Guide to the Henry David Thoreau Letter and Engraving MS.M.039
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Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Henry David Thoreau letter and engraving
Creator:
UCI Libraries. Department of Special Collections and
Archives
Identifier/Call Number: MS.M.039
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1847
Abstract: This collection consists of a holograph
letter from Henry David Thoreau to the publishing firm Wiley & Putnam and an engraved
portrait of Thoreau. The letter is dated January 14, 1847 and is addressed to Evert A.
Duyckinck. Thoreau asks Duyckinck to relay a message to John Wiley, head of the publishing
firm. Thoreau indicates that he would like to make corrections to his
Walden manuscript and requests that it be sent via mail. The engraved portrait is
undated and unsigned, although it is similar to Samuel Worcester Rowse's 1854
portrait.
Language of Material:
English .
Collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by
the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish,
please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
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Henry David Thoreau was an American writer, naturalist, and philosopher known for his
Trancendentalist work
Walden and essays.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of a holograph letter from Henry David Thoreau to the publishing
firm Wiley & Putnam and an engraved portrait of Thoreau. The letter is dated January 14,
1847 and is addressed to Evert A. Duyckinck. Thoreau asks Duyckinck to relay a message to
John Wiley, head of the publishing firm. Thoreau indicates that he would like to make
corrections to his
Walden manuscript and requests that it be
sent via mail. The engraved portrait is undated and unsigned, although it is similar to
Samuel Worcester Rowse's 1854 portrait.
For further information about this letter, see Walter Harding and Carl Bode, eds.,
The Correspondence of Henry David Thoreau (New York: New York
University Press, 1958, p. 173).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Thoreau, Henry David -- Archives
box FB-019, folder 8
Engraving, undated
box FB-019, folder 8
Holograph letter 1847 January 14