Subseries B. Writings include journals, essays, reviews and collection writings. The New Orleans journals contain poetry and personal observation of the business climate and social character of that city. The journals written on board Cleopatra's Barge describe the progress of the voyage and the cultures of various European localities. Although some sections of the journal are not bound in chronological order, this material represents the most complete first-hand account of the voyage available. Volume 1 of the Cleopatra's Barge journal has been temporarily removed from the collection and is on exhibition in the Cleopatra's Barge exhibit in the Putnam Gallery in the Peabody Essex Museum. The essays and reviews are on topics of science, history, philosophy, and a number of pages of notes and portions of other essays. Collected writings are published materials most likely used as sources for Benjamin's own writings.