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Guide to the Walt Whitman Poetry Manuscripts in the George N. Meissner Collection, Department of Special Collections, Washington University Libraries, Washington University
Original records created by Department of Special Collections, Washington University Libraries, Washington University; 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 electronic finding aid was created from the original catalog record created by the Department of Special Collections, Washington University, and obtained by The Walt Whitman Archive. The original manuscript and catalog record are held at the Department of Special Collections, Washington University Libraries, Washington University.
Title: Walt Whitman Poetry Manuscripts in the George N. Meissner Collection, Department of Special Collections, Washington University Libraries, Washington University
Collection Number: N/A
Creator:
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Collector:
Meissner, George N.
Repository: Department of Special Collections
Abstract:
This electronic finding aid was created from the original catalog record created by the Department of Special Collections, Washington University, and obtained by The Walt Whitman Archive. The original manuscript and catalog record are held at the Department of Special Collections, Washington University Libraries, Washington University.
Scope and Content:
The George N. Meissner Collection at Washington University contains a wide variety of manuscripts relating to a range of American and European politicians, artists, writers, and notables. The collection contains only one manuscript by Walt Whitman.
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: wau.00001
Title: "Thou Mother with Thy Equal Brood"
Date: undated
Physical Description: 8 leaves
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A printed proof of "Thou Mother with Thy Equal Brood," which was published first in 1881, with heavy corrections in Whitman's hand. The poem is a revision of "As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free," which was delivered at the Dartmouth College Commencement on June 26, 1872.
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Repository Contact Information:
Department of Special Collections
Washington University
Campus Box 1061
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-1899