Letter 1956, Jan 10, Staten Island, New York [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island, N.Y. / Bennett Cerf. 1956.

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Letter 1956, Jan 10, Staten Island, New York [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island, N.Y. / Bennett Cerf. 1956.

The is a program that was present at Wagner College by Bennett Cerf for The Fifth Convocation of the School Year 1955-1956. They have the program outline with the speakers, which are named.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 7583157

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 ...

Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Author & publisher. Columbia A.B. 1919; Litt.B. 1920. From the guide to the Bennett Cerf Papers, ca. 1898-1977., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Publisher and editor. Founder of Random House, New York, with Donald S. Klopfer; president, 1927-1966; and chairman of the board, 1966- Other publishing affiliations include Bantam Books (New York) and Modern Library, Inc. (New York). From the description of Calling card : N...