Letter, 1930, July 25, Boston Mass. [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island, N.Y. / James M. Curley. 1930.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Letter, 1930, July 25, Boston Mass. [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island, N.Y. / James M. Curley. 1930.

1930

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48550338

This letter is written by the Director of Public Celebrations of Boston. James is now the Mayor of Boston and they are extending an invitation to Markham to write a ode or poem for the "Tercentenary year of 1930" for Boston. The ex-President Coolidge will deliver the address at the event. There is a personal note at the end of the letter from James telling Markham Boston needs him.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 15 cm.

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7595638

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Curley, James Michael, 1874-1958

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6524pcs (person)

Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v808sz (person)

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 ...

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f29nmw (person)

Epithet: president of the United States British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x00001d Calvin Coolidge's son John married John Trumbull's daughter Florence. From the description of Letter, 1931 March 16, Northampton, Mass., to John H. Trumbull, Plainville, Conn. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 25622017 For information on Pres. Coolidge, see an encyclopedia. No information is...