Series I. Manuscripts

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1. Miscellaneous autograph material
2. Additional note [to Specimen Days] written 1887 for the English edition. Holograph, unsigned
3. "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).
4. "As a Strong Bird on Pinions free," holograph poem.
5. "Broadway, 1861," and "I too am drawn." Holograph poems, unsigned and undated. 1 leaf.
6. "A Child's Reminiscence." Holograph poem [1859].
7. "The Dead Emperor." Holograph poem, undated, signed.
8. "A Death-Sonnet for Custer." Holograph poem, undated, signed.
9. Emerson: An Appreciation. Holograph draft, unsigned, c. 1854.
10. [Notes on] Emerson Essays -- 1st Series -- copyrighted 1847. Holograph MS, unsigned, undated.
11. [A Family Record]. Composed and written by Walt Whitman. Unsigned, undated.
12. [Good-bye, My Fancy. "American National Literature"] Fragment of essay. Undated, unsigned.
13. "Go, said his soul, to a poet." Four holograph drafts of prefatory poem for Leaves of Grass (1876) and subsequent editions. Undated, unsigned.
14. ["I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing"]. Holograph poem, fragment.
15. "Interpolation Sounds." Holograph poem, undated, signed.
16. "Laurels and Palms" altered to "To Those Who've Failed." Holograph poem, undated.
17. "The men North or South..." Holograph fragment, undated, unsigned.
18. Holograph memoranda, "List of Things Recognised by My Lectures," 3 sets of notes, unsigned, undated.
19. Holograph memoranda and notes, unsigned and undated, written on 27 scraps of paper.
20. Memo about Jacob Gib, wounded soldier.
21. Memo about Milford Clark, wounded soldier, and letter to write on his behalf.
22. My Visits and Distributions. Unsigned holograph draft, [1863]. "The bearer, Mr. Walt Whitman...."
23. Holograph notes for lectures and poems; 12 notes written on 14 pieces paper, unsigned, undated.
24. "or Halcyon days." Holograph draft for title page, undated, unsigned.
25. "The Ox Tamer." Holograph draft of poem, "printed 1876," signed in blue pencil.
26. "The Pallid Wreath." Holograph poem, dated January 4, 1891. Written on the same sheet as his ALS to J. B. Gilder, Camden, Jan. 4, 1891.
27. ["in 'The Poet'--Essays 2d series"]. Holograph reading notes on R. W. Emerson, "The Poet." Undated, unsigned.
28. Preface [to "Democratic Vistas," English edition]. Holograph, signed, undated.
29. Preface [to "Specimen Days"]: To the reader in the British Islands. Holograph, signed, undated.
30. "The Sobbing of the Bells." Holograph poem, dated Sept. 19-20, 1881.
31. "The Sobbing of the Bells." Holograph poem, dated midnight Sept: 19-20 1881. Fair copy.
32. "Song of the Universal." Holograph, unsigned and undated.
33. Suggestions for Poems. Holograph fragments collected by Richard Maurice Bucke (3 vols.), vol. 1.
34. [Suggestions] Sailing down the Mississippi at midnight / "Like Earth, O river, you offer burial...." Holograph draft fragments of "Song of Myself" collected by Richard Maurice Bucke (3 vols.), vol. 2.
35. Thirty Suggestions for Poems and Lectures. Holograph draft fragments collected by Richard Maurice Bucke (3 vols.), vol. 3.
36. "Two little human buds." Holograph poem (fragment?). Unsigned, undated.
37. "A youth beloved by all." Holograph poem fragment. Unsigned, undated.
38. "Walt Whitman's Birthday." Holograph article. Unsigned, undated.
39. "Warble for Lilac Time." Holograph poem, undated.
40. "What is this terrible suggestion." Holograph note fragment. Unsigned, undated.
41. "Yonnondio." Holograph draft of poem, undated, signed.
42. "You lingering sparse leaves of me." Holograph draft of poem, undated, signed.
43. Lock of hair, initialed, signed and dated "73d year" and "Oct. 29, 1891."