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Guide to the Walt Whitman Poetry Manuscripts in the Rare Books and Manuscripts, Special Collections, Temple University Libraries, Temple University
Original records created by Rare Books and Manuscripts, Special Collections, Temple University Libraries; 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.
Title: Walt Whitman Poetry Manuscripts in the Rare Books and Manuscripts, Special Collections, Temple University Libraries, Temple University
Collection Number: N/A
Creator:
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Repository: Rare Books and Manuscripts, Special Collections
Abstract:
This finding aid was created from the original finding aid obtained by The Walt Whitman Archive. The original manuscripts and finding aid are held at Temple University.
Scope and Content:
Temple University's Rare Books and Manuscripts, Special Collections Department holds corrected and uncorrected proofs and two drafts of poetic lines in Whitman's hand.
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: tem.00001
Title: "Shakspere's Cipher"
Date: ca. 1891
Physical Description: 1 leaf
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Lightly corrected draft of "Shakspere-Bacon's Cipher" which was published first in 1891.
Item: 2
Whitman Archive ID: tem.00003
Title: "Shakspere—Bacon's Cipher"
Date: ca. 1891
Physical Description: 1 leaf
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Printed proof of "Shakspere-Bacon's Cipher" , which was published first in 1891, with a handwritten correction.
Item: 3
Whitman Archive ID: tem.00002
Title: "Old Chants"
Date: ca. 1891
Physical Description: 1 leaf, 36.3 x 21.4 cm, handwritten
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Included with the proofs of "Good-Bye My Fancy" (MSS. 2518 above) are thirty-three lines of "Old Chants," made of fragments pasted together, with corrections in Whitman's hand. Also included on the page is a note by Horace Traubel reading "Given by Walt Whitman to me and then by me to Will Innes, 1905." On verso: "Henry Curtis printer, Cor: Bridge Ave. & 2d, Camden."
Restrictions on Original Materials: Please consult with repository.
Preferred Citation: To identify this finding aid as a source, see the Archive's "Conditions of Use" page.
Repository Contact Information:
Rare Books and Manuscripts, Special Collections
Temple University Libraries
Paley Library
1210 W. Berks Street
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122