Papers of Edwin Markham [manuscript], 1902-1950.

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Papers of Edwin Markham [manuscript], 1902-1950.

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The collection contains a letter from Markham to Henry Meade Bland, 1927 January 2; poem "Freedom" by Markham, 1902 July 4; Markham autograph on a piece of brown paper; and an assortment of newsclippings, magazine clippings, a program, and a magazine relating to Markham. Edwin Markham Papers, 1902-1950, in the Clifton Waller Barrett Library, accession #7000-e, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

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Bland, Henry Meade, 1863-1931

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Educator, poet, critic. Bland was Poet Laureate of California from 1929 until his death (1931). Educated at College of the Pacific, Stanford, and the University of California (1887-1898). Friend of Joaquin Miller, Jack London, Edwin Markham and other literary figures of his day. Taught at San Jose State College (1899-1931). From the description of Henry Meade Bland collection, 1907-1951, bulk 1914-1931. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 33067032 ...

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 ...