Papers of Anna Hempstead Branch, [manuscript], 1924-1933 and n.d.

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Papers of Anna Hempstead Branch, [manuscript], 1924-1933 and n.d.

The collection contains one poem, "Where No Thoughts Are." Letters to "Abbee;" to [Wiliam] Griffith; and to [Curtis H.] Page, concern a [poetry?] contest, the borrowing of a book, the work of the Poets Guild, a birthday celebration for Edwin Markham, and a reqeust for a speech on Japanese poetry.

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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 ...

Page, Curtis Hidden, 1870-1946

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Curtis Hidden Page was an American educator and translator born in Greenwood, Missouri, in 1870. The Pages trace their roots back to some of the founding members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, including Gov. John Winthrop. Page graduated from Harvard University in 1892 with a doctorate in English Literature and a concentration in French. He taught French and English at Harvard for fifteen years. In 1911, after a brief stint at Columbia and Northwestern Universities, Page became a ...

Branch, Anna Hempstead, 1875-1937

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American poet, of Brooklyn, N.Y. From the description of Anna Hempstead Branch letter to Edith A. Watson, 1891 Dec. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 123945395 Branch was born on March 18, 1875 in New London, Conn. and lived in a house occupied by her grandmother's family since 1640 known as Hempstead House. She was educated at Smith College (1897) and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. While at the Academy she became acquainted with...

Griffith, William, 1876-1936

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