Walt Whitman and the Trimbles: New Zealand, the First Concordance of Leaves of Grass, and the Dunedin Public Library

Joel Myerson

doi:10.13008/2153-3695.1806

Essays

Walt Whitman and the Trimbles: New Zealand, the First Concordance of Leaves of Grass, and the Dunedin Public Library

Abstract

Recounts the history of the Trimble family (William, his wife Henrietta, his daughter Dorothy, and his second wife Annie) in New Zealand and their involvement in collecting Whitman books and undertaking (in 1903 or 1904) the first concordance of Whitman's work; tracks how the Trimble Whitman collection came to be housed at the Dunedin Public Library.

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How to Cite: Myerson, J. (2006) “Walt Whitman and the Trimbles: New Zealand, the First Concordance of Leaves of Grass, and the Dunedin Public Library”, Walt Whitman Quarterly Review. 24(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2153-3695.1806