Letter 1897 Nov. 23, Berkeley, Calif. [to] Edwin Markham, Oakland, Calif. / Anna Murphy. 1897.

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Letter 1897 Nov. 23, Berkeley, Calif. [to] Edwin Markham, Oakland, Calif. / Anna Murphy. 1897.

Anna recieved his pack of books. She dates all things they get together and she is taking them to college with her. She thanks him for the love and care that he did. She is thinking about him and last night, love letter.

3 p. 2 leaves ; 26 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7554319

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 ...

Murphy, Anna

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