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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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Whitwell, Richard; Wild, Fred; Whiteside, Minnie

ZWN/09/01/529-542. Contents: 1891 - 1936.

Date:1891-1936
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-529

White, Douglas

ZWN/09/01/507-528. Contents: 1921 - 1938.

Date:1921-1938
Contributor: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:1897-1924
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-496

Theobald, Minnie B; Taersdley (?), Lola

ZWN/09/01/493-495. Contents: 1913 - 1924.

Date:1913-1924
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-493

Symonds, John Addington

ZWN/09/01/480-492. Contents: 1890 - 1893.

Date:1890-1893
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-480

Sprague, Harriet; Sixsmith, C H

ZWN/09/01/469-479. Contents: 1927 - 1941.

Date:1927-1941
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-469

Shorrock, Mrs

ZWN/09/01/468. Contents: 1909.

Date:1909-1909
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-468

Seaborn, Edwin & Ina M

ZWN/09/01/459-467. Contents: 1948 - 1952.

Date:1948-1952
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-459
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