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Manuscripts
Proof sheets with manuscript corrections of entire printed text of "Walden." Corrections in pencil are in Thoreau's hand. On the title page: E.J. Weir from Sophia E. Thoreau. A separate leaf contains a table of contents (in pencil) in Thoreau's hand.
mssHM 925
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Manuscripts
A maniscript of a poem donated by Langston Hughes to a special poetry file, at the request of fellow poet Beulah May.
mssHM 63815
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Manuscripts
Manuscript (holograph) poem, "The Virgin," with 2 stanzas in 8 lines, together with another incomplete poem and fragmentary memoranda.
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Manuscripts
A manuscript of seven drafts of the poem Uncle Tom, donated by Langston Hughes to a special poetry file, at the request of fellow poet Beulah May.
mssHM 63819 (a-g)
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Manuscripts
Manuscript (holograph) draft of the poem "The Departure," a poem in 10 stanzas of 4 lines each (the 9th stanza has 6).
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Manuscripts
Bound in volume with the poem: photograph of Henry Cuyler Bunner inscribed to Stedman, October 22, 1886; letter to Stedman, December 10, 1884 (mssHM 10038); letter to Stedman, December 12, 1884 (mssHM 10040).
mssHM 10057