Letter, 1915, January 20, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, Staten Island, New York / Geo. Donaldson. 1915.

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Letter, 1915, January 20, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, Staten Island, New York / Geo. Donaldson. 1915.

Wants Markham to talk at the "DeWitt" class (about 2000 would attened out of 4000) and hopefully at Lincoln's birthday. He also runs a anti alcohol campain and would be delighted if he could get some support from Markham.

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

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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New York (City). Department of Education

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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 ...

Donaldson, George E.

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