Walt Whitman papers, 1837-1957

Collection Summary

Title	Walt Whitman papers, 1837-1957
Span Dates	1837-1957
Bulk Dates	1840-1891
ID No.	MSS77909
Creator	Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Extent	150 items
Extent	2 containers plus 2 oversize
Extent	1.2 linear feet
Extent	2 microfilm reels
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms005001
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82077909
Summary	Poet. Correspondence, family papers, holograph drafts of Whitman's poetry and prose, printed matter, and miscellany. Includes a printed copy of O Captain! My Captain! with Whitman's handwritten corrections and letters exchanged with Abraham Leech, Whitman's earliest known correspondence.
Online Content	Part of the papers of Walt Whitman is available on the Library of Congress website at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000040. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available.