Typed letters signed (2) : Spokane, Washington, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1929 Mar. 11 and 28.

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Typed letters signed (2) : Spokane, Washington, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1929 Mar. 11 and 28.

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Arranging to give a reading of his poems in Seattle, asking Wagenknecht to see that his poem "[In Praise of] Johnny Appleseed" is taught before he arrives, asking if Wagenknecht can see to it that his book The Litany of Washington Street (1929) is reviewed, and describing his state of mind before and after a poetry reading.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Wagenknecht, Edward, 1900-2004

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Professor of English; author; book reviewer. Born Mar. 28, 1900, in Chicago. Graduated from University of Chicago, 1923, M.A. 1924. Ph. D., University of Washington (Seattle), 1932. Teaching: University of Chicago, 1923-1925 (assistant); University of Washington, Seattle, 1925-1943 (associate, assistant professor, associate professor); Illinois Institute of Technology, 1943-1947 (associate professor); Boston University, 1947-1965 (professor). Literary editor of Seattle Post-Intellig...

Pierpont Morgan Library. Wagenknecht Collection.

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Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931

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Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was born in Springfield, IL. He studied in Ohio, Chicago, and New York and acquired a reputation as a poet and lecturer. Lindsay became famous for his walk from Springfield, IL to New Mexico in 1912, and for an unusual method of writing poetry. In 1924 he arrived in Spokane where he worked as a columnist for the "Spokesman-Review". He returned to Springfield in 1929, and at the time of his death was a major figure in American poetry. From the description of Co...