Container List
Series I. Manuscripts
Manuscripts
Miscellaneous autograph material circa 1863 - 1892
Berg Coll MSS Whitman m.b. (8 envelopes, 2 wrappers, 2 signatures) (8 envelopes, 2
wrappers, 2 signatures)
Envelopes (Stationery)Stamped envelopesO'Connor, William Douglas, 1832-1889
Postmarked items are dated 1885, 1887 and 1888; date range given relates to start of
WW's correspondence with O'Connors and his death.
m.b. Whitman, S - Whitman, Walt Holographs
Additional note [to Specimen Days] written 1887 for the English
edition. Holograph, unsigned 1887
Berg Coll MSS Whitman m.b. (3 leaves) (3 leaves)
Prose
m.b. Whitman, S - Whitman, Walt Holographs
Bucke, Richard Maurice, 1837-1902
"Analysis of Poems," i.e. Leaves of Grass, by Richard Maurice Bucke,
revised, annotated and corrected by Walt Whitman. (See also:
Manuscripts relating to Whitman). circa 1882
Berg Coll MSS Whitman + (118 leaves) (118 leaves)
ProofsClippingsLiterary criticismCriticismBucke, Richard Maurice, 1837-1902 (Author)
Walt Whitman Autograph Revision of Analysis of Leaves of Grass +
"As a Strong Bird on Pinions free," holograph poem. June 26, 1872
Berg Coll MSS Whitman m.b. (13 leaves) (13 leaves)
PoetryHinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901 (Recipient) New York Herald
Company (Publisher)
m.b. Whitman, S - Whitman, Walt Holographs
"As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free" was first published in the New York Herald on 26 June
1872. Later printed with seven other poems in pamphlet, As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free
(1872), and included as a supplement bound with Two Rivulets (1876). WW changed the
title to "Thou Mother with Thy Equal Brood," added a new opening stanza and made
further revisions, incorporating the poem into Leaves of Grass (1881-82).
"Broadway, 1861," and "I too am drawn." Holograph poems, unsigned
and undated. 1 leaf. circa 1861
Berg Coll MSS Whitman + (1 bound volume: 20 leaves) (1 bound volume: 20 leaves)
Poetry
Holograph manuscripts of three poems, on one sheet, unsigned [1861]. On recto of sheet
6.25" x 7.75" is MS of "Broadway, 1861" in ink with several revisions; on verso of sheet
(written the other direction) is a much corrected MS in ink of "I Too Am Drawn," and a
pencilled draft--also much-corrected--of "[I Have Lived]". Mounted with these MSS are
the posthumously printed forms of the first two poems as well as the 1855 Samuel
Hollyer portrait of Whitman, signed by the artist.
Walt Whitman -- Two Civl War Poems - The Original MSS +
"A Child's Reminiscence." Holograph poem [1859]. circa 1859
Berg Coll MSS Whitman (19 leaves) (19 leaves)
Poetry
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."
WW A Child's Reminiscence
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