Letter, 1919, Apr. 19, San Jose, California [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, New York City. / Henry Mead Bland. 1919.

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Letter, 1919, Apr. 19, San Jose, California [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, New York City. / Henry Mead Bland. 1919.

Henry dicusses a bill due on a house at 432 South 8th Street. Refers to Markham House and payment for it. The celebration is on the 23rd. He wants to know if the poem To Yosmite will do for his book. Also enclosed are two poems: The Quest for Cosmic Beauty and Envoy.

4 p. 2 leaves c 18-25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7576878

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 ...