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Catalog of a Walt Whitman Poetry Manuscript in
The Bayley-Whitman Collection, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware,
Ohio
Original records created by the Bayley-Whitman Collection, Ohio Wesleyan University and expanded by the Walt Whitman Archive based upon information from the repository. Encoded Archival Description completed with the assistance of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Title: A Walt Whitman Poetry
Manuscript in The Bayley-Whitman Collection, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware,
Ohio
Collection Number: N/A
Creator:
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Repository: L. A. Beeghly Library
Abstract:This catalog was created from the original finding aid and a
photocopy obtained by The Walt Whitman Archive. The
original papers and finding aid are held at Ohio Wesleyan University.Scope and Content:
The Bayley-Whitman Collection holds a wide variety of Whitman items, including
correspondence; manuscripts; facsimiles and photocopies of manuscripts;
transcriptions; artifacts; books and articles by and about Whitman; newspaper
clippings; bibliographies; dealer catalogs; newsletters; papers from the Walt
Whitman Fellowship, the Walt Whitman Society, and the Walt Whitman Foundation; and
many other miscellaneous items. In this catalog, only the documents
deemed poetry manuscripts are described at the item level.
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: A procession without
halt
Whitman Archive ID: owu.00001
Box: 3
Folder: 12
Date: undated
Genre: poetry
Physical Description: 1
leaf, handwritten
View images: 1 | 2
Content: The date is unknown. Whitman used the image
of a procession many times in his poetry, including in section 38 of "Song of
Myself" and in section 6 of "Return of the Heroes" (in the final versions of those
poems). However, this manuscript is most likely a draft toward a different poem
altogether. It is possible these lines were
composed between 1861 and 1870, when
Whitman had most reason to employ imagery of marching.
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:
Ohio Wesleyan University
43 Rowland Ave.
Delaware, Ohio 43015