Letters from Edwin Markham to Professor [William Herbert?] Carruth [manuscript], 1915-1917.
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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 ...
Carruth, William Herbert, 1859-1924
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Carruth received his A.B. in 1880 and his A.M. in 1889, both from KU. In 1893 he received his Ph.D. from Harvard. He joined the faculty of KU in 1879, teaching German and English. In 1902 he became the Vice-President of the Faculty and reached full Professor status. He retired in 1913 and died in 1924. From the guide to the Personal Papers of William H. Carruth, 1879-1913, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library University Archives) ...
