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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1819-05-31 - 1892-03-26

Biography

American poet.

Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:

Portrait of Walt Whitman, Undated

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.10,7
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Correspondence, minor writings, photographs, and ephemera all by or about Walt Whitman.

Dates: Undated

Portrait of Walt Whitman, 1854

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.7.1
Scope and Contents

Studio portrait of Walt Whitman as a middle-aged man, with short-cut hair and trimmed beard. Alledged to have been take while Whitman was at work onb "Leaves of Grass".

Photographer's logo and printed notation on verso: This photograph is copied froom another picture and must not be taken as a sample of our work direct from life. Geo. G. Rockwood.

Dates: 1854

Portrait of Walt Whitman, Undated

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.7.6
Scope and Contents

Studio portrait of Walt Whitman, pictured in suit coat, vest, and tie; with short-cut hair and trimmed beard.

Dates: Undated

Press cuttings

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.2.8
Scope and Contents

Press cuttings of reviews of Whitman's writings, excised from newspapers, journals and magazines.

Dates: 1854 - 1975

Prospecti

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.2.7
Scope and Contents

Prospectus featuring "O Captain! My Captain!" by William G. Schnelle advertising and illustration.

Prospectus of the Book of the Month Club special edition of Leaves of Grass with introduction by Christopher Morley and illustrations by Lewis Daniel.

Dates: 1854 - 1975

Publications announcement

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.6
Scope and Contents

Unaddressed publications announcement for Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" and "Specimen Days and Collect"; and "Walt Whitman" by Richard Maurice Bucke.

Dates: 1854 - 1975

Relief print, 1972

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.12

Relief print by Dolice

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.12

Relief print by Dolice

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.12

Robert G. Ingersoll testimonial, 1899-10-21

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.2
Scope and Contents

Individual admissionn tickets for seats in the east balcony and on the main floor for Robert G. Ingersoll's testimonial on Walt Whitman, presented at Horticultural Hall in [Philadelphia].

Dates: Event: 1899-10-21