Manuscripts

Old Ironsides: poem ; The Last Leaf: poem

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Description: Also includes autograph letters, with envelopes, typewritten transcriptions, printed material, and clippings.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1842-1889.
Call number: mssHM 12442-12448
Creator: Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from John L. Clawson sale, November 1920.
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