COLLECTION
Identifier: MS Am 324-324.10
John Greenleaf Whittier additional papers
Overview
Poems and letters of American poet John Greenleaf Whittier.
Dates
- 1823-1889
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
1 linear feet (1 box and 9 volumes)
Consists chiefly of poems and letters by Whittier. Includes 26 letters to Thomas Bailey Aldrich, chiefly concerning contributions to The Atlantic Monthly, and letters to Harriet Minot Pitman. Includes copy and proof sheets for the Riverside Edition of Whittier's poems, 1888, and an index to Whittier's poems, recording their periodical publication, prepared by Horace E. Scudder.
Biographical / Historical
Whittier was an American poet and abolitionist.
Physical Location
b, f, gen
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of various donors, various dates. Accession information recorded with each call number.
- Title
- Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892. John Greenleaf Whittier additional papers: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- EAD ID
- hou00216
Repository Details
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Harvard University
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(617) 495-2440
Houghton_Library@harvard.edu