David J. McArthur letter to Charlie Redd

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David J. McArthur letter to Charlie Redd

1912-1913

Letter written by McArthur to Charlie Redd in 1913, fulfilling McArthur's promise to Redd by sending a poem. The poem, regarding the tragedy of the Titanic sinking, is enclosed with the letter, and was copyrighted in 1912.

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Redd, Charlie, 1889-1975

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Charles Redd was born in Bluff, Utah, on 8 May 1889, the sixth of eight children of Lemuel Hardison Redd, Jr., and Eliza Ann Westover. Charles, always referred to as "Charlie," spent his childhood and youth in Bluff on the San Juan River in southeastern Utah. He attended Brigham Young University, where he studied agriculture and business and was active in sports, politics, and debate. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Pacific Northwest from 1911 to 19...

Titanic (Steamship)

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The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Of the 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died, making it one of the deadliest commercial peacetime maritime disasters in modern history. It was the largest ship afloat at the time it entered service....

McArthur, David J.

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David J. McArthur was a poet and businessman. He founded the McArthur Music Co., which ran out of Seattle, Washington. By 1912, David was an established poet, and copyrighted his original poem entitled "Their Last Song" which was about the sinking of the Titanic. From the description of David J. McArthur letter to Charlie Redd, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 465058780 From the guide to the David J. McArthur letter to Charlie Redd, 1912-1913, (L. Tom Perry Special Colle...