Letter, 1906, October 21, Oakland, California [to] Mr. [Edwin Markham],Dear Sir, [Staten Island] / Douglas Tilden. 1906.

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Letter, 1906, October 21, Oakland, California [to] Mr. [Edwin Markham],Dear Sir, [Staten Island] / Douglas Tilden. 1906.

Asks for an autographed copy of "San Fransico Arising" to hang in his studio.

1 p. ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7542158

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 ...

Tilden, Douglas, 1860-1935

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Tilden, a sculptor, who lost his hearing and speech at a young age due to scarlet fever, was educated at what would later become the California School for the Deaf (Berkeley), where he later taught. He was a founder of the California Association of the Deaf. From the description of Douglas Tilden papers, 1860-1970. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 227464622 Biographical Chronology [Excerpted from ...