[Letter] 1926 December 4, Berkley, California, [to] Mr. [Edwin Markham], [Staten Island] / Derrick Lehmer. 1926.

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[Letter] 1926 December 4, Berkley, California, [to] Mr. [Edwin Markham], [Staten Island] / Derrick Lehmer. 1926.

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Asks not to take his critique of his ballad seriously; talks about Sterling's death and says that he wonders if his last terrible act was not due to the pernicious influence of Ambrose Bierce; also talk of Carl Yoff who might pass away soon.

2 p. on 1 leaf ; 28 cm.

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Lehmer, Derrick Norman.

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Professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, Derrick Norman Lehmer was also an accomplished writer of poems and sonnets, and composer of numerous songs, many based on American Indian lore, and two operas. From the description of Derrick Norman Lehmer musical compositions, 1926-1937. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 38295444 Derrick Norman Lehmer (July 27, 1867-September 8, 1938) was an American mathematician and nu...

Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

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Stirling, George.

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