Manuscripts
Ralph Waldo Emerson collection
- Description
- A collection of poems and correspondence related to Ralph Waldo Emerson. The autograph poems by Emerson include: "Fate," "To Rhea," "The Visit," "Astraea," "Berrying," "Merlin," and "Uriel." The poems are written on the same type of paper which was removed from an album. The correspondence includes letters written by Emerson and letters addressed to him. Correspondents include Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta, John Sullivan Dwight, Edward Waldo Emerson, Frederic Rowland Marvin, Henry David Thoreau, and Edwin Percy Whipple.
- Date
- 1835-1912
- Call number
- mssEmersonrw
- Provenance
- purchased from William K. Bixby sale, 1918.
- purchased from Anderson sale, 1919.
- removed from rare book 123074, April 1933.
- removed from rare book 123116, v.1, April 1933.
- removed from rare book 144553, August 1934.
- acquired from Max Farrand estate, February 1946.
- provenance unknown. In library as of, rare book 49172. 1954.
- removed from rare book 35203, July 1973.
- removed from 1980.
- provenance unknown. In library as of,
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Rights
- The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Associated people
- Botta, Anne C. Lynch (1815-1891,)
- Dwight, John Sullivan, (1813-1893,)
- Emerson, Edward Waldo, (1844-1930,)
- Marvin, Frederic Rowland, (1847-1918,)
- Thoreau, Henry David, (1817-1862,)
- Whipple, Edwin Percy, (1819-1886,)
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