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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Pages:1Date:1885-1960
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-00-000
Allen, Lily L
ZWN/09/01/001-007. Contents: 1924 - 1949
Pages:10Date:1924-1949
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-001
Atkinson, W
ZWN/09/01/008-009. Contents: 1924 - 1931
Pages:8Date:1924-1931
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-008
Austin, Elsie
ZWN/09/01/010-016. Contents: c.1927 - 1940
Pages:19Date:1927-1940
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-010
Bain, Frank & Mildred; Balshaw, Fred
ZWN/09/01/017-022. Contents: 1909 - 1926
Pages:19Date:1909-1909
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-017
Barrus, Clara
ZWN/09/01/023-045. Contents: 1918 - 1928
Pages:83Date:1918-1928
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-023
Bazalgette, Leon
ZWN/09/01/046-052. Contents: 1918 - 1925
Pages:14Date:1918-1925
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-046
Besant, Annie; Bell, Francis; Bickerton, L M
ZWN/09/01/053-055. Contents: 1894-1936
Pages:4Date:1894-1936
Contributor:Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service
Identifier:zwn09-01-053
