(1711-c.1806) Writer. Jupiter Hammon was the first black writer to be published in America. He was a slave of the Lloyd family of Oyster Bay, New York. His work was loaded with Biblical allusions to slavery, and is considered some of the first anti-slavery poetry written by an American slave. Jupiter Hammon’s residence, Lloyd Manor, … Continued
(1881-1964) Writer. Clarence Budington Kelland was the writer of fiction and short stories.
(1885-1933) Sportswriter, writer, journalist, columnist, short story writer, humorist. Born into affluence in Niles, Michigan, Ringgold Wilmer Lardner went on to take a position as a society reporter and sportswriter at various newspapers. Mr. Lardner lived in Manhattan, New York.
(1735?-1815) Seneca chief, prophet, leader, storyteller, orator. “The Code of Handsome Lake/ The Gaiwiio.” Handsome Lake was born near the Genesee river in Livingston county. He was an Iroquois chief, half-brother of Cornplanter, who fought in the Revolutionary War and who went on to express a religious and social vision known as “The Code of … Continued
(1850-1928) Writer. Henry Francis Keenan was born in Rochester, New York.
Poet, editor, critic. Born in Mount Morris, NY. She wrote “The Door of Dreams” (1918) and “The Lifted Cup” (1921). She also was a founder of the Poetry Society of America.
(1889-1949) Novelist, poet, biographer. Allen served as trustee of Cazenovia Junior College. 1924-1926 He taught English at Columbia University. His works include “Israfel” (1926), a biography of Edgar Allan Poe and “Anthony Adverse” (1933), a popular novel. His first book of poetry is “Wampum and Old Gold” (1921).
(1856-1919) Journalist, playwright, writer of children’s books. (He also used the names: Edith Van Dyne, Laura Bancroft, Floyd Akers, Suzanne Metcalf, Schuyler Staunton.) L. Frank Baum was born in, and also lived in, Chittenango, New York. His birth home is uncertain; some reports say it burned down; others say it is still standing. A marker … Continued
(1909-1971) Poet, writer. Clark moved to Cazenovia, New York in 1933 and farmed and taught school there.
Writer, missionary, translator. Lived during the 1800s. Translated the “Bible” to Chinese. Was born in Eaton, New York.