Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

Professionally printed program with a reproduction of portrait of Whitman on recto. Copy 1 bears a reproduction of Whitman's portrait by Frederick Gutekunst; copy 2 bears a reproduction of Whitman's portrait by Alfred Francis Goldsmith.

Gutekunst, Frederick Goldsmith, Alfred Francis

Aa handwritten advertisement in Whitman's hand, promoting No. 18 of the burlesque portraits of "Men of the Time", currently appearing in the shop windows of major cities.

Reproduction of an engraved portrait of Walt Whitman, possibly a prototype for a proposed book plate for the organization. Text above and below the image reads: The Tulsa Bibliophiles. This is no book.

Event program for the ceremony for the unveiling of a plaque, executed by Alexander Finta and placed on Fulton and Cranberry Streets in Brooklyn--the location where Leaves of Grass was first printed.

Exchange regarding Ellmann's request for newpspaper articles on Oscar Wilde's visit with Walt Whitman.

Exchange regarding Ellmann's request for newpspaper articles on Oscar Wilde's visit with Walt Whitman.

Event program for Whitman's birthday celebration, held at the residence of George W. Harrison, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Recto of card contains a reproduction of a Whitman quote: The most important requisite now in the United States is a great fervid emotional passionate Nationality....

Inside greeting: My best wishes to you and yours....

Manhattan College Lecture series announcement for Charles E. Feinberg's lecture "Walt Whitman in His Letters", presented on the college campus in Smith Auditorium.

Legal-sized envelope with Camden, New Jersey postmark and 2 cancelled 5-cent Whitman commemorative postage stamps. The envelope bears engraved cameos of famous Americans plus a sepia-toned thumbnail-sized photo-reproduction of Whitman pasted onto the lower left envelope corner. Typewritten addressee is C.A. King, 175-28 89th Ave, Jamaica Long Island, NY.