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Guide to the Walt Whitman Poetry Manuscripts in the Walt Whitman Collection, The Library of Congress
Original finding aid completed by the Library of Congress; revised and expanded by The Walt Whitman Archive and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. Encoded Archival Description completed through the assistance of the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, the University of Nebraska Research Council, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
This finding aid was created, in part, from digital images of the original manuscripts obtained by The Walt Whitman Archive. The original papers and finding aid are held at the Library of Congress.
Title: Walt Whitman Poetry Manuscripts in the Walt Whitman Collection, The Library of Congress
MS Number: N/A
Creator:
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Repository: Manuscripts Division, The Library of Congress
Abstract:
This finding aid was created, in part, from digital images of the original manuscripts obtained by The Walt Whitman Archive. The original papers and finding aid are held at the Library of Congress.
Scope and Content:
The Walt Whitman Collection holds several items including drafts of poems and essays, letters to and from members of Whitman's family, and commentary on contemporary American poets. For this electronic finding aid, only those objects deemed poetry manuscripts have been described at the item-level.
Biographical Information:
For additional biographical information, see
"Walt Whitman," by Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price, and the
chronology of Whitman's Life.
Subjects: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892;
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts;
Poets, American--19th century;
Series Description and Item Lists
Item: 1
Whitman Archive ID: loc.00089
Title: "Death of Gen. Grant"
Date: ca. 1885
Physical Description: 1 leaf
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A draft of the poem "Death of General Grant" first published August 15, 1885 and later published with the same title in 1888.
Item: 2
Whitman Archive ID: loc.00090
Title: "Interpolation Sounds"
Date: ca. 1888
Physical Description: 1 leaf, 28 x 21.5 cm, handwritten
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An early draft of the poem "Interpolation Sounds" first published August 12, 1888 under the title "Over and Through the Burial Chant" and later published with the new title in 1891.
Item: 3
Whitman Archive ID: loc.00091
Title: "O Captain! My Captain!"
Date: ca. 1888
Physical Description: 1 leaf
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Handwritten notes and corrections on a printed copy of the poem "O Captain! My Captain!" first published November 4, 1865. On the verso is a small letter from Whitman to the publishers of the Riverside Literature Series concerning the corrections to be made to this printed version of the poem.
Restrictions on Original Materials: Please consult with repository.
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Repository Contact Information:
Manuscripts Division, The Library of Congress
Room LM101, James Madison Building
101 Independence Ave., S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20540-4680
www.loc.gov