Letter, 1920-1930, San Jose, California [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, New York City. / Henry Mead Bland. 1920-1930.

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Letter, 1920-1930, San Jose, California [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, New York City. / Henry Mead Bland. 1920-1930.

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Henry sent Markham copies of poems for him to select. He asked if he would be a judge. Roland F Eberhart and Mrs. Helen Mums are the California judges. Some of the poems are from students of the San Francisco State College and are all of oue Edwin Markham Poetry Chapter. The Senator is better. Enclosed are two poems of Bland's.

4 p. 2 leaves c 18-25 cm.

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Bland, Henry Meade, 1863-1931

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Educator, poet, critic. Bland was Poet Laureate of California from 1929 until his death (1931). Educated at College of the Pacific, Stanford, and the University of California (1887-1898). Friend of Joaquin Miller, Jack London, Edwin Markham and other literary figures of his day. Taught at San Jose State College (1899-1931). From the description of Henry Meade Bland collection, 1907-1951, bulk 1914-1931. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 33067032 ...

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 ...