The collection consists of a handwritten fragment, tentatively dated 1848, of an essay or sketch titled, A walk with an organ grinder. The scene is set in London, and begins by observing London inhabitants lamenting recently-introduced street organs. Contains some corrections, including a lined out sentence, and pencilled paragraph marks.
In Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (#1974-0118R/A-S)
Source of Acquisition
Gift of Philip Allison Shelley, 1974.
Biographical or Historical Sketch
Julian Ralph believed he was born to be a newspaperman; his years of acclaimed work with the elite New York Sun reinforce his faith. Ralph covered the major events of his day with distinction, using resourceful investigative skill, personal integrity, and a gift for sketching scenes with words to be acclaimed the "Newspaperman's newspaperman."
