1909

Primary Sources
Miller, Joaquin. Joaquin Miller's Poems. [Bear Edition] (6 volumes) [some cards indicate 8 vols.] San Francisco: The Whitaker & Ray Co. 1909-1910. 1389 total pages. [PET] [PMC] [HON] [RCL] [SPL] [HUN] [USC] [MGK] [UOL states the publisher was C.F. Weber, San Francisco and that 7 volumes were produced, the last being printed in 1919, which contains “The Building of the City Beautiful.” However, another card states that the 7 volumes were printed by The Whitaker & Ray Co. over a period from 1909-1912.] [PET states that six volumes were produced in the 1909-1910 period.] [Other library cards and [MCK] give Harr Wagner as publisher 1909-1910, but he published through Whitaker & Ray.]
Vol. One. An Introduction, etc. 236p. [AAS has first ed.]
Vol. Two. Songs of the Sierras.
Vol. Three. Songs of the Sunlands.
Vol. Four. Songs of Italy and Other Poems
Vol. Five. Songs of American Sea
Vol. Six. Poetic Plays. [Vol. Six was released in 1910.]
----. Joaquin Miller's Poems. [DeLuxe Edition] San Francisco: The Whitaker & Ray Co. [PMC] 250 copies printed of each of the 6 volumes. [UOL] [OAK has all but Vol. 4 of this edition.] [LAW: Autobiographical essay in Vol. 1.] [HON has a complete set (#21) with each volume signed by the author.] [The titles for each volume match the Bear Edition.] [MGK]
-----. “?” in The Comfort of the Hills and Other Poems, privately printed [CAM] [MGK]
-----. “A New Wonder of the World.” The Grand Canyon of Arizona. Being a Book of Words from Many Pens, About the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona. Passenger Department of the Santa Fe, 1909. 58-60. [See also 1901, 1902 and 1906] [JGK] [MGK] [MCK] [Miller listed as one of the contributors. http://www.joslinhall.com/amwest-new.htm] [MCK]
-----. Only One To-Day. Words by Joaquin Miller. Music by Juanita Miller, Washington
D. C.: John F. Ellis & Company, c1909. 1 score. 3pp. [STANFORD -
MELVYL] [MCK]
-----. Yosemite. California Weekly 1 (5 February 1909): 170. [HON] [CAL] [MGK]
-----. Nightfall in Canyon. Joaquin Cabin Vol. 1 No.1 (22 February 1909):1
[DS] [MGK] [Only known copy at Grant Co. Historical Museum, Canyon City OR]
-----. San Francisco: April, 1909. Sunset Magazine 22.4 (April 1909): follows title page (no p. number). Not the same as 1906 poem.] [HON] [CSC] [MGK]
-----. San Francisco. Also in Arena (April 1909) [HON] [MGK]
-----. “Poet Pays Tribute to Indian Woman.” San Francisco Examiner. (10 June 1909). [“Joaquin Miller Says Sutatot, Who Saved His Life, Had Soul White as Snow.”] [MGK]
-----. The Bravest Battle. California Weekly 1 (27 August 1909): 632. [CAL] [MGK]
-----. “Oregon's Marble Halls.” Sunset Magazine 23.3 (September 1909): 227-235 [HON] [CAL] [MGK] [This was reprinted as “Exploring Oregon's Marble Caves” in Johnson's 1973 The Early Sunset Magazine 1898-1928.]

Secondary Sources
Bates, Alfred. American Drama. London and New York: Historical Publishing Company, 1909 [WC] [RCL] [MGK] [MCK] [See also 1903, 1906 and 1970]
Bierce, Ambrose. “THE MORMON QUESTION By J-QU-N M-LL-R.” Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce. New York & Washington: The Neale Publishing Company. (See also 1946 and 1952) [MGK]
Fletcher, Robert, ed. The Annals of the Bohemian Club. San Francisco: The Bohemian
Club, 1909. Vol. 3: 102. [RCL: Mention of 1889 high jinks] [MGK] [MCK]
Faust, Albert Bernhardt. The German Element in the United States. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. Vol. 2: 353-354. [RCL says published in Boston] [PET] [MGK] [MCK]
Meany, Edmond. History of the State of Washington. New York: Macmillan Company, 1909. 406pp. [WC] [MULT] [HGT] [MGK] [MCK] [The March 1924 and October 1927 editions were published by the Macmillan Company, New York, as the New and Revised edition and contained 412 pages. Miller at pages 234-235] [WC]
Simonds, William Edward. A Student’s History of American Literature. Boston:
Houghton, Mifflin, 1909. 383pp [WC] [MCK] [See also 1924]
Sta[u]nton, [Editor]. A Manual of American Literature. New York and London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons. 1909. 493 pp. [WC] [MULT] [CCL says Staunton.] [MGK] [MCK]
Stanton, Theodore [Editor]. A Manual of American Literature. Leipzig: Bernard Tauchnitz, pp. 351-352. [RCL] [MGK] [MCK]
Goulder, W. A. Reminiscences: Incidents in the Life of a Pioneer in Oregon and Idaho.
Boise, Idaho: Timothy Regan, 1909. 189, 309. [RCL] [HGT] [MAR] [PET] [MGK] [MCK]
Pollard, Percival. Their Day in Court. New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company, 1909. 486 pp. 234, 277, 373, 389. [RCL] [MGK] [MCK] [See also 1969]
“Californian to Lecture.” Grizzly Bear 4 (February 1909): 16 [CAL] [MGK]
McIntosh, C.G. “Midst His holy Hills.” Joaquin Cabin Vol.1 No.1 Canyon City High School Newsletter (22 February 1909) http//:gesswhoto.com/Thomas.html (6/3/2006) [MGK] [Inter alia quotes from Helen Black’s “St. Thomas Episcopal Church” article wherein McIntosh describes Miller’s visits to old scenes in Canyon City in 1907.] [MGK]
Fidler, W. W. “Personal Reminiscences of Western Poets.” Bonneville’s Western
Monthly [HGT] (Spring 1909): 62-65 [MGK] [See also OHS Clipping file] [MCK]
Overland Monthly 27 (2 April 1909): 664-673 [MGK]
Miller’s California College address. San Francisco Morning Call (28 May 1909): 8: 2 [CAL] [MGK]
Fidler, W.W. “Personal Reminiscences of Western Poets” Booneville’s Western Monthly (June 1909): 52-57 [MGK] [MCK]
Miller’s retirement from public speaking. San Francisco Morning Call (5 June 1909): 5: 4 [CAL] [MGK]
“Colony of poets.” San Francisco Morning Call (8 June 1909): 1: 6 [CAL] [MGK]
Death of Amanda Brock reported. [Miller’s Indian wife.] Courier Free Press. Redding, CA (8 June 1909) [MGK]
“Poet Joaquin Miller’s Indian Wife is Dead: Buried on McCloud River With the Rites of Her Tribe.”[Amanda Brock obituary.] San Francisco Morning Call (9 June 1909): 1: 5 [CAL] [MGK]
“Notes.” The Dial 46 (16 June 1909): 408 [RCL] [MGK] [MCK]
“Fred Finch Orphans.” San Francisco Morning Call (17 June 1909): 10:3: [CAL says “(por)”] [MCK]
Republishing of Miller’s poems. San Francisco Morning Call. (20 June 1909): 7: 2 [CAL] [MGK]
“Joaquin Miller’s First Wife Dead.” Valley Record. Ashland, OR (23 June 1909) [MGK]
“Hermit, Pagan, and Poet.” Outing 54 (August, 1909): 558-559. [PMC] [RCL] [PET] [MGK] [MCK]
Oregon Historical Quarterly 26 (1909): 237. [PMC]
“Joaquin Miller’s Poems.” The Independent 67 (12 August 1909): 367 [RCL] [MGK] [MCK]
Miller’s “chirography.” San Francisco Morning Call. (19 September 1909): 30: 6 [CAL] [MGK]
“To Alma Bell.” San Francisco Morning Call (14 November 1909): 18: 4 [CAL] MCK]

Letters and Archival Papers
Miller, Joaquin. Letter to George Sterling (28 February 1909) [HON has an “A.L.S. 1p. sm. 4to.” with stamped, addressed envelope dated 2/28/1909 “The Hights” in JM Box 1: folder 25.] [MGK]
-----. Letter to Dear ? Olie? [Ole] no date. [HON has in JM Box 1: folder 26] [MGK]
-----. Letter to Pherne Miller from The Hights, California (17 March 1909): 1 p. [University of Oregon] [LHM] [MGK]
-----. Letter to [William] Bliss Carman from San Francisco, California (4 May 1909): 1 card. [Also contains a note signed by James and Gertrude Maynard. Signed: “Joaquin Miller.”] [Huntington Library, U.6 B10 L.F., HM 7056.] [MGK]
-----. Letter to Dr. Ward, Editor New York Independent, New York, from San Francisco, (15 May 1909) typed by M/G on The Whitaker & Ray Co. stationery. Signed Joaquin Miller. [AAS has the original.] [MGK]
-----. Inscription (13 June 1909). [HON has in his Shadows of Shasta (PS2397 Sh.12)] [MGK]
Miller, Joaquin (1840-1913) and Pherne Miller (1890- ______), University of Oregon Library Special Collections. Ax 864 [MCK]

 
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