Research Catalog
Henry David Thoreau writings and other material
- Title
- Henry David Thoreau writings and other material, circa 1848-1853 and undated.
- Author
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 4646 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Ford collection.
- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- Collection consists of holograph fragments by Henry David Thoreau: from Cape Cod, Chapter V, The Wellfleet Oysterman, 2 p. on 1 leaf (removed from NYPL copy of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Manuscript Edition, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1906); a poem, "I will obey the strictest law of love," 2 p. on 1 leaf (recto page numbered 387 from Thoreau's journal of 1848-1850); and an account of night sights and sounds, 2 p. on 1 leaf: "made nothing of it. It is easy to see how by yielding to such feelings," which closely follows his published journal entry of 1851 August 8. Also present is a brief autograph letter signed by Thoreau at Concord, 1853 (?) July 26 to William H. Sweetser at Charlestown, Massachusetts ("This is the way I write when I have a poor pen and still poorer ink.") and an envelope, front only, addressed to C.M. Tracy at Lynn, Massachusetts.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Manuscripts for publication.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- Gifts of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899 and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1952
- Call Number
- MssCol 4646
- OCLC
- 874047540
- Author
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
- Title
- Henry David Thoreau writings and other material, circa 1848-1853 and undated.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- Gifts of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899 and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1952
- Occupation
- Authors.
- Added Author
- Ford collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4646