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[Walden]. 1 leaf of holograph draft. Unsigned and undated

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

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Henry David Thoreau collection

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Series I. Manuscripts by Henry David Thoreau

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Title
[Walden]. 1 leaf of holograph draft. Unsigned and undated
Names
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 (Author)
Collection

Henry David Thoreau collection

Series I. Manuscripts by Henry David Thoreau

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1847 - 1854
Place: Concord, MA
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau
Shelf locator: Page Original MS from Chapter 3 of Walden
Topics
Transcendentalism (New England)
Nature study
Concord (Mass.)
Education
Reading
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. Walden
Genres
Manuscripts
Autobiographies
Notes
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Content: [2 written sides] from Chapter 3. "...only as far as easy reading.... each has answered them according to his ability in his..." Corresponds to pp. 116-117 of the first edition.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 leaf
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520476
MSS Unit ID: 19098
Accession number: 184105B
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.WW12
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4b9fb7d0-1a12-0130-d3b4-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1817: Creator Born
  • 1847: Created (Approximate)
  • 1862: Creator Died
  • 2021: 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. "[Walden]. 1 leaf of holograph draft. Unsigned and undated" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1847 - 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d4f7050-7350-0132-0d94-58d385a7b928

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "[Walden]. 1 leaf of holograph draft. Unsigned and undated" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d4f7050-7350-0132-0d94-58d385a7b928

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1847 - 1854). [Walden]. 1 leaf of holograph draft. Unsigned and undated Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d4f7050-7350-0132-0d94-58d385a7b928

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[Walden]. 1 leaf of holograph draft. Unsigned and undated