Ralph Waldo Emerson letter to Ellen Sturgis Hooper, 1845 May 22.

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Title: Ralph Waldo Emerson letter to Ellen Sturgis Hooper, 1845 May 22.
Creator: Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
Abstract: Autograph manuscript letter, signed, praising Ellen Sturgis Hooper's poetry. Enclosed with the letter are autograph manuscript copies of three recent poems of his own in return: "Forerunners", "The House", and "Loss and Gain". Also includes a manuscript poem in an unidentified hand, possibly Ellen Sturgis Hooper's, titled "Persephone". With envelope
Description: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American author.
Ellen Sturgis Hooper (1812-1848) was an American poet and transcendentalist.
In English.
Provenance: Purchased from George Robert Minkoff Inc. on the Library Associates Fund, 2009.
Extent: 2 items (in 1 folder)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Poetry
Subject (Name): Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.
Hooper, Ellen Sturgis, 1812-1848.
Persephone (Greek deity)
Subject (Topic): Authors, American
Poets, American
Transcendentalists (New England)
Women poets, American
Subjects: Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
Hooper, Ellen Sturgis, 1812-1848
Persephone (Greek deity) > Poetry
Authors, American > 19th century
Poets, American > 19th century
Transcendentalists (New England)
Women poets, American > 19th century
United States > 19th century

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Citation: Ralph Waldo Emerson Letter to Ellen Sturgis Hooper. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.