Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Dates
- Existence: 1819-05-31 - 1892-03-26
Biography
American poet.
Found in 109 Collections and/or Records:
Walt Whitman's Schoolhouse, 1927-05
Brochure calling for donations to cover the cost of moving and maintenance of the schoolhouse at which Whitman once taught; located on the Jericho Turnpike, Syosset Long Island; to become the Walt Whitman Bookshop.
Whitman, Walt
Typed notes; photocopied typed transcription of a letter; photocopies from published sources.
Whitman, Walt
Contents generally include: biographical information and drafts (often in multiple versions) of Ellmann's bio-commentary on each poet; selected poems by each author, photocopied from published sources; press cuttings of articles; rights and permissions to reprint poems; lists of corrections; and fragments of page proofs.
Whitman's advertisement for his books
"The price of Walt Whitman's Poems, 'Leaves of Grass', (complete, latest, special edition, with autograph), is $3 a copy...."
Whitman's handwriting fragment
Fragment of [Whitman's] handwriting which reads: "Chancellorsville - May 2,3, 1863" and "Gettysburg - July 1, 2, 3 -'63".
Whitman's lecture on the death of Abraham Lincoln, 1886-04-15
Program for Whitman's lecture, held at the Chestnut Street Opera House in Philadelphia. Includes Whitman's poem, "O Captain! My Captain!"; plus admission ticket for one.
"Whitman's Position as Poet and Author in American Literature", Undated
"Whitman's Treatment of the Theme of Death"
Typescript.
"Why is it that a sense comes always crushing...."
"A fragment by Walt Whitman in lead pencil from the collection of Alfred F. Goldsmith, Esq., NYC." A quote by Whitman reads: Why is it that a sense comes always crushing upon [crossed out and replaced with "on"] me, as of one happiness I have missed in life and one friend and companiobn I have never made.
Includes a photostat copy of an enlargement of the quote.