Davis, H. L. (Harold Lenoir), 1896-1960

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Davis was born on Oct. 18, 1894 in Rone's Mill, near Roseburg, OR; graduated from high school in The Dalles in 1912, then worked as a deputy county assessor and as a member of a survey crew, but still had insufficient funds to enroll at Stanford Univ.; drafted into the army in 1918, where he served as a clerk; wrote poetry published in Chicago's Poetry magazine in 1919; worked at various jobs while writing poetry in the 1920s; in 1927 wrote a pamphlet, Status rerum, with James Stevens, attacking the literary establishment of Oregon and Washington; married and moved to Winslow, WA in 1928, where he began writing stories and sketches which appeared in American mercury, Collier's, and the Saturday evening post; wrote Proud riders and other poems (1942), and the novels Honey in the horn (1935), winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Harp of a thousand strings (1947), Beulah land (1949), Winds of morning (1952), and The distant music (1957); he died on Oct. 31, 1960.

From the description of Papers, 1949-1952. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38990333

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Davis was born on October 18, 1894 in Rone's Mill, near Roseburg, Oregon; graduated from high school in The Dalles in 1912, then worked as a deputy county assessor and as a member of a survey crew, but still had insufficient funds to enroll at Stanford University; drafted into the army in 1918, where he served as a clerk; wrote poetry published in Chicago's Poetry Magazine in 1919; worked at various jobs while writing poetry in the 1920s; in 1927 wrote a pamphlet, Status Rerum, with James Stevens, attacking the literary establishment of Oregon and Washington; married and moved to Winslow, Washington in 1928, where he began writing stories and sketches which appeared in American Mercury, Collier's, and the Saturday Evening Post ; wrote Proud Riders and Other Poems (1942), and the novels Honey in the Horn (1935), winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Harp of a Thousand Strings (1947), Beulah Land (1949), Winds of Morning (1952), and The Distant Music (1957); he died on October 31, 1960.

From the guide to the H.L. Davis Papers, 1949-1952, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

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creatorOf OAC Review Index. Alumni : graduates of the O.A.C., OAC Review, v.32, no.2, Oct. 1919, p.86-87, con't from Sept. issue. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Davis, H. L. (Harold Lenoir), 1896-1960. Papers, 1949-1952. University of California, Los Angeles
referencedIn Papers, 1940-1970 University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Doherty, Mary Louis. Papers. University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
creatorOf H.L. Davis Papers, 1949-1952 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Alumni : Year Seventeen Alumni Association, OAC Review, v.32, no.4, Dec. 1919, p.202-204. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944. Charles Erskine Scott Wood papers, 1914-1942. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Davis, Harold L. [Articles related to Isaac Asimov]. Minuteman Library Network
referencedIn Doherty, Mary Louis. Papers. University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
creatorOf Aikman, Duncan, 1889-1955. Contributions to The American Mercury, 1933-1938. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Papers regarding Faulkner's work as Chairman of the Writers Committee of President Eisenhower's People-to People Program [manuscript], 1956-1969. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Holbrook, Stewart Hall, 1893-1964. Papers, 1904-1965. Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, FVRL District Headquarters
creatorOf Davis, H. L. (Harold Lenoir), 1896-1960. Letter to Mr. Brumbaugh : Lokoya, Calif. : ALS, 1942 May 28. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Hughes Lumber Company (Chattanooga, Tenn.). Hughes Lumber Company stock certificate, 1887 Mar. 1. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
referencedIn Hobson, Thayer. Thayer Hobson Papers, 1913-1967 (bulk 1958-1967). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Davis, H. L. (Harold Lenoir), 1896-1960. Letter to Mr. Gessler. Miller Station, OR. 1920 Sep. 16. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Giacconi, Riccardo. Papers of Riccardo Giacconi, 1980-1981 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Alumni, OAC Review, v.30, no.11, July 1918, p.503-510. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
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referencedIn Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 Houghton Library
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Birth 1896-10-18

Death 1960-10-31

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