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Catalog of a Walt Whitman Manuscript in
the John D. Batchelder Collection, The Library of Congress
Original records created by the Library of Congress; 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
Manuscript in the John D. Batchelder Collection, The Library of
Congress
Collection Number: N/A
Creator:
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Repository:
Manuscripts Division, The Library of Congress
Abstract:This catalog was created, in part, from digital images of the original
manuscripts obtained by The Walt Whitman Archive. The
original papers and finding aid are held at the Library of Congress.Scope and Content:
The John D. Batchlelder Collection contains one Whitman 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 Dead of This
War
Whitman Archive ID: loc.00092
Date: 1865-1875
Genre: prose, poetry
Physical Description: 1 leaf, 20 x 15
cm, handwritten
View images: 1 | 2
Content: A manuscript, seemingly drafted as poetry, that contains several lines and phrases that appear as prose in "The Million Dead, Too, Summ'd Up," a section of Memoranda During the War (1875-76).
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 Library of Congress, Manuscripts Division
Room LM101, James Madison Building
101 Independence Ave., S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20540-4680
http://www.loc.gov