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Notebook 4: ("D"). "A Note Book Containing a few smooth pebbles and pearly shells which the waves of thought leave, from time to time upon my shores. Dec. 3d 1859"

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

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Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

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Series II. Manuscripts relating to Whitman

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Burroughs, John, 12 original early notebooks, 1853-1883

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Title
Notebook 4: ("D"). "A Note Book Containing a few smooth pebbles and pearly shells which the waves of thought leave, from time to time upon my shores. Dec. 3d 1859"
Collection

Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

Series II. Manuscripts relating to Whitman

Burroughs, John, 12 original early notebooks, 1853-1883

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1859 - 1860
Place: Newark, NJ
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Burroughs, J.
Shelf locator: Burroughs, John 12 holograph notebooks, 1854-1883 3 & 4
Topics
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Genres
Manuscripts
Notebooks
Notes
Numbering: Pages numbered by Burroughs 1-151.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 leather notebook ; [78 leaves]
Description
Commonplace entries and notes; dated entries with thoughts and epigrams.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479
MSS Unit ID: 19100
Accession number: 118185B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6fc5aeb0-959b-0130-a66f-58d385a7b928
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  • 1859: Created (Approximate)
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Notebook 4: ("D"). "A Note Book Containing a few smooth pebbles and pearly shells which the waves of thought leave, from time to time upon my shores. Dec. 3d 1859"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1859 - 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/09016d70-d46c-0131-bd5a-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Notebook 4: ("D"). "A Note Book Containing a few smooth pebbles and pearly shells which the waves of thought leave, from time to time upon my shores. Dec. 3d 1859"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/09016d70-d46c-0131-bd5a-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1859 - 1860). Notebook 4: ("D"). "A Note Book Containing a few smooth pebbles and pearly shells which the waves of thought leave, from time to time upon my shores. Dec. 3d 1859" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/09016d70-d46c-0131-bd5a-58d385a7bbd0

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Notebook 4: ("D"). "A Note Book Containing a few smooth pebbles and pearly shells which the waves of thought leave, from time to time upon my shores. Dec. 3d 1859"