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Edith Emerson Forbes ALS to Charles Eliot Norton, May 15, 1890

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Ralph Waldo Emerson collection of papers

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Title
Edith Emerson Forbes ALS to Charles Eliot Norton, May 15, 1890
Names
Forbes, Edith Emerson 1841 - 1929 (Author)
Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 (Addressee)
Collection

Ralph Waldo Emerson collection of papers

Series V: Related Correspondence

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1890-05-15
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Emerson
Shelf locator: Immortality - Original Manuscript - Ralph Waldo Emerson +
Topics
Intellectuals -- United States
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 double leaf
[3 written pages], with envelope, presenting the manuscript of "Immortality" [104 leaves within wrapper, 163 written pages]. Enclosed within parchment folder; within suede leather pouch, tooled with "Charles Eliot Norton"; within tooled leather box, with color portrait of RWE on inside cover. Accompanied by ALS from RWE to A. T. Goodman, Mar. 1, 1866, 1 leaf.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19738382
MSS Unit ID: 22322
Other local Identifier: 4883295
Other local Identifier: c650cfc0-2dcd-0130-9264-58d385a7b928
Other local Identifier: Berg Coll MSS Emerson +
Archives EAD ID: 946107
Accession number: 122905B(b)
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5cea56d0-091a-013a-f07f-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1841: Creator Born
  • 1890: Created
  • 1929: Creator Died
  • 2022: 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. "Edith Emerson Forbes ALS to Charles Eliot Norton, May 15, 1890" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d23ceb70-3ffd-0131-c053-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Edith Emerson Forbes ALS to Charles Eliot Norton, May 15, 1890" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d23ceb70-3ffd-0131-c053-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1890). Edith Emerson Forbes ALS to Charles Eliot Norton, May 15, 1890 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d23ceb70-3ffd-0131-c053-58d385a7bbd0

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Edith Emerson Forbes ALS to Charles Eliot Norton, May 15, 1890