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(Poem) ? Reflections Shadows

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Holograph literary fragments and notes for poems

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Title
(Poem) ? Reflections Shadows
Additional title: American Expansion and Settlement Inland
Names
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Author)
Bucke, Richard Maurice, 1837-1902 (Collector)
Sangorski & Sutcliffe (Binder)
Collection

Holograph literary fragments and notes for poems

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1855 (Approximate)
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll + Whitman, Walt Holograph literary fragments
Topics
Poetry, Modern -- 19th century
American poetry -- 19th century
Genres
Manuscripts
Notes
Publications: "(Poem) ? Reflections Shadows" published in The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman: Issued under the editorial supervision of his literary executors … (New York; London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1902), Vol. III
Publications: "American Expansion and Settlement Inland" published in The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman: Issued under the editorial supervision of his literary executors … (New York; London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1902), Vol. X, no. 40. (publications)
Description
Manuscript poem (fragment) written in pencil on a scrap of white paper, undated. On the verso: American Expansion and Settlement Inland; manuscript note written in ink on a scrap of white paper, undated. Manuscript note at head in Whitman’s hand: “Editorial for insertion same day with the article ‘The New Inland America.’” In Volume I of: Walt Whitman. Holograph manuscript fragments assembled by Dr. Richard Maurice Bucke.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19877231
RLIN/OCLC: 851581980
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 55077220-c5d9-012f-ea24-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1855: Created
  • 1892: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "(Poem) ? Reflections Shadows" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fc59-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "(Poem) ? Reflections Shadows" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fc59-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1855). (Poem) ? Reflections Shadows Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fc59-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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(Poem) ? Reflections Shadows