Dilley, Edgar M.
Variant namesEdgar Meck Dilley, songwriter, journalist, farmer. Received A.B. from University of Pennsylvania, 1897. Best known for writing "Hail Pennsylvania." Author of Red Fox's Son (1911), The Forbidden Trail (1912), Verses n' Everything (1924), The Songs of the Class of Ninety-Seven (1943), and My American (1930). Newspaperman for: McClure Times, the New York Herald, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and other Philadelphia and Chicago papers. Spent a short time as business manager for Nash Importers of Philadelphia after which he purchased land in Florida and became a citrus fruit farmer.
From the description of Papers, 1924-1959. (University of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122543518
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| creatorOf | Dilley, Edgar Meck, 1874-1960. Papers, 1924-1959. | University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center | |
| creatorOf | Dilley, Edgar Meck, 1874-1960. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1925-1931. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Edison Sheet Music Collection, 1830-1958, (bulk 1890-1940) | Library of Congress. Music Division |
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| associatedWith | Thomas A. Edison, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Pennsylvania | corporateBody |
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| Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
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| Music, Popular (Songs, etc.) |
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Birth 1874
Death 1960
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