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Series I: Correspondence, 1921-1947
This series consists primarily of letters written to Mrs. Frank J. Sprague, a close friend of Saunders and to whom he gave copies of his Whitman books. Other letters were to business clients.
Box 1 Folder 1
Letter to Mr. F.C. Thwing, 1930 April
Box 1 Folder 2
Letters to Harriet Chapman Sprague (Mrs. Frank J. Sprague), 1944-1947
Box 1 Folder 3
Letters with Mr. Jefferson Winter, 1921 April-October
Series II: Family Files, 1923-1951
Materials in this series include newspaper clippings such as an obituary written by Mrs. Frank J. Sprague in the Long-Islander newspaper in 1951, a typed document about the Saunders' Reunion Fund and family photographs.
Box 1 Folder 4
Photographs, 1930-1948
Box 1 Folder 5
Newspaper Clippings, 1937-1951
Box 1 Folder 6
Letter from Charles Saunders, 1923 May
Box 1 Folder 7
Genealogy Chart, undated
Series III: Collection on Walt Whitman, 1884-1951
Much of the items in this series are typed Whitman's poems (excerpts and complete) by other people, bibliographies, notes and articles about Whitman. There are also photographs of Whitman, his home, and Saunders' personal bound book collection.
Box 1 Folder 8
Photographs of Whitman and Other Subjects, undated
Box 1 Folder 9
Printed Materials, 1884-1948
Box 1 Folder 10
Notes and Articles, 1912-1951
Box 1 Folder 11
Walt Whitman Fellowship Programs, Canadian Branch, 1916-1927
Box 1
Printed Walt Whitman's Poems on Cards, 1911-1920
Series IV: Greeting Cards, 1940-1947
This series contains hand painted watercolor greeting cards from Saunders to Mrs. Frank J. Sprague.
Box 1 Folder 12
Hand-painted Watercolor Greeting Cards, 1940-1947