"Interpolation Sounds." Holograph poem, undated, signed. circa August 5,
1888 - August 12, 1888
Berg Coll MSS Whitman m.b. (1 leaf) (1 leaf)
PoetrySheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888 (Subject) New York Herald Company
(Publisher)
Published on August 12, 1888, following death of General Philip Sheridan (d. Aug. 5,
1888), under title "Over and Over the Burial Chant," four days after WW's's short prose
tribute to the General. Library of Congress has an earlier draft and Yale the final MS of
printer's copy, at the top of which WW has written, "Put this in the day of Sheridan's
burial ceremonies."
m.b. Whitman, S - Whitman, Walt Holographs
It was reprinted in "Good-Bye My Fancy" in 1891, with the additional note: "General
Sheridan was buried at the Cathedral, Washington, D.C. August, 1888, with all the pomp,
music and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic service."
Series I. Manuscripts (cont.)
"Laurels and Palms" altered to "To Those Who've Failed." Holograph
poem, undated. 1888
Berg Coll MSS Whitman + (1 leaf) (1 leaf)
PoetryNew York Herald Company (Publisher)
Whitman Laurels and Palms +
First published in the New York Herald, January 27, 1888.
"The men North or South..." Holograph fragment, undated, unsigned.
1890?
Berg Coll MSS Whitman m.b. (1 leaf) (1 leaf)
Veterans
m.b. Whitman, S - Whitman, Walt Holographs
Holograph memoranda, "List of Things Recognised by My Lectures," 3
sets of notes, unsigned, undated. 1850 - 1860
Berg Coll MSS Whitman + (1 bound volume: 16 leaves) (1 bound volume: 16 leaves)
"List of things recognised by my lectures" [ca. late 1850s], 3 leaves pasted onto 1 leaf,
with TS transcription, 1 leaf.
"The most perfect wonders of the earth" [ca. 1855 or earlier], 1 leaf pasted onto 1 leaf,
with TS transcription, 1 leaf.
"A New Way & The True Way of Treating in Books History Geography Ethnology
Astronomy &c &c &c" [probably 1857], 1 leaf pasted onto 1 leaf, with TS transcription, 1
leaf.
Walt Whitman - List of Things Recognised by My Lectures +
Holograph memoranda and notes, unsigned and undated, written on 27
scraps of paper. 1854 - 1891
Berg Coll MSS Whitman + (1 bound volume: 22 leaves) (1 bound volume: 22 leaves)
Walt Whitman - General Memoranda and Notes +
Memo about Jacob Gib, wounded soldier. circa 1864
Berg Coll MSS Whitman (1 leaf) (1 leaf)
Gib, Jacob
Walt Whitman A Series of Soldiers' Letters Addressed to the Poet 1863 etc.
Memo about Milford Clark, wounded soldier, and letter to write on his
behalf. circa May 1864
Berg Coll MSS Whitman (1 leaf) (1 leaf)
Clark, Milford
Walt Whitman A Series of Soldiers' Letters Addressed to the Poet 1863 etc.
My Visits and Distributions. Unsigned holograph draft, [1863]. "The
bearer, Mr. Walt Whitman...." circa 1863
Berg Coll MSS Whitman + (4 leaves) (4 leaves)
My Visits and Distributions Walt Whitman +
Guide to the
Walt Whitman papers