Letter 1920, June 8, Waco, Texas [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, Staten Island / Ward Edwards. 1920.

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Letter 1920, June 8, Waco, Texas [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, Staten Island / Ward Edwards. 1920.

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Ward is telling Markham that his graduating class is giving the Library a gift of $600.00 to buy a collection of Modern poetry. He wants it to be the very best and he is asking Markham for suggestions. Now, Markham response to his letter on the same sheet giving him a list of about 26 different poets, (Robert Frost, Emily Dickenson, William Watson etc..) These are people who should be part of his collection for the library.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 18-25 cm.

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Edwards, Ward, 1878-1938

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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 ...

Dickenson, Emily, 1830-1886.

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Watson, William C.

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Music teacher in Portsmouth, Va. From the description of Letter to E.B. Dearborn, 1840. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52779266 William Watson was sheriff of Livingston Parish, La. From the description of William Watson papers, 1846-1870 (bulk 1866-1870). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 182624518 ...

Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

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American poet from New England. Winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize. From the description of Letters, 1931-1943. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122464432 American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. From the description of Letter to Mr. Beggen [?], 1928. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 86129842 Robert Frost was an American poet. From the description of Papers concerning the Kenned...