Miscellaneous material relating to Whitman

This class consists principally of cuttings from magazines, periodicals and newspapers, although there are also some printed cards. The material was obviously retained by Sixsmith for its Whitman connection although this is often very slight. Topics covered include: incidental references to Whitman made in articles on other subjects; references made to the poet in speeches and addresses, such as a speech by Winston Churchill in the House of Commons in November 1942 (1/6/13); musical settings of Whitman's work, including Ernest Bryson's setting of Drum-Taps (1/6/8), Philip Dalmas's 'As I Watch'd the Ploughman Ploughing and Other Chants of Freedom' (1/6/19), and a production in New York of 'Salut au Monde!' as a pageant with music and dancing, details of which were sent to Sixsmith by Anne Traubel (1/6/6); 2 advertisements using the image of Whitman to sell products (1/6/18 & 21); and printed greetings cards displaying quotes from Whitman (1/6/3, a New Year card for 1916 from actress Mona Limerick and her actor-manager husband Ben Iden Payne; and 1/6/4-5, Christmas cards from Canadian Whitman enthusiasts Henry and Helen Saunders of Toronto).

for 2 further examples of advertising material using Whitman's image, see Eng 1331/1/5/11.