Letter, 1912, April 4, Evanston, Illinois [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / Newell N. Ely. 1912.

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Letter, 1912, April 4, Evanston, Illinois [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / Newell N. Ely. 1912.

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Inquires how he could obtain a copy of the poem written on Queen Victoria's death and also if he could have all his poems. Letter was written on University club of Evanston stationary.

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

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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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 ...

Ely, Newell.

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