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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82076062
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Gustave Percival Wiksell, dentist, were given to the Library of Congress by Wiksell in 1939.
The papers of Gustave Percival Wiksell were arranged and described in 1984, when their former association with the Thomas Biggs Harned Walt Whitman Collection and their citation in
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Gustave Percival Wiksell in these papers and in other collections in the custody of the Library of Congress is reserved. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division for further information.
The Wiksell Papers are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Gustave Percival Wiksell Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Gustave P. Wiksell span the years 1855-1939 and consist chiefly of letters written to Wiksell by Horace Traubel, a trusted friend and Walt Whitman enthusiast. Traubel’s letters are replete with personal sentiments and terms of endearment and contain topics of a personal nature about mutual friends and family affairs. Both men were members of the Walt Whitman Fellowship, and the letters contain references about fellowship programs and the continuance of the society. Also in the collection are a few poetry and prose writings, printed matter, and other material.
Literary interests are discussed in the letters and Traubel, a significant contributor to the field of Whitman scholarship, relates the progress toward publication of his book
Wiksell was a financial contributor to the
This collection is organized by type of material or subject with an oversize item at the end.