"Interpolation Sounds." Holograph poem, undated, signed.

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Title
"Interpolation Sounds." Holograph poem, undated, signed.
Names
New York Herald Company (Publisher)
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Author)
Collection

Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

Series I. Manuscripts

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1888-08-05 - 1888-08-12 (Approximate)
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Whitman
Shelf locator: m.b. Whitman, S - Whitman, Walt Holographs
Topics
Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888
Genres
Manuscripts
Poetry
Notes
Date: Published on August 12, 1888, following death of General Philip Sheridan (d. Aug. 5, 1888), under title "Over and Over the Burial Chant," four days after WW's's short prose tribute to the General. Library of Congress has an earlier draft and Yale the final MS of printer's copy, at the top of which WW has written, "Put this in the day of Sheridan's burial ceremonies."
Publications: It was reprinted in "Good-Bye My Fancy" in 1891, with the additional note: "General Sheridan was buried at the Cathedral, Washington, D.C. August, 1888, with all the pomp, music and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic service."
Physical Description
Manuscripts
Extent: 1 leaf
[1 written side] Fair copy draft.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479
MSS Unit ID: 19100
Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1221596
Digital Gallery Image ID: m_1221597
Other local Identifier: 73B6786
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 14f12c10-2524-0130-0339-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1888: 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. ""Interpolation Sounds." Holograph poem, undated, signed." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1888 - 1888. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-7601-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. ""Interpolation Sounds." Holograph poem, undated, signed." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-7601-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1888 - 1888). "Interpolation Sounds." Holograph poem, undated, signed. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-7601-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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"Interpolation Sounds." Holograph poem, undated, signed.