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Walt Whitman collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS P346

Overview

This collection, compiled by Spencer Research Library staff from several sources, contains correspondence sent to and received by Walt Whitman, photographs of Whitman, and other items related to the 19th century American poet.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1860-1892

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

5 folders

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS P346

Physical Location

MS P53

Related Materials

Two photographs in this collection have similar images in Charles E. Feinberg. Portraits of Walt Whitman: Presented to the University of Kansas Library, located at Spencer Research Library at E102.

Title
Guide to the Guide to the Walt Whitman Collection
Subtitle
Walt Whitman collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by alh, 1975; revised by ksc, 2007. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2007.
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/10407/8327645103
Preferred citation
Walt Whitman collection, MS P346, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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