Shawn McAllister Edwin Markham Library
Finding aid created by History San Jose Research Library staff using RecordEXPRESS
History San Jose Research Library
2018
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Title: Shawn McAllister Edwin Markham Library
Dates: 1899-1935
Collection Number: 2018-37
Creator/Collector:
Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940
Extent: 1 linear foot (archival material)
Repository:
History San Jose Research Library
San Jose, California 95112
Abstract: Personal library of collector Shawn McAllister devoted to the works of poet Edwin Markham, comprising inscribed books and
other publications, photographs, and a small collection of letters.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open to the public by appointment with the Curator of the Research Library & Archives
Print material is in copyright. Letters and notes are out of copyright. Contact the curator for information on reproduction
and publication.
Shawn McAllister Edwin Markham Library. History San Jose Research Library
The collection was donated to History San Jose by Mr. McAllister in 2018, who had purchased items from multiple collectors
over the course of many years.
Biography/Administrative History
American poet Charles Edward Anson Markham was born in Oregon City, Oregon, and graduated from San Jose State Normal School
in 1872. He lived most of his later life in New York. He is most well-known for his poems "The Man with the Hoe," and "Lincoln,
Man of the People."
Scope and Content of Collection
The bulk of the library consists of multiple copies of Markham's works, either signed or inscribed by the author. The archival
material comprises approximately .25 linear feet of letters or notes from Markham to friends, colleagues, and autograph collectors,
including Upton Sinclair, Seamus MacManus, and James Huneker. Approximately 12 press photographs, most of which appear to
have originated from the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, are also included.
Poets, American
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968
MacManus, Seumas, 1869-1960
Huneker, James, 1857-1921
Markham, Anna Catherine, 1859-1938
Lwoff-Parlaghy, Vilma, Princess, 1863-1924
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Kansas City, Mo.
letters (correspondence)
programs (documents)
clippings (information artifacts)
invitations
poems
Author