Rufus Emory Holloway (March 16, 1885 in Marshall, Missouri – July 30, 1977 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)[1] was an American literary scholar-educator most known for his books and studies of Walt Whitman.
During World War I, he was a transportation secretary with the American Expeditionary Force in France and taught at the A.E.F.
He continued to live in Brooklyn, New York until moving in with his son in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania several months before his death.
His work resulted in a comprehensive body of resource materials and brought a much clearer understanding of Whitman's private thought and personal relationships, revealing his creative process.
The manuscript repeats much of the argument of Free and Lonesome Heart and includes detailed appendices supporting his positions.