The chambered nautilus: autograph manuscript signed, fragment

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unitid

{"value"=>"188319", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS 188319", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b23715847", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1886 November 30", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1886-11-30"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"The chambered nautilus: autograph manuscript signed, fragment"}

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repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) was an American poet, writer, physician, and professor who was part of the New England-based writers group called the Fireside Poets. \"The Chambered Nautilus\" autograph manuscript fragment, dated November 30, 1886, consists of the last stanza of Wendell's poem, along with his signature and location."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) was an American poet, writer, physician, and professor who was part of the New England-based writers group called the Fireside Poets. Some of his best-known poems include \"Old Ironsides\" and \"The Last Leaf.\"</p> <p>Holmes was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1829. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1836.</p> <p>Holmes died in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>\"The Chambered Nautilus\" autograph manuscript fragment, dated November 30, 1886, contains the last stanza from Holmes's poem, with his signature, location (Boston), and the date.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Susan Jaffe Tane, 2024.</p>"}

separatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>This item was donated by Susan Jaffe Tane in 2024 alongside manuscripts, poems, and letters of Samuel Clemens (Berg Coll MSS 188320), Charles Dickens (Berg Coll MSS 186712), Edgar Allan Poe (Berg Coll MSS 188317), Henry David Thoreau (Berg Coll MSS 188318), and Walt Whitman (Berg Coll MSS 188321), which have been described separately.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Amy Lau</span> in <span class=\"date\">2025</span>.</p>"}

date_start

1886-11-30

keydate

1886-11-30

date_end

1886-11-30

date_inclusive_start

1886

date_inclusive_end

1886

extent_statement

0.01 linear feet (1 folder)

prefercite

{"value"=>"The chambered nautilus: autograph manuscript signed, fragment, Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library"}

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