Henry Wadsworth Longfellow letters, poems, and photos, 1836-1881.

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow letters, poems, and photos, 1836-1881.

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The collection consists of letters, poems, photographs, clippings, autograph cards, a drawing attributed to Longfellow, and a reprint of Charles W. Mann's article The poet's pose, from History of photography, v. 3, no. 2, April 1979. Recipients include photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, publisher J.T. Fields, Birket Foster, Lorenz Rohr, translator Barclay Pennock, and Ferdinand Freiligarth. Topics include his poetry, other literature, and numerous notes showing his generous and supportive nature.

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