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Preface [to "Democratic Vistas," English edition]. Holograph, signed, undated.

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

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Title
Preface [to "Democratic Vistas," English edition]. Holograph, signed, undated.
Names
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Creator)
Collection

Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

Series I. Manuscripts

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1887 (Inferred)
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Whitman
Shelf locator: m.b. Whitman, S - Whitman, Walt Holographs
Genres
Manuscripts
Prefaces
Notes
Date: Came with Whitman's ALS to Ernest Rhys, Sept. 11, 1887. This preface was published in the British edition of Democratic Vistas (1871) which came out in 1888.
Physical Description
Manuscripts
Extent: 3 leaves
[3 written sides] ink with correction in blue pencil. Came with Whitman's ALS to Ernest Rhys, Sept. 11, 1887.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479
MSS Unit ID: 19100
Accession number: 2001151
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 39f2fd70-2542-0130-1fb2-58d385a7bbd0
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Item timeline of events

  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1887: Created
  • 1892: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Preface [to "Democratic Vistas," English edition]. Holograph, signed, undated." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4eb44050-8b79-0131-f1aa-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Preface [to "Democratic Vistas," English edition]. Holograph, signed, undated." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4eb44050-8b79-0131-f1aa-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1887). Preface [to "Democratic Vistas," English edition]. Holograph, signed, undated. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4eb44050-8b79-0131-f1aa-58d385a7bbd0

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Preface [to "Democratic Vistas," English edition]. Holograph, signed, undated.