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Where are Emily Dickinson’s original manuscripts held?
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Emily Dickinson
Poet Emily Dickinson is one of American poetry's most singular and influential voices.
Emily Dickinson’s original poetic manuscripts are divided between two primary repositories:
- Amherst College Library: This collection houses the manuscripts that were in the possession of Millicent Todd Bingham.1
- Harvard University’s Houghton Library: This collection holds the manuscripts that were in the possession of Martha Dickinson Bianchi.1
The division of these materials resulted from long-standing family disputes between the descendants of Susan Gilbert Dickinson and Mabel Loomis Todd. Today, both Amherst College and Harvard University provide digital access to their respective Dickinson manuscript collections online.12