Papers, 1914-1930.

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Papers, 1914-1930.

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Include Lindsay's letters to the J.B. Pond Lyceum Bureau in New York regarding speaking engagements; letters to Burris A. Jenkins, editor of "The Christian", regarding literary critics and the churches attitudes towards some of religious poetry; Letters to William Griffith, editor at Wm H. Wise Co., regarding publication of his work; letter to Edward J. O'Brien regarding "The Congo" and "Adventures While Preaching"; and letters to Stephen Graham re: a walking tour of the Canadian border, his family, Springfield, Ill., his poem "The Mohawk" and American politics. Photocopies of letters to Henry House. Also includes handwritten, signed copy of "Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight", a copy of "The Shield of Faith", autographed to "my good and beloved teacher", typed copy of "The Village Improvement Parade" autographed, and a typed copy of "Doctor Mohawk", autographed. A few ink drawings by Lindsay and a drawing of Lindsay done by Bernhardt Wall.

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Christian Church - Disciples of Christ

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The first congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in New Mexico was organzied by John C. Hay, in Roswell, in August 1893. Both the First Christian Church in Albuquerque and the Carlsbad church were established in 1910. A congregation at Portales was also organized in 1910. By 1912, there were Christian Churches at Artesia, Clovis, Deming, Hagerman, Las Vegas, Lordsburg, Raton, Roy, and Tucumcari. The first state level organization of Christian Churches...

Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931

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Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was born in Springfield, IL. He studied in Ohio, Chicago, and New York and acquired a reputation as a poet and lecturer. Lindsay became famous for his walk from Springfield, IL to New Mexico in 1912, and for an unusual method of writing poetry. In 1924 he arrived in Spokane where he worked as a columnist for the "Spokesman-Review". He returned to Springfield in 1929, and at the time of his death was a major figure in American poetry. From the description of Co...

J.B. Pond Lyceum Bureau.

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