Unlocking History number (UH#)
UH6260
Original
Emily Dickinson's holograph letter to W. Austin Dickinson, Amherst, MA, May 1, 1842. Houghton Library, Harvard University, b MS 1118.4 (54).
Two edited letter editions.
Johnson and Ward (1958) 2 or JW2
Miller and Mitchell (2024) 2 or MM2
Model and research notes
MIT Libraries, Unlocking History Research Group archive, MC0760, Box 04.
Letterlocking Unique Video number(s) (LUV #s)
LUV303
Letterlocking Category number (LC #)
LC06L
Letterlocking Format number (LF #)
4RW
Security score
Low
Assessment of Confidence in assigning LC#
Attested
Substrate
Paper
Dimensions
Opened (in mm): 255mm x 200mm
Letterpacket (in mm): 83mm x 135mm
Manifestation
Opened
Distinctive letterlocking style(s)
Rectangle inside
Tuck-and-seal
Instructional video(s)
LUV303 https://youtu.be/b2_K29Xqelc
Instructional video info transcription
Forthcoming
Locking mechanism
Tuck
Security enhancements
NA
Letterlocking category formula (shorthand)
LC6
Fold + Tuck + Adhere
(F + T + A)
Letterlocking manipulation sequence (shorthand)
Forthcoming
Locking instructions
Forthcoming
Images
Forthcoming
Foldable(s)
Forthcoming
Step-by-steps
Forthcoming
Substrate map
Forthcoming
Virtual unfolding results
NA
Manipulations
Writing: Margin folds
Postal: NA
Opening: Tear
Filing (Storage, Display): NA
Repair: NA
Damage
NA
Features
NA
Article(s)
NA
Book
Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith with the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.
Citation for the letter(s)
Original
Emily Dickinson's holograph letter to W. Austin Dickinson, Amherst, MA, May 1, 1842. Houghton Library, Harvard University, b MS 1118.4 (54)
Model
MIT Libraries, Unlocking History Research Group archive, MC0760, Box 04.
Video
Jana Dambrogio, Leslie Morris, Jennifer Pellecchia, and the Unlocking History Research Group. Title: "11-year-old Emily Dickinson's roll-folded locked letter to her brother, USA (May 1, 1842)." Letterlocking Instructional Videos. Unlocking History number 6260/Letterlocking Unique Video number: 303. Filmed: April 9, 2024. Duration: 3:19. Posted: May 1, 2024. URL: https://youtu.be/b2_K29Xqelc. Accessed: [Date].