This collection makes available once again these important sources for reference on the poet’s daily activities. The sixteen-year record of the Daybooks supplements the biographical information provided in the six volumes of Whitman’s Correspondence, and outlines the events of the poet’s life which gave rise to his many letters and literary reminiscences. The Daybooks record the poet’s daily activities, functioning as an account book, diary, journal, commonplace book, and notebook all in one.