Letter, 1939, Aug, 23, Clinton, Conn. [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island, N.Y. / Louise E. Dew. 1939.

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Letter, 1939, Aug, 23, Clinton, Conn. [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island, N.Y. / Louise E. Dew. 1939.

Louise writes Markham a nice letter about his great work, the times she has seen him, the wonderful memories she has of Virgil. She is wishing him a very happy birthday. She refers to Estelle Sweet(Ducle) and Mrs. Ccox's.

2 p. on 1 leaf ; 15 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7602104

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 ...

Estelle, Sweet (Ducle)

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Dew, Louise E.

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