Letter, 1912 January 9, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Shaemas O'Sheel. 1912.

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Letter, 1912 January 9, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Shaemas O'Sheel. 1912.

Thanks Markham for the wedding gift; Also wants Mrs. Markham set up an appointment for Mr. Markham to meet Joseph Campbell.

2 p. on 2 sleeves ; 28 cm.

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

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California poet. Raised near Vacaville, became a schoolteacher in Coloma and later in Oakland. Became famous overnight with publication of "The Man with a Hoe," his protest against brutalization of labor, in "San Francisco Examiner" (January 15, 1899). Following this success Markham moved to New York where he scored another triumph with "Lincoln and Other Poems" (1901). He became a well-known reader of his own poems and lecturer of idealistic views, but his creative output for remainder of life ...

O'Sheel, Shaemas, 1886-1954

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Campbell, Joseph, 1879-1944

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American author. From the description of Contract with the Four Seas Company, 1919 May 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54022691 ...