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Catalog of a Walt Whitman Poetry Manuscript in
the The Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College
Original records created by The Rauner Special Collections Library,
Dartmouth College; revised and expanded by the Walt
Whitman Archive and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. Encoded Archival Description completed with the assistance of the Gladys
Krieble Delmas Foundation, the University of Nebraska Research Council, the
Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Title: A Walt Whitman Poetry
Manuscript in the The Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth
College
Collection Number: N/A
Creator:
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Repository:
The Rauner Special Collections Library
Abstract:This catalog was created from the original catalog record
obtained by The Walt Whitman Archive. The original
manuscript and catalog record are held at The Rauner Special Collections Library,
Dartmouth College.Scope and Content:
The Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College, holds one Whitman poetry
manuscript, described below.
Biographical Information:For additional biographical information, see "Walt
Whitman," by Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price, and the chronology of Whitman's Life.
Subjects: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892;
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Manuscripts; Poets, American--19th century
Whitman Archive Title: [The Epos of a
Life]
Whitman Archive ID: dar.00001
Date: about 1867
Genre: poetry
Physical Description: 2
leaves, handwritten
View images: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Content: This draft is related to "Inscription," the prefatory poem of the 1867 edition of Leaves of Grass, which was
later revised as "Small the
Theme of My Chant." The smaller leaf, bearing a revised first
line, was formerly pasted to the larger leaf. Other manuscripts held at the
Library of Congress (Charles E. Feinberg Collection) and the New York Public
Library (Oscar Lion Collection) open with the same revised line, though the
published poem does not.
Restrictions on Original Materials: Please consult with repository.
Preferred Citation: To identify this catalog as a source, see the Archive's "Conditions of Use" page.
Repository Contact Information:
The Rauner Special Collections Library
Dartmouth College
6065 Webster Hall
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755-3525