Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886

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American essayist and critic.

From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : Boston, to Harper and Brothers, 1858 Mar. 5 and 18-1878 Apr. 1 and 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588778

Edwin Percy Whipple was an influential 19th century American literary critic and lecturer. A prolific reader, he worked at several disparate jobs while publishing critical essays in diverse periodicals. He gained the reputation as one of the most important young critics of his generation, and his approach to understanding authors through their writing was popular. Although certain deficiencies and oversights have obscured his contributions, he was a real and vital force in 19th century American literature.

From the description of Edwin Percy Whipple letter to My dear sir, 1861 Oct. 18. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 76756412

From the description of Edwin P. Whipple letter to Gentlemen, 1781 Dec. 18. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 55850206

American lecturer and author.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to an unidentified recipient, 1856 Sept. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270586806

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Benjamin Mudge, 1844 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270586802

Thomas Starr King dedicated The White Hills to Whipple.

From the description of Letter, 1853 July 23, Gorham, N.H., to unidentified correspondent. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 5729588

American author and lecturer.

From the description of Papers of Edwin Percy Whipple, 1847-1881. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136482
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creatorOf Sargent, Epes, 1813-1880. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1841-1880. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf Lowe, Martha Perry, 1829-1902. Letter, 1886, June 21, Somerville, Mass., to Mrs. Edwin Percy Whipple. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn White, Richard Grant, 1821-1885. Papers of Richard Grant White, 1842-1884. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn James Russell Lowell papers, 1835-1919. Houghton Library
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referencedIn Records, 1882-1889. Houghton Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Letter, 1867 Aug. 3, Boston, to Mr. [E.P.?] Evans [Ann Arbor?]. University of Michigan
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, R-Z and unidentified Houghton Library
creatorOf American and English literary and historical papers collected by Atcheson L. Hench, 1782-1966 University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Letter to John Chapman. Boston, MA. 1832 Sept. 14. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Examiner Club (Boston, Mass.). Records, 1829-1963. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Edwin Percy Whipple letter to My dear sir, 1861 Oct. 18. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Maria Gowen Brooks papers, ca. 1827-1946, ca. 1827-1843 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Letter to W.W.F. Synge and copyright petition : manuscript, 1852. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Letter to Oliver Wendell Holmes. Boston, MA. 1883 Dec. 11. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Holland Collection of Literary Letters (MS 168), 1850-1880, 1872-1878 University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Harvard University. Autograph File, G. 1641-2009. Houghton Library
creatorOf Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894. Letter to Edwin P. Whipple. [s.l.]. 1869 Sep. 2. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Holland Collection of Literary Letters (MS 168), 1850-1880, 1872-1878 University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept.
creatorOf Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Autograph letter signed : West Newton [Mass.], to Edwin Percy Whipple, [1851 Dec. 7]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Giles, Henry, 1809-1882,. Autograph letters signed from Henry Giles to various people [manuscript], [1841?]-1863. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Henry Oscar Houghton additional papers, 1836-1977. Houghton Library
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creatorOf Papers of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1813-1904. Clifton Waller Barrett Library
referencedIn Charles Sumner collection 1840-1874 1852-1874 Sumner, Charles collection William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn James O'Neill Collection, 1841 - 1955 University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
creatorOf Brooks, Maria Gowen, 1794 or 5-1845. Maria Gowen Brooks papers, ca. 1827-1946, bulk (ca. 1827-1843). Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Chapman, Frederic, 1823-1895,. American and English literary and historical papers collected by Atcheson L. Hench [manuscript] 1814-1890. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Loring, Charles G. (Charles Greely), 1794-1867. Papers, 1768-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn Rufus Wilmot Griswold Collection, 1841-1846 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Letter, 1849 Jun. 28, Boston, to Geo. Livermore [n.p.] University of Michigan
creatorOf Stoddard, Richard Henry, 1825-1903. Abraham Lincoln, an Horatian ode [manuscript], 1865. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Letter : Boston, Mass., to unknown man, 1855 Nov. 17. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Greenough, William Whitwell, 1819-1899. Letters received, 1850-1892. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Lowe, Martha Perry, 1829-1902. Letter, 1886, June 21, Somerville, Mass., to Mrs. Edwin Percy Whipple. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Letter : Boston, Mass., to unknown man, 1855 Nov. 17. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Letter to Mr O'Reilly. Boston, MA. 1879 May 6. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Letter to A. C. Mowatt. Boston, MA. 1845 Feb. 4. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Autograph File, C Houghton Library
creatorOf Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Autograph letter signed : West Newton, to E.P. Whipple, 1852 May 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Tilton, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marguerite), 1913-. Papers, 1770-1991. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Dickinson Family. Dickinson family library. 1810-1943. Houghton Library
referencedIn J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge papers, 1855-1939. Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas Wentworth Higginson correspondence Houghton Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Autograph letters signed (4) : Boston, to Harper and Brothers, 1858 Mar. 5 and 18-1878 Apr. 1 and 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Books from the library of Amos Bronson Alcott, 1579-1893. Houghton Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Papers of Edwin Percy Whipple, 1847-1881. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Correspondence and other papers, 1831-1891. Houghton Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Letter : to "Dear Sir", 1852 Dec. 28. University of Rhode Island Library, Kingston, University Library
referencedIn Alcott family additional papers, 1707-1904 (inclusive), 1821-1888 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. Papers, 1555-1882 (bulk: 1833-1881) Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. Houghton Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Benjamin Mudge, 1844 Sept. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Thomas Bailey Aldrich papers, 1837-1926. Houghton Library
creatorOf Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Autograph letter signed : Concord, Massachusetts, to E.P. Whipple, 1852 Nov. 6. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Emerson family papers, 1699-1939. Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Timrod, Henry, 1828-1867. Papers: of Henry Timrod, 1867, n.d. [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. Houghton Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Autograph letter signed E.P. Whipple to: Miss Adams December 7, 1880. Wellesley College
referencedIn Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894. Oliver Wendell Holmes papers, 1855-1893. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982 Houghton Library
referencedIn Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive). Houghton Library
referencedIn Poets of America, extra-illustrated. Houghton Library
referencedIn Batchelder family papers, 1806-1902 Houghton Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Autograph letter signed : Boston, to an unidentified recipient, 1856 Sept. 15. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Evans family. Evans family papers, 1866-1918. University of Michigan
creatorOf Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872. Papers of Thomas B. Read [manuscript], 1846-1884. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Dickinson family papers, 1757-1934. Houghton Library
creatorOf Students' Lecture Association (University of Michigan). Students' Lecture Association (University of Michigan) letters, 1854-1856 and undated. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Greenwood, Grace, 1823-1904. Papers of Grace Greenwood, 1844-1903. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Eleanor M. Tilton Papers, 1770-1991 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Alden, Timothy, 1736-1828. American and English literary and historical papers collected by Atcheson L. Hench [manuscript] 1753-1952. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Hench, Atcheson Laughlin, 1891-1974,. Letters chiefly of prominent literary figures [manuscript] 1868-1903. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894. Letters, 1844-1890. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Autograph File, F, 1447-1994. Houghton Library
referencedIn Benjamin, Park, 1809-1864. Papers, 1645-1925 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Duyckinck, Evert A. (Evert Augustus), 1816-1878. Papers of Evert A. Duyckinck [manuscript], 1848-1877. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Letter, 1853 July 23, Gorham, N.H., to unidentified correspondent. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Free Library of Philadelphia Collection of Literary Manuscripts, 1666-1990 Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
creatorOf Woodman, Horatio, 1821-1879. Horatio Woodman papers, 1843-1899; bulk: 1843-1879. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Ticknor and Fields records, 1839-1881. Houghton Library
referencedIn Benjamin, Park, 1809-1864. Benjamin Park papers, 1645-1925. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Elizabeth Oakes Smith Collection, 1843-1883 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
creatorOf Griswold, Rufus W. (Rufus Wilmot), 1815-1857. Papers of Rufus W. Griswold, 1838-1853. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886. Edwin P. Whipple letter to Gentlemen, 1781 Dec. 18. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Papers, 1836-1942. Houghton Library
referencedIn Lippincott, Sara Clarke, 1823-1904. Sara Clarke Lippincott/Grace Greenwood Collection, 1844-1903 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
creatorOf Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886,. Autograph letters signed from Edwin Percy Whipple, Boston, to various people [manuscript], 1846-1847. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879,. Petition signed by 83 American authors to the Committee on Ways and Means, January 17th, 1866. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
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