FEINBERG/WHITMAN LITERARY FILE Prose ¨Note on Richard M. Bucke´s Book¨ (undated) Box 36 Folder 40 A.MS.draft. Written in Ink on a piece of grayish paper cut from a larger sheet 89 words. Will you have subheadings?-- If so this might go under the sub-head of: A book of Contemporaneous Notes. Dr R M Bucke of London, Ontario, Canada, is writing a book to be called "Contemporaneous Notes of Walt Whitman," intended to collect as much possible of the poet, especially bio-graphical, personal anecdotes and traits, and the bibliographic items, while if they can yet authenticated, and while he is not "yet in the flesh." he Dr B. has sent us to many persons following open letter, or circular: [*will you have sub-headings? If so this might go under the sub-head of: A book of "Contemporaneous Notes."*] Dr R M Bucke of [London, Ontario,] Canada, is writing a book to be called "Contemporaneous Notes of Walt Whitman," intended to collect as much as possible of the poet, especially biographical, personal anecdotes and traits and bibliographic items while [it] they can be yet authenticated, and while he is "yet in the flesh". [He] Dr. B. has sent [us] many persons the following open letter, or circular: Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.