Ralph Waldo Emerson outstanding as the best of Emerson's essays, which Bloom listed as "Self-Reliance", "Circles", "Experience", and "nearly all of "Conduct of Life"". In his belief that line lengths, rhythms, and phrases are determined by breath, Emerson's poetry foreshadowed the theories of Charles Olson. Collections Individual essays Poems Letters Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts
William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections Marquette's acquisition of the manuscripts for "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", among others, amounting to more than 11,000 pages. During the same period Ready also secured the personal papers of social activist Dorothy Day. As University Librarian at McMaster played an instrumental role in securing numerous high-profile collections, most notably the archives of philosopher and political activist Bertrand Russell. Ready died in Victoria, British Columbia on September 12, 1981, two years after retiring from McMaster. His autobiography, "Files on Parade", was published posthumously in 1982. The holdings of the Division of Archives and Research Collections reflect a