EDGAR A. GUEST - TYPED LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 280708

He signed this typed 1929 letter under his letterhead at the Detroit Free Press. Typed Letter signed: "Edgar A. Guest", 1 page, 8½x6¼. Detroit, Michigan, 1929 September 9. On his letterhead at the Detroit Free Press to Audrey Ovington, Santa Barbara, California.

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EDGAR GUEST
He signed this typed 1929 letter under his letterhead at the Detroit Free Press.
Typed Letter signed: "Edgar A. Guest", 1 page, 8½x6¼. Detroit, Michigan, 1929 September 9. On his letterhead at the Detroit Free Press to Audrey Ovington, Santa Barbara, California. In full: "I am in receipt of your recent letter, and I am happy to comply with your request for my signature. Thank you so much for your interest in me. Sincerely yours". Edgar Guest (1881-1959) was born in England, but moved with his family to the US in 1891 and became a US citizen in 1902. A long-time employee of the Detroit Free Press, he worked his way up from copy boy to reporter to syndicated poet appearing in over 300 newspapers. He wrote over 11,000 poems and published more than 20 collections, beginning with A Heap o' Livin' (1916). His rhymed and metered poems, brimming with sentimental optimism, were scorned by some critics but loved by the general public. Well known examples included "Home" and "See It Through." Guest hosted shows on radio (1931-1942) and television (1951). The only person ever named Poet Laureate of Michigan, he was the great- uncle of novelist Judith Guest. Fold creases, not near signature. Irregular bottom edge. Mounting remnants on verso (light show-through at corners). Otherwise, fine condition.

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