Letter, 1927, Dec. 12, San Jose, California [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, New York City. / Henry Mead Bland. 1927.

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Letter, 1927, Dec. 12, San Jose, California [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, New York City. / Henry Mead Bland. 1927.

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Henry was upset that Doubleday Page couldn't publish his manuscript so he is working with Erskine Macdonold and & Co.. He sent Edwin a copy of his article in the Teachers Journal on Rarpedon. He wants to know if Edwin is thinking about coming to California. There are four of Henry's students who are trying to make illustrations for the Gallows-Bird, Miss Wooster is their teacher. He has sent Edwin Funds. He cjhange the title of his poem A Lyric of Longing, the new name is The Search. He is starting a book club. He is wooried about the Doubleday Matter. He would like him to add some word to the intro to Sierran Pan.

2 p. 1 leaf ; 18-25 cm.

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 ...