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Dowden, Edward, 9 letters to. Copied and abstracted by Dowden for Bliss Perry. Aug. 22, 1871 - Nov. 21, 1888.

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

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Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

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Series III. Outgoing Correspondence

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Title
Dowden, Edward, 9 letters to. Copied and abstracted by Dowden for Bliss Perry. Aug. 22, 1871 - Nov. 21, 1888.
Names
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Author)
Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913 (Recipient)
Collection

Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

Series III. Outgoing Correspondence

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1871-08-22 - 1888-11-21
Place: Camden, NJ
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, Walt ALS A - Kennedy
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Ownership: Bliss Perry; W. T. H. Howe
Citation/reference: Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller (New York: New York University Press, 1961–1977): these copies by Dowden used for text of: #422, 2:153 (1/18/72); #1172, 3:313 (11/10/82); #1839, 4:237 (11/21/88). In other cases, originals located and used as copy text. Whitman Archive ID: 3 of the letters are included from originals:May 2, 1875: inu.00001; undated [January, 1876]: med.00441; Mar. 4, 1876: duk.00671. Others not included.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 leaves
[12 written sides] with envelope. TS slip description of letters. Aug. 22, 1871 [abstract] (p. 3); Jan. 18, 1872 (pp. 8-12); May 2, 1875 (pp. 6-7) [Whitman archive ID: inu.00001]; undated [1875?] (p. 4) [Whitman archive ID (dated to Jan., 1876): med.00441]; Mar. 4, 1876 (pp. 1-2) [Whitman archive ID: duk.00671]; Sep. 8, 1876 (pp. 3-4); Nov. 10, 1882 [postcard] (p. 3); Aug. 26, 1886 (p. 12); Nov. 21, 1888 (p. 5). Photostats of the copies, 12 leaves.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479
MSS Unit ID: 19100
Accession number: 225001B--225009B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fdfefac0-8b53-0130-ad92-58d385a7bbd0
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Item timeline of events

  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1871: Created (Approximate)
  • 1892: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Dowden, Edward, 9 letters to. Copied and abstracted by Dowden for Bliss Perry. Aug. 22, 1871 - Nov. 21, 1888." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1871 - 1888. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8254830-8862-0131-c9e4-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Dowden, Edward, 9 letters to. Copied and abstracted by Dowden for Bliss Perry. Aug. 22, 1871 - Nov. 21, 1888." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8254830-8862-0131-c9e4-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1871 - 1888). Dowden, Edward, 9 letters to. Copied and abstracted by Dowden for Bliss Perry. Aug. 22, 1871 - Nov. 21, 1888. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8254830-8862-0131-c9e4-58d385a7bbd0

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Dowden, Edward, 9 letters to. Copied and abstracted by Dowden for Bliss Perry. Aug. 22, 1871 - Nov. 21, 1888.