Unlocking History Number (UH#)
UH6260
Original
Emily Dickinson To Austin Dickinson, May 1st 1842 (11 years old) roll fold!
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) & Instructional video(s) URL
LUV303 https://youtu.be/b2_K29Xqelc
Instructional video info transcription
Forthcoming
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
Locking Mechanism
Tuck
Security enhancements
NA
Letterlocking category formula (shorthand)
LC6
Fold + Tuck + Adhere
(F + T + A)
Letterlocking manipulation sequence (shorthand)
Forthcoming
Example: Fold + fold + fold + fold +fold + slit + lock-SU + adhere
Locking instructions
Forthcoming
Fold short-edge to short-edge fold. Open. Fold short-edge closed gatefold. Fold short-edge to short-edge fold. Apply adhesive. Impress seal-stamp. Flip packet. Write address.
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, Daniel Starza Smith, and 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].