Other correspondence
Other correspondence
Collection: Walt Whitman and his Fellowship of Supporters in Bolton, 1891–1913 Volumes Other correspondence
ZWN/9. This grouping contains a variety of items from numerous people who had connections to Walt Whitman or one of his groups two principle circles of followers. Correspondents include public figures such as J. Keir Hardie, J. Ramsay MacDonald and the author G. W. Russell; however, it also includes letters from those who were closer to Whitman such as Dr R. M. Bucke and John Burroughs. A core theme of this correspondence is the final days of key figures including Whitman, Horace Traubel and J. W. Wallace. Other themes covered include: discussion of the world wars as they unfolded; a possible Quaker influence on Whitman's work; violence in 1920's Ireland following the signing of the Anglo-Irish treaty which created Northern Ireland; and Keir Hardie considering resignation from the House of Commons which he refers to as 'the great Babel'.
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Burroughs, John
ZWN/09/01/123-133. Contents: 1890 - 1920.
Date:1890-1920Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-123.
Bucke, Patti
ZWN/09/01/072-077. Contents: 1917 - c.1925
Date:1917-1925Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-072.
Bridge, T R; Brinton, D G; Broadhurst, William; Brown, Horatio F
ZWN/09/01/068-071. Contents: 1893 - 1923
Date:1893-1923Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-068.
Binns, Henry Bryan; Blatchford, Robert
ZWN/09/01/056-062. Contents: 1892 - 1905
Date:1892-1905Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-056.
Bazalgette, Leon
ZWN/09/01/046-052. Contents: 1918 - 1925
Date:1918-1925Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-046
Whitwell, Richard; Wild, Fred; Whiteside, Minnie
ZWN/09/01/529-542. Contents: 1891 - 1936.
Date:1891-1936Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-529
White, Douglas
ZWN/09/01/507-528. Contents: 1921 - 1938.
Date:1921-1938Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-507
Tubbs, George; Unwin, Stanley; Wedgwood, Mrs.
ZWN/09/01/496-506. Contents: 1897 - 1924.
Date:1897-1924Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-496
