Melville, Herman, 1819-1891

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Herman Melville (b. Aug. 1, 1819, NY, NY–d. Sept. 28, 1891, NY, NY) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. His best known works include Typee (1846) and his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851). His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change. He developed a complex, baroque style; the vocabulary is rich and original, a strong sense of rhythm infuses the elaborate sentences, the imagery is often mystical or ironic, and the abundance of allusion extends to biblical scripture, myth, philosophy, literature, and the visual arts.

Melville was born in New York City, the third child of a merchant in French dry goods and his wife. He briefly became a schoolteacher before he took to sea in 1839 as a sailor on a merchant ship. In 1840, he signed aboard the whaler Acushnet for his first whaling voyage but jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands. He returned to Boston in 1844 after further adventures. His first book was Typee (1846), a highly romanticized account of his life among Polynesians. It became such a best-seller that he wrote the sequel Omoo (1847). These successes gave him the financial basis to marry Elizabeth Shaw, daughter of a prominent Boston family, but the success proved hard to sustain. His first novel that was not based on his own experiences was Mardi (1849), a sea narrative that develops into a philosophical allegory—but it was not well received. He received warmer reviews for Redburn (1849), a story of life on a merchant ship, and his 1850 description of the harsh life aboard a man-of-war in White-Jacket, but they did not provide financial security.

In August 1850, Melville moved his growing family to Arrowhead, a farm in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he established a profound but short-lived friendship with Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he dedicated Moby-Dick. This novel was another commercial failure, published to mixed reviews. Melville's career as a popular author effectively ended with the cool reception of Pierre (1852), in part a satirical portrait of the literary culture at the time. His Revolutionary War novel Israel Potter appeared in 1855. From 1853 to 1856, Melville published short fiction in magazines, most notably "Bartleby, the Scrivener" (1853), "The Encantadas" (1854), and "Benito Cereno" (1855). These and three other stories were collected in 1856 as The Piazza Tales. The Confidence-Man (1857) was the last prose work that he published. He moved to New York to take a position as Customs Inspector and turned to poetry. Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866) was his poetic reflection on the moral questions of the American Civil War.

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creatorOf Flanagan, William, 1923-1969. Bartleby : opera in 4 scenes and prologue ; one setting : based on the story by Herman Melville / music by William Flanagan ; libretto by James Hinton, Jr. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Hallmark Hall of Fame presents Moby Dick, Sunday, May 16, 1954 / by Herman Melville ; adapted for television by Howard Rodman ; devised and directed by Albert McCleery. Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing
referencedIn Chappell, Warren, 1904-1991. Illustration and correspondence : of Warren Chappell, 1931-1933 and 1965-1977. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
creatorOf London, Edwin. The iron hand : an oratorio / by Edwin London ; text by Donald Justice ; based on The martyr [by] Melville. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Duyckinck family papers, 1793-1889 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Simon, Jean. Australian researches on Herman Melville [manuscript] translation of an article / by Jean Simon. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Savage, Samuel Hay, 1827-1901. Papers, 1826-1879. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Anderson, Charles Roberts, 1902-1999. Melville's English debut / by Charles Anderson : manuscript, 1939. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. ALS : Pittsfield, Mass., to Dix, Edwards & Co., 1855 Apr. 1. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Duyckinck family. Duyckinck family papers, 1793-1889. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Petitions and Memorials, 1849 - 1946 Center for Legislative Archives
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creatorOf Roullet, Serge, 1926-.... Benito Cereno / Serge Roullet, scénario, réal. ; d'après une nouvelle d'Herman Melville ; Ruy Guerra, Georges Selmark, Temour Diop... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Adams, Elbridge L., 1866-. Collection of books from the library of William Faulkner. University of Virginia. Library
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creatorOf Tsontakis, George. The blue bird : [from the] Melville songs (2008) / George Tsontakis. Yale University Library
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referencedIn Wernick, Robert Evan. Man and society in the later works of Herman Melville. By Salvator R. Tarnmoor [pseud.]. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Maury, W. F. Oversize documents collection, 1842-1990. Nantucket Hist Association
referencedIn Hawthorne family. Hawthorne family papers, 1825-1929. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Sweeney, Gerard M. Melville's use of classical mythology, by Gerard M. Sweeney. Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library
referencedIn Inge, M. Thomas. Book manuscripts, 1978-1989. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Leyda, Jay, 1910-1988. Note by Jay Leyda [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. ALS : New York, N.Y., to Sophia Van Matre, Cincinnati, 1863 Dec. 10. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Boyd, Crosby Noyes, 1903-. Crosby Noyes Boyd autograph collection, 1791-1908. Library of Congress
referencedIn Strauch, Carl F. (Carl Ferdinand), 1908-1989. Papers, 1930-1980. Lehigh University Libraries, Lehigh Libraries
referencedIn LITERATURE: HERMAN MELVILLE National Archives at College Park
referencedIn AMERICAN SHORT STORIES: BARTLE BY THE SCRIVENER BY HERMAN MELVILLE National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Clark, William S. (William Sanders). Moby Dick papers, 1984-1991. New Hampshire Newspaper Project
creatorOf Haskins, Robert J. (Robert James), 1937-. The bell tower : a music drama / by Allen John Koppenhaver and Robert James Haskins ; based on the story by Herman Melville. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Sealts, Merton M. Herman Melville's reading in ancient philosophy / Merton M. Sealts. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn Henry Nash Smith Papers, 1927-1986 Bancroft Library
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referencedIn Chesterwood (Stockbridge, Mass.). Historic preservation clippings file, 1970-1994. Berkshire County Historical Society
creatorOf Colcord, Joanna Carver, 1882-1960. Joanna Carver Colcord Papers, n.d. Peabody Essex Museum
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creatorOf Roddam, Franc, 1946-.... Moby Dick [Multimédia multisupport] / Franc Roddam, réal., scénario ; basé sur l'oeuvre d'Herman Melville ; Anton Diether, scénario ; Patrick Stewart, Henry Thomas, Ted Levine... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Evett, Robert, 1922-1975. Symphony 2 : Billy ascends / Robert Evett. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
referencedIn Anderson, David Brian. American sea narratives and the unraveling of redemptive myth / by David Brian Anderson. University of Houston, Clear Lake, Alfred R. Neumann Library
creatorOf Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861. Papers, 1648-1923. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn ALEXANDER LEGGE PLUS HERMAN MELVILLE National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Alfred Williams Anthony collection, 1679-1944 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. [Letter] 1853 Dec. 14 Pittsfield, [Mass., to] E.L. Welles / Herman Melville. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Oliver, Egbert S. (Egbert Samuel), 1902-. Oliver S. Egbert papers, 1935-1983. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Dept. of English / O.J. Stevenson, OAC Review, v.44, no.7, Mar. 1932, p.454-459. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Charvat, William, 1905-1966. Papers, 1943-1966. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Autograph File, M Houghton Library
referencedIn AMERICA'S LITERARY HERITAGE #49: HERMAN MELVILLE - BILLY BUDD National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Fearing, Daniel B. (Daniel Butler), 1859-1918,. Daniel B. Fearing collection of autograph letters, ca. 1829-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Moser, Barry. Papers, 1932-2000. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Sidney Bartlett correspondence, 1824-1855 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn PERSPECTIVE: BACKGROUND OF AMERICAN LITERATURE #13: THE EARLY WORKS OF HERMAN MELVILLE National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Savage, Samuel Phillips, 1718-1797. Samuel P. Savage papers IV, 1710-1898; bulk: 1750-1898. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Cowen, Wilson Walker, 1934-1987. Melville's marginalia [manuscript], 1965. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Coney Island House. Hotel register, 1848-1852. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Chappell, Warren, 1904-1991. Illustrations, 1983-1985. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Papers of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1813-1904. Clifton Waller Barrett Library
referencedIn Posters Advertising U.S. Postal Service Commemorative Stamps, 1977 - 1991 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Sealts, Merton M. Herman Melville papers of Merton M. Sealts assembled 1935 to date. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn Freeman, John. Letter, 1926 October 27 : London, to Walter E. Peck, Pullman, Washington. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
creatorOf Roullet, Serge, 1926-.... Benito Cereno / Serge Roullet, scénario, réal. ; d'après une nouvelle d'Herman Melville ; Ruy Guerra, Georges Selmark, Temour Diop... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Fuller, Charles. A soldier's play : a new play / by Charles Fuller. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn MOBY DICK National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Schmitt, Frederick P. Papers, 1812-1979. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Windham, Lisa L. The battlefield of deconstruction : contemporary interpretive strategies and the Civil War poetry of Melville and Whitman / Lisa L. Windham. University of Houston, Clear Lake, Alfred R. Neumann Library
creatorOf Erskine, Albert Russell, 1911-. Papers : of Albert Russell Erskine, 1927-1981. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Olson, Charles, 1910-1970. The fiery hunt : a dance-play / by Charles Olson for Erick Hawkins. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn Anderson, Charles Roberts, 1902-1999. Charles Roberts Anderson papers, 1806-1993 and undated. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Nathaniel Hawthorne collection of papers, 1694-1931, 1817-1864 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
referencedIn Bernard Augustine De Voto Papers, 1918-1955 (inclusive), 1944-1951 (bulk) Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Distinguished American Series [Ralph Bunche, Frank Lloyd Wright, Herman Melville, Edgar Alan Poe, Henry David Thoreau, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Emily Dickinson, Willa Cather] [English] National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Papers of Henry A. Murray, 1925-1988 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Herman Melville correspondence, 1847-1852. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Fromm Music Foundation scores and recordings, 1943-2011. Houghton Library
creatorOf Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Billy Budd [microform] / B[enjamin] B[ritten]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Herman Melville papers, 1761-1964. Houghton Library
referencedIn Morewood family. Papers, 1827-1976. Berkshire County Historical Society
creatorOf Hanson, Henry. "Moby Dick;" a play ... Adapted from the novel of the same name by Herman Melville. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Papers and designs, 1899-1952. Houghton Library
referencedIn Palmquist, Eric. [Painting of Moby Dick] New Hampshire Newspaper Project
referencedIn Vertical File on Melville, Herman, 1818-91. Central Lakes College
referencedIn Jay Leyda Papers, 1925-1956 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
referencedIn American Gothic: Hawthorne and Melville National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Vincent, Howard Paton, 1904-. Howard P. Vincent papers, 1921-1985. Kent State University
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Maritime Commission. 1917 - 1950. Sound Recordings Relating to U.S. Maritime Activities. 1950 - 1950. Herman Melville National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865. Papers, 1812-1865. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Flanagan, William, 1923-1969. Time's long ago / [William Flanagan ; words by Herman Melville]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf De Costa, Leon, 1885-1964. Moby Dick : a music-drama in 3 acts / by Leon de Costa. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Open Circle Theatre Archives. Moby Dick / adapted from novel by Herman Melville by Peter Terson ; directed by (?), 1978 - performance file. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Evett, Robert, 1922-1975. Billy in the darbies / [Robert Evett]. Library of Congress
referencedIn Street, Alfred Billings, 1811?-1881. Letters from Richard Bentley [manuscript] 1849-1850. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Murray, Michael, 1943-. Songs of war : for baritone and string quartet / Michael Murray. Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries
creatorOf Spruance, Benton, 1904-1967. [Moby Dick illustrations] [picture] / B.S. Haverford College Library
creatorOf Stratford Festival Collection (University of Guelph). Moby Dick / by Herman Melville ; adapted and directed by Morris Panych, 2008 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf De Costa, Leon, 1885-1964. Moby Dick : act III / Leon de Costa. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Epstein, Solomon Charles. Moby Dick : an opera-oratorio in three acts / Solomon Epstein, composer ; Joyce Sparer Adler and Solomon Epstein, co-libretticists ; adapted from the novel by Herman Melville. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Smith, Russell, 1927-. Shiloh : a requiem (April 1862) / [music by] Russell Smith ; [words by] Herman Melville. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn MS Mus. 274. GIORGIO FEDERICO GHEDINI (b.1892, d.1965): ‘Concerto dell’albatro, per violino, violoncello e Pianoforte e orchestra e recitante’ (words from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, in the Italian translation by Cesare Pavese); 1945. Autograph full..., 1945 British Library
creatorOf Adler, Joyce. Benito Cereno, or, The oracle near Tierra del Fuego : libretto / Joyce Sparer Adler. Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing
creatorOf Wilson, Gil, 1907-. The white whale : a spoken drama with music for cinema as well as stage / [Gil Wilson]. Indiana University
creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Letter : Pittsfield, Mass., to G. P. Putnam, New York, 1854 Nov. 3. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Harper & Brothers. Harper & Brothers Records 1817-1929. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Autograph letters signed (7) : Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Harper & Brothers, 1853 Nov. 24-1854 Sept. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Mccann, Nancy. Melville's knights : the chivalric quest in "Moby-Dick"/ Nancy Mccann. University of Houston, Clear Lake, Alfred R. Neumann Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXII ( ff. vi + 372 ). 10 Feb. 1849 -10 Feb. 1854 ( a printed catalogue, Sept. 1852, inserted at ff. ii -vi ).includes:f. 30b Herman Melville, American author: Agreements with, and receipt to R. Bentley: 1849, 1851.: Signed. British Library
creatorOf Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. Moby Dick : screenplay, 1956, January 27. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Anderson, Charles Roberts, 1902-1999. Melville's English debut, by Charles Anderson : manuscript. 1939. Princeton University Library
referencedIn General Records of the Department of the Treasury. 1775 - 2005. Personnel Files of Notable Treasury Employees National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871. Autograph letter signed : Carlisle, to her daughter Una, 1857 June 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Howard P. Vincent papers, 1921-1985 Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
referencedIn Bartlett, Sidney, 1799-1889. Sidney Bartlett correspondence, 1824-1855. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents which were Referred to the Committee on the Library for the 32nd Congress Center for Legislative Archives
referencedIn Nathaniel Hawthorne collection, 1800-1919 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Vol. LVII ( ff. 329 ). 17 June 1851-29 Sept. 1854.Richard Bentley, publisher (I): Agreements with authors and others: 1829-1871.: Mostly signed.includes:ff. 1-2 (drafts), 3 (signed) George Routledge, bookseller and publisher: Letter to, and agreem... British Library
creatorOf Roddam, Franc, 1946-.... Moby Dick [Multimédia multisupport] / Franc Roddam, réal., scénario ; basé sur l'oeuvre d'Herman Melville ; Anton Diether, scénario ; Patrick Stewart, Henry Thomas, Ted Levine... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Hawthorne Family Papers, ca. 1800-1926 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Strauch, Carl F. Papers. Lehigh University Libraries, Lehigh Libraries
referencedIn Shaw, Hope Savage, 1793-1879. Diaries, 1816-1878. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Leyda, Jay, 1910-1988. Papers, 1925-1956. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Anthony, Alfred Williams, 1860-. Alfred Williams Anthony collection, 1679-1944. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn BACKGROUND OF AMERICAN LITERATURE #13: HERMAN MELVILLE National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894. Correspondence of and about Oliver Wendell Holmes [manuscript], 1868-1901. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Fischetti, Michael. Herman Melville's Moby Dick: typescript, 1974. New York Public Library System, NYPL
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creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. ALS : Pittsfield, Mass., to Dix, Edwards, & Co., [1855] Aug. 7. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Briggs, Charles F. (Charles Frederick), 1804-1877. Autograph letter signed : New York, to Harper & Brothers, [no year] Sept. 20. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Collection of autograph letters, ca. 1829-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn De Voto, Bernard Augustine, 1897-1955. Bernard De Voto papers, 1918-1955 (bulk 1944-1951). Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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referencedIn Stoddard, Elizabeth, 1823-1902. Elizabeth Stoddard letters and writings, 1851-1911, n.d. (bulk 1851-1855) Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Morewood family Bible records [manuscript], 1853. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Frank Jewett Mather Papers, 1906-1948 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
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referencedIn Bennett, John Frederic. Around the maelstrom's triple lip : complete poems on Moby Dick / by John Bennett. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn Donald and Katharine Foley Collection of Penguin Books, 1935-1965 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Morewood family Bible records, 1853. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Unknown. Newsclips Related to Whaling, Whaleships, and Whale Men, 1927-1935. Peabody Essex Museum
creatorOf Belloc, Anne Louise Swanton, 1796-1881. Autograph letter signed : Paris, to John Murray, 1847 Mar. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Donald and Katharine Foley Collection of Penguin Books, post 1965 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Gansevoort, Catherine Van Schaick, 1751-1830. Gansevoort-Lansing collection, 1650-1919, bulk (1800-1899). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Ruth, John L. The soul struggles of Herman Melville / by John Ruth. Mennonite Historical Library (Goshen College), MHL (Goshen College)
referencedIn Inge, M. Thomas. Papers, 1979-1991. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Ratliff, Phillip. The Lee shore : for baritone and seven players / Phillip Ratliff ; text by Herman Melville. Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries
referencedIn May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871. Samuel Joseph May diary, 1868. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Jay and Si-Lan Chen Leyda Papers and Photographs, Bulk, 1930-1980, 1913-1987, bulk 1930-1980 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Harrison M. Hayford (1916-2001) Papers, 1916-2002 Northwestern University Archives
creatorOf Brooks, Richard, 1942-. Seascape : overture to Moby Dick, an opera in 2 acts / by Richard Brooks. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Diamond, David, 1915-2005. Epitaph : on the grave of a young cavalry officer killed in the valley of Virginia / [music by] David Diamond ; [text by] Herman Melville (from "Battle pieces"). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. ALS : Pittsfield, Mass., to Dix, Edwards, & Co., 1856 Jan. 19. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Eric W. Carlson Papers, 1942-2004 Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Herman Melville National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Young, Philip, 1918-1991. Philip Young papers, 1930-2000. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Coleman, John B. (John Brown), b. 1810. Letter, 1842 Nov. 2. Nantucket Hist Association
referencedIn Kimball, Richard B. (Richard Burleigh), 1816-1892. Papers of Richard Burleigh Kimball [manuscript] 1849-1870. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Hart, James D. (James David), 1911-1990. Papers on American literary manuscripts prepared by students for Prof. James D. Hart's American Literature seminar : University of California, Berkeley, ca. 1959-1967. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. [Sketches for Billy Budd]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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referencedIn Winters, Yvor, 1900-1968. History of American literature : notes for lectures and a possible book, ca. 1950-1968. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Habana: "Herman Melville and His Moby Dick," Spanish, 1959 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library) poetry readings, 1931- (ongoing). Woodberry Poetry Room, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Publications National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Jackson, Holbrook, 1874-1948. Herman Melville [manuscript], n.d. University of Virginia. Library
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referencedIn Julian Hawthorne collection of papers, 1852-1908 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
referencedIn Hawthorne, Manning. Letter to "Mr. Wilson" [manuscript], 1944 July 16. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Wilson, Gilbert Brown, 1907-1991. Gilbert Brown Wilson musical drama "The White Whale," and gallery program , 1949 and undated. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Hall, Jeffrey. A song from Ahab / [music by] Jeffrey Hall ; text by Herman Melville. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Russel B. Nye Popular Culture Collection. Moby Dick in the comics : file of clippings and examples. Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library
referencedIn Moore, Suzanne, 1958-,. The Right whale's head : broadside, 198- Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. [Diary, Oct. 11, 1849-Jan. 30, 1850; Oct. 11-Nov. 18, 1856. With additional notes] [microform]. Princeton University Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
New York NY US
New York NY US
Subject
American literature
Publishers and publishing
American poetry
Authors and publishers
Copyright
Manuscripts, American
Ocean travel
Presidents
Television scripts
Voyages and travels
Wine
Occupation
Teachers
Authors
Customs inspectors
Lecturers
Novelists
Poets
Publisher
Sailors
Activity

Person

Birth 1819-08-01

Death 1891-09-28

Americans

English

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