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[Notes on fruits]. 4 leaves of holograph draft and 2 scraps. Unsigned and undated.: (Now published as opening of Wild Fruits.)

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

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Series I. Manuscripts by Henry David Thoreau

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Title
[Notes on fruits]. 4 leaves of holograph draft and 2 scraps. Unsigned and undated.: (Now published as opening of Wild Fruits.)
Names
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 (Author)
Collection

Henry David Thoreau collection

Series I. Manuscripts by Henry David Thoreau

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1860-11-23 - 1860-11-28
Place: Concord, MA
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau
Shelf locator: envelope: [Notes on Fruits] 4 leaves of holograph, unsigned and undated; 2 scraps.
Topics
Transcendentalism (New England)
Nature study
Concord (Mass.)
Natural history
Genres
Manuscripts
Essays
Notes
Citation/reference: William Howarth, The Literary Manuscripts of Henry David Thoreau (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 1974). See: [Notes on Fruits] 600p.
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Content: 8 pages, one with a rider affixed with wax, one scrap with index notes and note from Herodotus. All used in Bradley P. Dean, Wild Fruits, as opening section. Based on Journal entries for November 23, 26, 28, 1860. Typed transcription, 5 leaves. See: [Notes on Fruits] 600p.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 double leaf, 2 leaves, 2 scraps
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520476
MSS Unit ID: 19098
Accession number: 246031B
Other local Identifier: 4880262
Other local Identifier: c7543920-1ad9-0130-b94f-58d385a7b928
Other local Identifier: Berg Coll MSS Thoreau
Archives EAD ID: 949802
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c7543920-1ad9-0130-b94f-58d385a7b928
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Item timeline of events

  • 1817: Creator Born
  • 1860: Created (Approximate)
  • 1862: Creator Died
  • 2021: 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. "[Notes on fruits]. 4 leaves of holograph draft and 2 scraps. Unsigned and undated." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1860. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e5d4b30-eb62-0131-2fae-58d385a7b928

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "[Notes on fruits]. 4 leaves of holograph draft and 2 scraps. Unsigned and undated." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e5d4b30-eb62-0131-2fae-58d385a7b928

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1860). [Notes on fruits]. 4 leaves of holograph draft and 2 scraps. Unsigned and undated. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e5d4b30-eb62-0131-2fae-58d385a7b928

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[Notes on fruits]. 4 leaves of holograph draft and 2 scraps. Unsigned and undated.