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Joaquin Miller note to Harry Edwards, 1879 October 21.
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Title:

Joaquin Miller note to Harry Edwards, 1879 October 21

Creator/Contributor:

Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913, creator, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Edwards, Henry, 1827-1891, correspondent.

Abstract:

Handwritten note of Joaquin Miller to his friend, Henry (Harry) Edwards: "My dear Harry, I am beginning to find that almost any mechanic can make the form of a man; but it takes a god to breathe a Soul into that form. This appropos [sic] of art and artists. Yours always, Joaquin Miller, New York, Oct. 21, 79." Also includes a newspaper clipping containing a poem written by Joaquin Miller in July, 1891, titled, "In Memory: Bohemia to Harry Edwards."

Date:

1879 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Miller, Joaquin -- 1837-1913 -- Correspondence
Edwards, Henry -- 1827-1891 -- Correspondence
Edwards, Henry -- 1827-1891 -- Poetry
Edwards, Henry -- 1827-1891
Miller, Joaquin -- 1837-1913

Note:

In custom portfolio, black cloth with gilt spine title: Joaquin Miller, A.L.S., October 21, 1879, To Harry Edwards.
Purchase; James Cummins Bookseller; 20121218.
Preferred citation: Joaquin Miller note to Harry Edwards, 1879 October 21, BANC MSS 2015/208, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Type:

Clippings.
Poems-California.
Poetry.
Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

print
1 (2

Language:

English

Origin:

California