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Catalog of the Walt Whitman Poetry Manuscripts at
Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections
Original records created by Haverford College Quaker and Special
Collections; 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
Kreible Delmas Foundation, the University of Nebraska Research Council, and the
Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Title: Walt Whitman Poetry
Manuscripts at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections
Collection Number: N/A
Creator:
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections
Abstract:This electronic catalog was created from the original catalog record obtained by
The Walt Whitman Archive. The original manuscript
and catalog record are held at Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections,
Magill Library, Haverford College.Scope and Content:
Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections has at least six documents that
relate to Walt Whitman, five of which are letters to, from, or about him. This
catalog only describes the item deemed a poetry manuscript.
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: As the Greek's Signal
Flame
Whitman Archive ID: hav.00001
Date: 1887
Genre: poetry
Physical Description: 1 leaf, handwritten
Images: currently unavailable
Content: A broadside of Whitman's poem "As the Greek's Signal Flame," which is subtitled "For Whittier's 80th birthday, December 17,
1887." The poem was published first in 1887.
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:
Haverford College
Magill Library, Second Tier
Haverford, PA 19041-1392