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[Notes on] Emerson Essays -- 1st Series -- copyrighted 1847. Holograph MS, unsigned, undated.

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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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Title
[Notes on] Emerson Essays -- 1st Series -- copyrighted 1847. Holograph MS, unsigned, undated.
Names
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Creator)
Collection

Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

Series I. Manuscripts

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1847 - 1892
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Whitman
Shelf locator: Page Aut MS Re Emerson Essays | Walt Whitman +
Topics
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
Genres
Manuscripts
Notes
Ownership: Mary Davis, J. H. Johnston, W. T. H. Howe
Date: Date range is widest possible.
Physical Description
Manuscripts
Extent: 1 leaf
[1 written side] with note attesting provenance from Mary O. Davis, housekeeper: "This bit of Walt Whitman's MSS was given to me in 1892 by his nurse Mary Davis. J.H. Johnston June 4, 1910." Note on verso testifying to handwriting by Frederic Rowland Marvin. Accompanied by note on index card to collector W. T. H. Howe, about importance/value of this leaf, signed "A F G," possibly bookdealer or agent.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479
MSS Unit ID: 19100
Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169325
Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169326
Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169327
Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169328
Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1169329
Digital Gallery Image ID: ?covers?
Other local Identifier: 175829B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ccd2d1c0-89c8-0130-0411-58d385a7bbd0
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1847: Created (Approximate)
  • 1892: Creator Died
  • 2014: 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. "[Notes on] Emerson Essays -- 1st Series -- copyrighted 1847. Holograph MS, unsigned, undated." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1847 - 1892. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-4ce5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "[Notes on] Emerson Essays -- 1st Series -- copyrighted 1847. Holograph MS, unsigned, undated." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-4ce5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1847 - 1892). [Notes on] Emerson Essays -- 1st Series -- copyrighted 1847. Holograph MS, unsigned, undated. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-4ce5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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[Notes on] Emerson Essays -- 1st Series -- copyrighted 1847. Holograph MS, unsigned, undated.