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"A Child's Reminiscence." Holograph poem [1859].

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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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Series I. Manuscripts

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Title
"A Child's Reminiscence." Holograph poem [1859].
Names
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 (Creator)
Collection

Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

Series I. Manuscripts

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1859 (Approximate)
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Whitman
Shelf locator: WW A Child's Reminiscence
Genres
Manuscripts
Poetry
Notes
Content: Holograph poem, signed [1859]. 15 pp. Also 3 holograph advertisements regarding the poem, prepared by Whitman for the press. Poem also published with titles: "A Word Out of the Sea" and "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking."
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe.
Physical Description
Manuscripts
Extent: 19 leaves
[text of poems on leaves numbered 1-13 and 15-16, with slips of paper pasted over passages on p. 13 (2) and p. 15 (1); 3 leaves of advertisement for poem, holograph] with entry from printed catalog, 1 leaf; TS notes on publication, 2 leaves.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479
MSS Unit ID: 19100
Other local Identifier: 175832B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 48b3cf30-a46c-0130-25c6-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1859: Created
  • 1892: Creator Died
  • 2019: 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. ""A Child's Reminiscence." Holograph poem [1859]." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1859. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-4ca9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. ""A Child's Reminiscence." Holograph poem [1859]." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-4ca9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1859). "A Child's Reminiscence." Holograph poem [1859]. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-4ca9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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"A Child's Reminiscence." Holograph poem [1859].