Papers of Horace and Anne Montgomerie Traubel - American ...
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Periodicals--Publishing--United States<br />
Reformers--United States<br />
Social reformers--United States<br />
Socialism--United States<br />
United States--Intellectual life<br />
Occupations:<br />
Biographers<br />
Critics<br />
Poets<br />
Administrative Information<br />
Provenance:<br />
The papers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Horace</strong> <strong>Traubel</strong>, poet, critic, <strong>and</strong> friend <strong>and</strong> biographer <strong>of</strong> Walt Whitman, <strong>and</strong> those <strong>of</strong> his wife, <strong>Anne</strong><br />
<strong>Montgomerie</strong> <strong>Traubel</strong>, were donated to the Library <strong>of</strong> Congress in a series <strong>of</strong> gifts from 1955 to 1987 by their daughter,<br />
Gertrude <strong>Traubel</strong>, <strong>and</strong> by Charles E. Feinberg. Additional gifts were received from various sources, 1956-2003.<br />
Processing History:<br />
The papers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Horace</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Anne</strong> <strong>Montgomerie</strong> <strong>Traubel</strong> were arranged <strong>and</strong> described in 1975. Additional material was<br />
incorporated into the collection in 1979. The papers were reprocessed in 1989 following the addition <strong>of</strong> significant acquisitions<br />
in 1980. Further additions to the collection were included 1998-2003. Early accessions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Horace</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Anne</strong> <strong>Montgomerie</strong><br />
<strong>Traubel</strong> <strong>Papers</strong> are described in “Frontiers: Recent Acquisitions <strong>of</strong> the Manuscript Division,” Quarterly Journal <strong>of</strong> the Library<br />
<strong>of</strong> Congress, 33 (October 1976): pp. 351-356.<br />
Transfers:<br />
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions <strong>of</strong> the Library. Prints, photographs, <strong>and</strong><br />
other visual <strong>and</strong> graphic materials have been transferred to the Prints <strong>and</strong> Photographs Division. Selected books <strong>and</strong> printed<br />
items have been transferred to the Rare Book <strong>and</strong> Special Collections Division. Maps have been transferred to the Geography<br />
<strong>and</strong> Map Division. Phonograph records have been transferred to the Recorded Sound Section <strong>of</strong> the Motion Picture,<br />
Broadcasting <strong>and</strong> Recorded Sound Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Horace</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Anne</strong><br />
<strong>Montgomerie</strong> <strong>Traubel</strong> <strong>Papers</strong>. An oil-on-canvas portrait <strong>of</strong> <strong>Horace</strong> <strong>Traubel</strong>, signed by Arthur Clifton Goodwin <strong>and</strong> dated 1908,<br />
has been transferred to the National Portrait Gallery.<br />
Copyright Status:<br />
The status <strong>of</strong> copyright in the unpublished writings <strong>of</strong> <strong>Horace</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Anne</strong> <strong>Montgomerie</strong> <strong>Traubel</strong> is governed by the Copyright<br />
Law <strong>of</strong> the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).<br />
Preferred Citation:<br />
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, <strong>Horace</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Anne</strong><br />
<strong>Montgomerie</strong> <strong>Traubel</strong> <strong>Papers</strong>, Manuscript Division, Library <strong>of</strong> Congress, Washington, D.C.<br />
Biographical Notes<br />
<strong>Horace</strong> <strong>Traubel</strong><br />
Date Event<br />
1858, Dec. 19 Born, Camden, N.J.<br />
1873 Introduced to Walt Whitman upon the poet's arrival in Camden, N.J.<br />
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