Letter, 1915, August 14, Berkeley, California [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / William C. Hays. 1915.

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Letter, 1915, August 14, Berkeley, California [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island, New York] / William C. Hays. 1915.

Sends Markham a copy of "THe Man With the Hoe" first published by Robertson and asks to write a message on it.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 7592483

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 ...

Hays, William Charles, 1873-1963

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A member of the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, Charles William Hays served as Dean of the School of Architecture from 1917-1919. Often collaborating with John Galen Howard, he designed buildings throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. From the description of William Charles Hays architectural clipping books, [19--]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 38366233 Hays' architectural career began in Philadelphia in 1894. He moved to San F...