Series II. Manuscripts relating to Whitman

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1. Bucke, Richard Maurice, "Analysis of Poems," i.e. Leaves of Grass, revised, annotated and corrected by Walt Whitman.
2. Burroughs, John, 12 original early notebooks, 1853-1883. [12/1]
3. Burroughs, John, "Walt Whitman & his Art," holograph MS, with signature.
4. Burroughs, John, "The spirit of democracy," part of holograph MS, unsigned.
5. Burroughs, John, "The poet of the cosmos," part of holograph MS, signed and dated, Nov. 15-16, 1915.
6. Burroughs, John, Lecture on Walt Whitman, holograph MS, unsigned.
7. Burroughs, John, part of chapter of Field and Study on Whitman, holograph MS, unsigned.
8. Burroughs, John, The Question of American Literature, holograph MS, dated Dec. 27, 1876, unsigned, with corrections by Walt Whitman.
9. Forman, H. Buxton. "The Death of Walt Whitman." Obituary essay, holograph MS. Unsigned, undated.
10. Gilchrist, Anne. Copy in W. M. Rossetti's hand of passages from Anne Gilchrist's letters to him of Jun. 22, Jun. 23, and Jul. 11, 1869, published as A Woman's Estimate of Walt Whitman. Enclosed in ALS from W. M. Rossetti to [William D.] O'Connor. Nov. 20,
11. Lossing, Benson John, Notebook from a visit to the Shaker community at Mount Lebanon. [1853?]. Once thought to be in Whitman's hand
12. O'Connor, William D. [A Defence of Whitman], written as a letter to R. M. Bucke, dated Feb. 22, 1882.
13. O'Connor, William D. "Notes on Walt Whitman as Poet and Person. By John Burroughs. New York, American News Company, 1867." Draft of review.
14. Phillips, Stephen, "Whitman and Gosse" and "The darkness on my life...", 2 poems in the hand of Margaret Jerome[?], unsigned, undated.