American poetry -- 19th century
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
American Women's Poetry Miscellaneous Correspondence and Ephemera Collection
An assortment of individually purchased or donated correspondence and ephemera associated with American women poets or other authors.
Emily Dickinson Illustrated Editions Collection
This collection is comprised primarily of drafts, proofs, layout plans, and illustrations pertaining to the creation of Poems for Youth and A Murmur in the Trees, both books containing collections of poems written by Emily Dickinson and published by Little Brown and Company.
Engraving of Walt Whitman with Leaves of Grass, framed, ca. 1871, 1876
Engraving by William Linton of Walt Whitman, ca. 1871, based on an original photograph by George C. Potter, alongside the poem Leaves of Grass, author's edition, printed 1876.
Poem "Describing A Perfect School", framed, 1923
A poem by Walt Whitman describing a perfect school, printed from the original wood blocks on a broadsheet and illustrated by George Illian. The illustrations are hand colored.
Walter Whitman Collection
Collection consists of 5 framed photographs and one framed poem, illustrated. The photographs feature portraits of Walt Whitman. Poem entitled Leaves of Grass.