Administrative Information
Administrative Information
The papers of Walt Whitman, poet, in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection were acquired through deposits later purchased in installments by the Library of Congress from 1969 to 1979. Supplemental gifts, transfers, purchases, and deposits converted to gifts and purchases were added to the collection by Feinberg and others, including the Feinberg Foundation, 1953-2011.
Processing History
The Walt Whitman Papers in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection were arranged and described in 1981 by Michael McElderry. Subsequent material was incorporated into the collection in 1982, 1986, 1997, 2012, and 2013. The finding aid was revised in 2004, 2012, 2013, and 2014 by Michael McElderry, Michael W. Giese, and Nan Thompson Ernst.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Some printed volumes have been transferred to the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Some manuscripts bound or tipped into these volumes are included on the last reel of the microfilm edition. Prints, photographs, paintings, drawings, and printing plates have been transferred to the Prints & Photographs Division, and an inventory of this material is available in their finding aid. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Walt Whitman Papers in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on thirty-four reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Online Content
Part of the Walt Whitman Papers in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection is available on the Library of Congress Web site at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000049. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Walt Whitman Papers in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.