Letter, Aug. 8, 1904, Philadelphia, Pa. [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, New York, N.Y. / William Mill Butler. 1904.

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Letter, Aug. 8, 1904, Philadelphia, Pa. [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, New York, N.Y. / William Mill Butler. 1904.

William thanks Markham for his letter of encouragement and for letting him submit his verses for criticism. This is a lengthy letter discussing his writings. He refers to Dr. J.G. Holland as his inspiration when he was young.

4 p.on 1 leaf ; 25 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 ...

Holland, J.G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881

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Josiah Gilbert Holland was a doctor, an educator, and a popular author, but is best remembered as the first editor of Scribner's. After brief careers in medicine and education, he became editor of the Springfield Republican in his native Massachusetts. In 1870, he became the founding editor and co-owner of Scribner's. His many published works include poetry, regional short stories, history, and popular philosophical essays. He sometimes used the pseudonym "Timothy Titcomb." From the ...

Butler, William Mill, 1857-

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