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Creator
Elliot, Charles N. (Charles Nathan), 1873-
Call number
Berg Coll MSS 188324
Physical description
0.08 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Sylvan notes: journal of Charles Nathan Elliot about natural history and Walt Whitman, Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library
Repository
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
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Charles Nathan Elliot (1873-?) was a researcher and collector of Walt Whitman manuscripts, printed matter, and artifacts. The Sylvan Notes manuscript journal, dated 1896 to 1897, holds Elliot's writing on natural history and Whitman as well as a photograph.

Biographical/historical information

Charles Nathan Elliot (1873-?) was a researcher and collector of Walt Whitman manuscripts, printed matter, and artifacts. He sought out Whitman's associates during his research into the poet's life and also collected Whitman-related manuscripts as well as promoted scholarship about Whitman. Elliot's research culminated in the publication of Walt Whitman as Man, Poet, and Friend: Being Autograph Pages from Many Pens (1915). He continued to collect and research Whitman for the rest of his life.

Scope and arrangement

The Sylvan Notes manuscript journal, dated April 19, 1896 to October 10, 1897, contains Charles Nathan Elliot's entries on natural history and Walt Whitman. The journal also has a laid-in print of a boy and a dog.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift of Susan Jaffe Tane, 2023.

Processing information

Processed by Amy Lau in 2025.

Separated material

This item was donated by Susan Jaffe Tane in 2023 alongside manuscripts and a scrapbook of or about Walt Whitman (Berg Coll MSS 188323 and Berg Coll MSS 188325) and an Edgar Allan Poe manuscript fragment (Berg Coll MSS 188322), which have been described separately.

Using the collection

Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 320