"Laurels and Palms" altered to "To Those Who've Failed." Holograph poem, undated.

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Title
"Laurels and Palms" altered to "To Those Who've Failed." Holograph poem, undated.
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
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Whitman
Genres
Manuscripts
Notes
Publications: First published in the New York Herald, January 27, 1888.
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Physical Description
Extent: 1 leaf
Description
Holograph manuscript, signed [January 1888]. 1 leaf [1 written side] mounted (by being thinly pasted along its left side) onto a somewhat larger sheet of card stock. Cancelled titles include "A laurel wreath," "Laurel and Wreath," and "Laurels and Palms." With TS transcription of poem, 1 leaf.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479
MSS Unit ID: 19100
Other local Identifier: 175828B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4aa743b0-a46c-0130-79ed-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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

  • 1888: Created
  • 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. ""Laurels and Palms" altered to "To Those Who've Failed." Holograph poem, undated." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1888. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-7603-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. ""Laurels and Palms" altered to "To Those Who've Failed." Holograph poem, undated." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-7603-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). "Laurels and Palms" altered to "To Those Who've Failed." Holograph poem, undated. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-7603-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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"Laurels and Palms" altered to "To Those Who've Failed." Holograph poem, undated.