Thomas Biggs Harned collection of Walt Whitman papers, 1842-1937
3,000 items ; 8 containers ; 4 linear feet ; 7 microfilm reels -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer. Correspondence, manuscripts of poetry and prose, notes and notebooks, proofs and offprints, printed material, and other papers received by Harned as one of Walt Whitman's three literary executors. The collection contains material relating to many aspects of Whitman's career, especially the publication of and subsequent controversy surrounding "Leaves of Grass" and his commitment to the...
Edwin Markham papers, circa 1893-1937
43 items ; 1 container plus 1 oversize ; 1.4 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Poet and educator. Correspondence, notes, drafts and published versions of poems, and printed matter concerning Markham's writing and poetry.
John Hall Wheelock papers, 1910-circa 2000
450 items ; 4 containers ; 1.6 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Poet and editor. Correspondence; drafts of poems, speeches, and articles; and miscellany relating largely to Wheelock's poetry
Clara Barrus and John Burroughs papers, 1877-1981
3,700 items ; 11 containers ; 4.4 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Physician, author, and editor (Clara Barrus). Naturalist and author (John Burroughs). Correspondence, estate papers, printed matter, scrapbooks, and writings pertaining to the works and travels of Clara Barrus and John Burroughs and the administration of their estates.
Dorsey William Hyde papers, 1757-1955
25,000 items ; 75 containers plus 4 oversize ; 30.8 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Librarian and archivist. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, articles and speeches, genealogical and biographical material, drafts and typescripts, and miscellaneous items relating primarily to the National Archives, where Hyde served as director of archival service (1934-1942).
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Karl Jay Shapiro papers, 1947-1964
100 items ; 4 containers ; 1.6 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Poet, editor, and teacher. Drafts, typescripts, proofs, and printed copies of Shapiro's published and unpublished articles, essays, lectures, and writings relating to drafts of his books The Bourgeois Poet and To Abolish Children.
Edna St. Vincent Millay collection, 1919-2001
135 items ; 1 container ; .4 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author and poet. Correspondence, literary drafts, photographs, and family papers relating to Millay’s life and literary career.
Horace Callaway Carlisle poems, undated
15 items ; 5 containers plus 1 oversize ; 1.8 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author, poet, and teacher. Typescripts of unpublished poems by Carlisle.
John Updike papers, 1962-1969
166 items ; 7 containers ; 2.6 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Novelist, short story writer, and poet. Correspondence, galley proofs, plate proof, photographs, typescripts, notes, book covers, and poems. Included are drafts and other material for his novels The Centaur, Of the Farm, and The Poorhouse Fair, as well as poems, many of which were published in the New Yorker.
Katherine Garrison Chapin papers, 1930-1972
1,200 items ; 7 containers ; 2.8 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Poet and author. Correspondence, writings, and other material relating mainly to Garrison's published and unpublished poetry and plays.
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