Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1868-1950
Biography
Edgar Lee Masters was born in Garnett, Kansas on August 23, 1868. He died on March 5, 1950, in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. An acclaimed and prolific poet, Masters achieved his greatest recognition for his book Spoon River Anthology (1915). He has been the subject of several works of biography and criticism.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Edgar Lee Masters (1869-1950) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 55/24
Abstract
The papers consist of a typescript draft, with minor editorial revisions and corrections, of Masters' biography of Chicago attorney Levy Mayer (1858-1922). The book, Levy Mayer and the New Industrial Era (New Haven, 1927), was Masters' first full-length biography. Mayer's widow, Rachel, who copyrighted the book and published it in a limited edition of 1,500 copies, wrote the biography in consideration of a significant payment from the Mayer family and as a...
Dates:
ca. 1927