Letter, 1912, September 20, Berkeley, California [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / Charles A. Noble. 1912.

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Letter, 1912, September 20, Berkeley, California [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / Charles A. Noble. 1912.

Invites Markham to come to the annual public meeting of the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at the University of California to read one of his poems.

2 p. on 1 leaf ; 18-21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7584550

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 ...

University of California (1868-1952)

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Administrative History During the mid-twentieth century, the American Labor Movement reached a pinnacle of power and influence within society. The Second World War required that labor be managed as a strategic resource; the high productivity of workers during the war carried over in the peace time economy, which experienced a sustained economic "boom." Unlike European labor relations, where unions play an "official" role in government, the Am...