Letter, 1924 December 5,London, England [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Kate L. Dalliba. 1924.

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Letter, 1924 December 5,London, England [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Kate L. Dalliba. 1924.

Informs the Markhams of Gerda's husband, Mr. Lownde's death; says that he left her Gerda's manuscripts and asks for their help in publishing it.

2 p. on 1 leaf ; 22 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7546986

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Dalliba-John, Kate

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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 ...