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Guide to the Clarence Urmy Collection, 1900-1923
456-469  
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Description
The collection includes theatrical and musical announcements and programs and Urmy=s reviews for the period for 1910 through 1922 for works performed at San Jose=s Victory Theatre; also letters on personal and literary concerns for the period from 1900 through 1923.
Background
Clarence Urmy was a California poet born in San Francisco, July 10, 1858. He was educated at Napa College, and lived for most of his life in San Jose. He published three books of verse and used the pseudonym Feliz Jose. He was the drama cric for the San Jose Mercury and a teacher at San Jose Normal School. He was also the organist at Trinity Episcopal Church in San Jose. Urmy died June 2, 1923.
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Please credit California State Library.
Availability
Unrestricted.