[Letter] 1916, November 2, Brooklyn, New York [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / R.E. Gallagher. 1916.

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[Letter] 1916, November 2, Brooklyn, New York [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / R.E. Gallagher. 1916.

Secretary of J. Steward Blackton writes that he was unable to honor Markham's invitation to "The Art World" and sends regrets. Says that on Sundays he takes pictures at the Oyster Bay.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 7581907

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 ...

Gallagher, R. E.

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