Burroughs, John, The Question of American Literature, holograph MS, dated Dec. 27, 1876, unsigned, with corrections by Walt Whitman.

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Title
Burroughs, John, The Question of American Literature, holograph MS, dated Dec. 27, 1876, unsigned, with corrections by Walt Whitman.
Names
Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 (Author)
Collection

Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

Series II. Manuscripts relating to Whitman

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1876-12-27
Place: Esopus-on-Hudson, NY
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Burroughs, J.
Shelf locator: m.b. Burroughs Holographs N - Z
Topics
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Genres
Manuscripts
Essays
Notes
Ownership: Clara Barrus; W. T. H. Howe.
Physical Description
Manuscripts
Extent: 12 leaves
[12 written sides], with MS corrections by Whitman, and TS of the same, with MS corrections by Burroughs [6 leaves]. 1 MS note [1 leaf].
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479
MSS Unit ID: 19100
Accession number: 113455B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c97bdcb0-958b-0130-437b-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1837: Creator Born
  • 1876: Issued
  • 1921: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Burroughs, John, The Question of American Literature, holograph MS, dated Dec. 27, 1876, unsigned, with corrections by Walt Whitman." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1876-12-27. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f0fcf60-975f-0131-e910-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Burroughs, John, The Question of American Literature, holograph MS, dated Dec. 27, 1876, unsigned, with corrections by Walt Whitman." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f0fcf60-975f-0131-e910-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1876-12-27). Burroughs, John, The Question of American Literature, holograph MS, dated Dec. 27, 1876, unsigned, with corrections by Walt Whitman. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f0fcf60-975f-0131-e910-58d385a7b928

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Burroughs, John, The Question of American Literature, holograph MS, dated Dec. 27, 1876, unsigned, with corrections by Walt Whitman.