Letter, 1912, April 5, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin Markham], Dear Sir [Staten Island, New York] / John A. Stewart. 1912.

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Letter, 1912, April 5, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin Markham], Dear Sir [Staten Island, New York] / John A. Stewart. 1912.

Hearing was set for April 24 for the hearing on the bill, introduced by congressman Littleton and Senator Burton; judge Alton B. Parker will head the delegation. Asks Markham to be present.

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

National Committee for the Celebration of 100th Anniversary of Peace.

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