Found 2 collections related to American essays

Filtering on: x1851 - 1900
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS Emerson
180 items
This is a synthetic collection covering the years 1821 to 1912 (bulk 1837-1882) with some undated material. The collection is particularly strong on poetry, including over twenty poems in manuscript, most from Emerson's earlier period. The... more
Didion, Joan
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 186276
146.68 linear feet (336 boxes, 5 oversize folders, 1 tube). 9.8 megabytes (201 computer files). 52 audio recordings. 19 video recordings
Joan Didion (1934-2021) and John Gregory Dunne (1932-2003) were writers closely associated with the New Journalism movement who wrote novels, essays, long-form nonfiction, and screenplays. Didion and Dunne's papers date from the 1840s through 2022... more
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