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"Dirge." Holograph poem, unsigned, dated 1838

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

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Ralph Waldo Emerson collection of papers

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Series I: Manuscripts

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Title
"Dirge." Holograph poem, unsigned, dated 1838
Names
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 (Author)
Collection

Ralph Waldo Emerson collection of papers

Series I: Manuscripts

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1838
Place: Concord, MA
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Emerson
Shelf locator: m.b. Emerson ALS A - H
Topics
Intellectuals -- United States
Concord (Mass.)
Genres
Manuscripts
Poetry
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Ownership: Owen D. Young
Publications: Poems (Boston: James Munroe, 1847 [i.e. December, 1846]).
Citation/reference: The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 9, Poems: A Variorum Edition, ed. Albert J. von Frank and Thomas Wortham (Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 2011), 282-87.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 double leaf
[3 written sides]. Printer's copy for Poems (London, 1847), ink on leaves numbered 205, 206, 207. Typed transcription, 2 leaves. Collector's cover sheet (Owen Young), 1 leaf.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19738382
MSS Unit ID: 22322
Other local Identifier: 4882337
Other local Identifier: 0b38dc80-26a6-0130-38aa-58d385a7bbd0
Other local Identifier: Berg Coll MSS Emerson m.b.
Archives EAD ID: 945928
Accession number: 214292B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2de47760-091a-013a-2c8c-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1803: Creator Born
  • 1838: Created
  • 1882: Creator Died
  • 2022: 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. ""Dirge." Holograph poem, unsigned, dated 1838" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1838. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e708c6e0-b049-0130-89a6-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. ""Dirge." Holograph poem, unsigned, dated 1838" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e708c6e0-b049-0130-89a6-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1838). "Dirge." Holograph poem, unsigned, dated 1838 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e708c6e0-b049-0130-89a6-58d385a7bbd0

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"Dirge." Holograph poem, unsigned, dated 1838