Walt Whitman letter to Charles W. Eldridge, 1887 August 30

Item Information

Title:
Walt Whitman letter to Charles W. Eldridge, 1887 August 30
Description:
A postal card written to Charles W. Eldridge from Walt Whitman. Whitman writes about a Walt Whitman calendar of excerpts from "Leaves of Grass" that had been proposed by Grace Ellery Channing, saying that he will allow Grace to pursue the creation of such a calendar. He also writes that he has not heard from William O'Connor, who was at Bar Harbor at the time.
Creator:
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Addressee:
Eldridge, Charles W.
Date:
August 30, 1887
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Postcards/Cards
Manuscripts
Genre:
Postal cards
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 1 Folder 14 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Walt Whitman Collection
Subjects:
Whitman, Walt--1819-1892--Correspondence
Doyle, Peter--1843-1907--Correspondence
Extent:
1 item (2 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:624091
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Place of origin:
Camden (N.J.)
Language:
English