William Douglas O'Connor collection of papers, 1865-1883.

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Creator

O'Connor, William Douglas, 1832-1889.

Location

Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Extent

• 241 items.

Scope/Contents Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence. The manuscripts consist of notes, essays, and articles, some of which relate to Walt Whitman. The correspondence consists of letters, dating from 1866 to 1883, from the author to Matthew Arnold, G. W. Curtis, J. R. Gilmore, and others, as well as a letter transcribed by the author, dated 1866, from Julius Bing toJoseph H. Ashton, and an undated letter to Moncure D. Conway transcribed by Walt Whitman but signed by O'Connor.There are letters to O'Connor from Charles Wesley Eldridge,Lafcadio Hearn, H. J. Raymond, Thomas Jefferson Whitman, Walt Whitman, and others, dating from 1863 to 1888.

Biographical/Historical Note

William Douglas O'Connor was an American novelist, essayist, editor, and journalist.

Controlled Access Terms

• Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
• Correspondence.

Additional Creator Names

• Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888.
• Ashton, J. Hubley (Joseph Hubley), 1836-1907.
• Bing, Julius.
• Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907.
• Curtis, George William, 1824-1892.
• Eldridge, Charles Wesley.
• Gilmore, James R. (James Roberts), 1822-1903.
• Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904.
• Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869.
• Whitman, Thomas Jefferson, 1833-1890.
• Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
• Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) fmo
• Perry, Bliss, 1860-1954. fmo