child Went Forth."

An early notebook of Whitman's. William White, in his edition of Whitman's Daybooks and Notebooks (New York: New York University Press, 1978. 3 vols.), noted a relationship between material in this notebook and the poem "Song of Myself," specifically section 13, lines 237-243.

A page of notes with various trial lines and ideas for poems, including "poem descriptive of a good wife," a poem beginning "What is Beauty?," and several lines of Whitmanian cataloguing.

A clipping of an article entitled "The Indian in American Art" from The Crayon with a piece of paper pasted to the bottom containing an idea for a poem about Native Americans. At the top is written "The Trapper's Bride by a Baltimore artist." A date on the verso of the newspaper article indicates that the document is from 1856.

A bound notebook with a title page reading "Airs of Lilac Time for 1870, '71, &c" and two pages with lists of words and a few trial lines.