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.

Clipped proof sheets of "Aboard at a Ship's Helm." No annotations on the sheets.

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.

Written in pencil, with four of the corrections in ink, on a strip of paper torn from a larger sheet, is a draft of "After the Argument." The poem was published first in Lippincott's Magazine, March, 1891.

Written in ink on one side of a sheet of note paper, 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."

Written in pencil on a sheet torn from the top of a larger sheet, the rough draft of the beginning lines of a poem, 29 words in all. 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.

A draft of a poem written in ink, with the title in blue pencil, on two strips of paper, one torn off at the bottom. Parts of this manuscript have been printed as "? Ashes of Roses," and 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 he 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 written in pencil on the inside of a discarded envelope, dated in postmark August 24, 1885. These may be notes for "A Twilight Song," published in 1890, which was subtitled "For unknown buried soldiers, North and South."

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

Written in ink (first two lines) and pencil (last four lines) on the inside of a discarded envelope opened out (addressed to Whitman), postmarked October 12, 1883, fifty-seven words. This is likely an early draft of "With Husky-Haughty Lips, O Sea!" , a poem published first in Harper's Monthly, March, 1884

Written in ink, with some corrections in pencil, about 300 words of an early draft of a poem beginning "By thine own lips, O Sea," revised and 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.

Written in ink, with comment at top and bottom in pencil, on a piece of discarded correspondence from A. Williams (dated December 2, 1880). "A Clear Midnight" was first published in 1881.

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

Draft of "The Commonplace" written in ink on a blank sheet which seems torn from a book and trimmed (or it may be part of a large envelope). On the verso, cancelled with a diagonal ink stroke, is an early draft of "Osceola," in purple pencil (with title underlined in blue). "The Commonplace" was first published in manuscript facsimile in 1891. "Osceola" was 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 written in pencil on a sheet of paper, torn off at the bottom, the page cancelled by two vertical strokes. These lines have been published posthumously as "[Decoration Day]," for near the bottom of the page "Decoration Day" is underlined, perhaps indicating Whitman's intention to use those words as a title. 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 it could have been composed later. Notes in a hand other than Whitman's appear on the verso.

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" written in ink with corrections in pencil on a sheet of white paper. 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.

Written in purple pencil, with a few lines in ink, on a sheet of white paper, 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 in pencil on a piece of lined stationery, with a few of the corrections and cancelation lines in blue pencil.

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