Manuscripts
The Poet's Night: a poem
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Hilary St. Ives. A Tale. Books I, II, and III
Manuscripts
A signed, autograph, unbound manuscript. This is a rough draft written upon rectos only; versos, in many instances, contain cancelled versions of the story. Several chapters are missing and others are incomplete.
mssHM 14952
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Employees - Chidsey, Charles W. Jr
Manuscripts
4 items: several versions of "Biography of Charles W. Chidsey, Jr. - Director of Marketing Research," a rough draft, a final (single-sheet) version, and two copies on LAT letterhead.
mssLAT
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Ellis Reynolds Shipp poems
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Four religious poems by Ellis Reynolds Shipp, published in her poetry book Life lines (1910). Includes handwritten versions of "A Recipe for Happiness," "Lifes Lamp," and "Supplication," as well as a typed version of "Midnight Musings." Also includes two photographs of Shipp.
mssHM 72840
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Walden; or, life in the woods
Manuscripts
Volume 1 [Draft A], late September 1846 to September 1847; Volumes 2-3 [Drafts B-C], mid 1848 to late summer 1849; Volume 4 [Draft D], early 1852 to September 1852; Volume 5 [Draft E], September 1852-1853; Volume 6 [Draft F], late 1853 to early 1854; Volume 7 [Draft G], February and March 1854; Volume 8 [Additional Material], [1854]. The eight manuscript volumes, partly in pencil, include parts of early versions, with some torn pages; the volumes contain substantial corrections and deletions. The work is a memoir of simple living in natural surroundings that includes spiritual discovery, social experiment, and satire; it was written over the course of two years, two months, and two days but Thoreau compressed the time into a single calendar year.
mssHM 924
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The Tower of London. A Historical Romance, Chapters XXX-XXXIII
Manuscripts
An autograph manuscript, incomplete; a rough draft with corrections and various sizes of pages. Also included are two leaves giving a list of woodcuts.
mssHM 14958
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Phillips, Rodney. The Hand of the Poet: Poems and Papers in Manuscript. New York: Rizzoli, 1997
Manuscripts
Materials related to Dana Gioia's work as a poet, essayist, and editor as well as his roles as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Poet Laureate of California. The Writings series is divided into Poetry, Other Writings, and Publications, and includes drafts, galleys, published versions, and reprints of Gioia's poems, essays, and other writings, as well as notes, correspondence, reviews, and other related documents. The Professional series includes materials related to Gioia's work with the NEA, including documentation of his NEA nomination and confirmation; his congressional testimony; reports; publicity; and working documents and correspondence related to NEA programs such as The Big Read, Poetry Out Loud, NEA Jazz Masters, and others. There is also correspondence, press coverage, a scrapbook, and other documentation of Gioia's tenure as California Poet Laureate; and materials related to his 2007 Stanford University commencement address, including drafts of the speech, responses, and reprints. The Correspondence series is comprised primarily of Gioia's letter and email correspondence with other poets, publishers, and scholars, and also includes some biographical and other material related to each correspondent. The Broadsides and posters series includes poetry broadsides authored by Dana Gioia and others, and a few posters related to Gioia's poetry.
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