Letter 1906, March 3, New York [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, N.Y.] / Benjamin E. Smith. 1906.

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Letter 1906, March 3, New York [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, N.Y.] / Benjamin E. Smith. 1906.

The letter is written by the editor of the Century Co., Benjamin. Ben sent Markham a biographical notice for the next edition of the Cyclopedia of Names. He would Markham to amke any corrections if necessary and return as soon as possible.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 18-25 cm.

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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 ...

Century Company.

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The Century Company was founded in New York City in 1881. Century published magazines including the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine and St. Nicholas and publications such as Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Roswell Smith formed the company and appointed Richard Watson Gilder as editor of the Century which was noted for its fiction, poetry, historical studies, and woodcut illustrations. In 1930 the Century was merged with The Forum magazine. From the description of Century C...