[Notes on fruits]. 4 leaves of holograph draft and 2 scraps. Unsigned and undated. (Now published as opening of Wild Fruits.)
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[Notes on fruits]. 4 leaves of holograph draft and 2 scraps. Unsigned and undated. (Now published as opening of Wild Fruits.)
Collection
Henry David Thoreau collection
Series I. Manuscripts by Henry David Thoreau
Names
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 (Author)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1860-11-23 - 1860-11-28
Place: Concord, MA
Library Location
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau
Shelf locator: envelope: [Notes on Fruits] 4 leaves of holograph, unsigned and undated; 2 scraps.
Subjects
Transcendentalism (New England)
Nature study
Concord (Mass.)
Natural history
Genres
Notes
Citation/Reference: William Howarth, The Literary Manuscripts of Henry David Thoreau (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 1974). See: [Notes on Fruits] 600p.
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Content: 8 pages, one with a rider affixed with wax, one scrap with index notes and note from Herodotus. All used in Bradley P. Dean, Wild Fruits, as opening section. Based on Journal entries for November 23, 26, 28, 1860. Typed transcription, 5 leaves. See: [Notes on Fruits] 600p.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 double leaf, 2 leaves, 2 scraps
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15520476
Archives ID: 19098
accession number: 246031B
Other local Identifier: 4880262
Other local Identifier: c7543920-1ad9-0130-b94f-58d385a7b928
Other local Identifier: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau
Archives EAD ID: 949802
Archives Components ID: 767593
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c7543920-1ad9-0130-b94f-58d385a7b928
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "[Notes on fruits]. 4 leaves of holograph draft and 2 scraps. Unsigned and undated. (Now published as opening of Wild Fruits.)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c7543920-1ad9-0130-b94f-58d385a7b928
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1860). [Notes on fruits]. 4 leaves of holograph draft and 2 scraps. Unsigned and undated. (Now published as opening of Wild Fruits.) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c7543920-1ad9-0130-b94f-58d385a7b928
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "[Notes on fruits]. 4 leaves of holograph draft and 2 scraps. Unsigned and undated. (Now published as opening of Wild Fruits.)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c7543920-1ad9-0130-b94f-58d385a7b928
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