Letter, 1904 January 24, Westerleigh, Staten Island, [New York] [to] Miss Juanita Miller / Edwin Markham. 1904.

Calkins, Amelia M. (Amelia Markham), 1835-1905

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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 ...

Miller, Juanita Joaquina, 1880-1970

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Juanita Joaquina Miller was the daugter of Joaquin Miller and wife Abbie Leland Miller. She was born in New York City in 1880. Miss Miller lived at Joaquin Miller's locally famous home, "The Hights," in Oakland, California, and was an active participant in the Oakland peforming arts community until the 1960s. From the description of Juanita Joaquina Miller papers, 1896-1963. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26754639 From the description of Juanita Jo...