By Ariel Alyce Morabito, Digital Curator of the Local History Collection This past autumn, I was invited to read a poem at Cedarmere, the historic estate of our library namesake, William Cullen Bryant. The poem I chose was "The White Footed ... Read More
A Day in the Life of William Cullen Bryant
By Carol L. Clarke September/October 2018 Note: In 1866, William Cullen Bryant purchased the farm in Cummington, Massachusetts where he had spent his childhood. He planned to create a retreat in the Berkshire Mountains, where his invalid wife, ... Read More
A Song For New-Year’s Eve: A Poem by William Cullen Bryant
By Carol L. Clarke Happy New Year to all Bryant Library patrons, especially those who visited the Bryant Room over the past year -- whether you came with a question about an aspect of Roslyn’s past, were propelled by an excited Fifth Grader, or ... Read More
William C. Bryant and Charles Dickens in New York City, 1842
By Myrna Sloam On January 22, 1842, British author Charles Dickens (1812-1870) arrived in Boston on his first trip to America, and was greeted with great enthusiasm. Although not quite thirty years old, he had already written “Sketches by Boz,” ... Read More
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Impressions of W.C. Bryant, 1858
By Myrna Sloam In May of 1857 William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) and his wife Frances (1797-1866) sailed for Europe, on what would be their last trip abroad. They were accompanied by their daughter Julia (1831-1907) and one of her friends. In ... Read More
William Cullen Bryant’s Impressions of Europe, 1834-1936
By Myrna Sloam Having successfully managed the New York Evening Post newspaper from 1829 through 1832, journalist and poet William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) began a series of travels. He visited his brother in Illinois and then went to northern ... Read More
William Cullen Bryant, Abraham Lincoln, and the Battle to End Slavery
By Myrna Sloam As Editor and part owner of the New York Evening Post newspaper for nearly fifty years, William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was in a unique position to express his views on social and political matters. Although remembered today ... Read More
Music in the Public Schools: an address by William Cullen Bryant
By Myrna Sloam Always concerned with the promotion of the arts, William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) delivered this speech on December 29, 1856. It can be found in the book, “Orations and Addresses” by William Cullen Bryant. NY: Putnam, 1873. The ... Read More
