Davis, H. L. (Harold Lenoir), 1896-1960

Davis was born on Oct. 18, 1894 in Rone's Mill, near Roseburg, OR; graduated from high school in The Dalles in 1912, then worked as a deputy county assessor and as a member of a survey crew, but still had insufficient funds to enroll at Stanford Univ.; drafted into the army in 1918, where he served as a clerk; wrote poetry published in Chicago's Poetry magazine in 1919; worked at various jobs while writing poetry in the 1920s; in 1927 wrote a pamphlet, Status rerum, with James Stevens, attacking the literary establishment of Oregon and Washington; married and moved to Winslow, WA in 1928, where he began writing stories and sketches which appeared in American mercury, Collier's, and the Saturday evening post; wrote Proud riders and other poems (1942), and the novels Honey in the horn (1935), winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Harp of a thousand strings (1947), Beulah land (1949), Winds of morning (1952), and The distant music (1957); he died on Oct. 31, 1960.

From the description of Papers, 1949-1952. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38990333

Biography

Davis was born on October 18, 1894 in Rone's Mill, near Roseburg, Oregon; graduated from high school in The Dalles in 1912, then worked as a deputy county assessor and as a member of a survey crew, but still had insufficient funds to enroll at Stanford University; drafted into the army in 1918, where he served as a clerk; wrote poetry published in Chicago's Poetry Magazine in 1919; worked at various jobs while writing poetry in the 1920s; in 1927 wrote a pamphlet, Status Rerum, with James Stevens, attacking the literary establishment of Oregon and Washington; married and moved to Winslow, Washington in 1928, where he began writing stories and sketches which appeared in American Mercury, Collier's, and the Saturday Evening Post ; wrote Proud Riders and Other Poems (1942), and the novels Honey in the Horn (1935), winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Harp of a Thousand Strings (1947), Beulah Land (1949), Winds of Morning (1952), and The Distant Music (1957); he died on October 31, 1960.

From the guide to the H.L. Davis Papers, 1949-1952, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)