Robertson, Clyde, 1870-1954.

Margaret Clyde Applegate was born in Franklin, Indiana in 1870. She was educated through high school in Lyons, Kansas. She came to Colorado in 1890, having divorced her first husband, George Ellsworth, whom she married in 1886. She remarried in 1897 to William Earl Robertson, and lived in Leadville for many years. She began her career as a singer of light opera, became a writer, and was appointed Colorado Poet Laureate in 1953 at the age of 83.

From the description of Clyde Robertson collection, 1883-1954. 1883-1954. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427340405

From the description of Clyde Robertson photograph collection. [undated] (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427341618