The Kansas Emigrants original unpublished manuscript
Overview
Attached to a leaf in this titled bound volume is John Greenleaf Whittier's poem, "The Kansas Emigrants," handwritten and signed by Whittier, together with his signed note of April 26 to the poem's unnamed recipient, addressed as "My Dear Friend." Included in the volume are typed transcriptions of the handwritten originals.
Dates
- approximately 1854
Creator
- Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
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Biography of John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier, a New England Quaker poet, journalist, and abolitionist, was born at Haverhill, Massachusetts on December 17, 1807. Among Whittier's many writings, his abolitionist poems were a powerful influence in rallying public sentiment against slavery. His poem "The Kansas Emigrants" (or "The Kansas Emigrant Song") was issued as a broadside in 1854, printed on card stock, and was sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" by groups of emigrants to Kansas Territory. From 1876 until the year of his death, Whittier made his home at Oak Knoll in Danvers, Massachusetts. He died on September 7, 1892 at Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, and was buried in the Union Cemetery at Amesbury, Massachusetts.
Extent
1 volume ; 25 cm
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH VLT MS C89
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase
- Title
- Guide to The Kansas Emigrants Collection
- Subtitle
- The Kansas Emigrants original unpublished manuscript
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2008; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2008
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6689419838
- Preferred citation
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Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892, The Kansas Emigrants original unpublished manuscript, Kansas Collection, RH VLT MS C89, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository