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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05094 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | James Ryder Randall answering a request for a handwritten copy of his poem, "Maryland My Maryland" |
| Date | 20 May 1896 |
| Author | Randall, James Ryder (1839-1908) |
| Recipient | Unknown |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Responds to a request from an unknown woman and writes out one verse of his poem, "Maryland My Maryland." States that he is not able to write out the entire poem because so many people ask for it. |
| Subjects | Poetry Literature and Language Arts Women's History |
| People | Randall, James Ryder (1839-1908) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Theme | Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Randall wrote "Maryland, My Maryland" while at school in Louisiana in 1861. Eventually "Maryland, My Maryland" was adopted as the State song of Maryland in 1939. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |