[Letter] 1917, November 26, Lawrence, Kansas [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Sovereign Poet [Staten Island] / Charles S. Skilton. 1917.

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[Letter] 1917, November 26, Lawrence, Kansas [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Sovereign Poet [Staten Island] / Charles S. Skilton. 1917.

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Appreciates his visit; marvels about the reading of the "Lincoln", which touched him very much.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 21-28 cm.

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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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 ...

Skilton, Charles Sanford, 1868-1941

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Originally composed for organ, 1920. Transcribed 1929. First performance Interlochen, Michigan, 14 August 1932, National High School Orchestra, Vladimir Bakaleinikov conductor, Philip Abbas soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of American Indian fantasy : for violoncello and orchestra / by Charles Sanford Skilton. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54759815 Skilton received his A.B. from Yale in 1889. He joined the faculty of KU ...