[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.
This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence.
Nathaniel Parker Willis was an American novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic.
This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence by the author. The manuscripts comprise two poems and an epistolary essay. The correspondence includes letters from the author, dating from 1840 to 1863, to Henry Russell Cleveland, Benson J. Lossing, General George P. Morris, and others. There is also a letter, dated June 11, 1856, from George Pope Morris to Willis.
The Nathaniel Parker Willis collection of papers are arranged in two series:
Previous owners include Tristram Coffin, [--?] Fayerweather, and W. T. H. Howe.
This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.
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