Leaf mounted with one holograph manuscript written on a scrap of light tan paper: Poem (idea)
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Title
Leaf mounted with one holograph manuscript written on a scrap of light tan paper: Poem (idea)
Collection
Holograph literary fragments and notes for poems
Names
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Author)
Bucke, Richard Maurice, 1837-1902 (Collector)
Sangorski & Sutcliffe (Binder)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1855 (Approximate)
Library Location
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll + Whitman, Walt Holograph literary fragments
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Physical Description
Leaf (a recto) faces a blank leaf
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19877231
RLIN/OCLC: 851581980
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 55a2e0c0-c5d9-012f-5e33-58d385a7bc34
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Leaf mounted with one holograph manuscript written on a scrap of light tan paper: Poem (idea)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/55a2e0c0-c5d9-012f-5e33-58d385a7bc34
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1855). Leaf mounted with one holograph manuscript written on a scrap of light tan paper: Poem (idea) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/55a2e0c0-c5d9-012f-5e33-58d385a7bc34
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Leaf mounted with one holograph manuscript written on a scrap of light tan paper: Poem (idea)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/55a2e0c0-c5d9-012f-5e33-58d385a7bc34
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