Ina Donna Coolbrith, Plaque

Title: Ina Donna Coolbrith, Plaque
Biographical Text: Bronze plaque with raised motif of Coolbrith. Describes Coolbrith’s impact on the city of San Francisco and her poetic influence, as well as her journey to the West.
The plaque is located in Ina Donna Coolbrith Park, in San Francisco, California.
Text: INA DONNA COOLBRITH
BORN NAUVOO, ILLINOIS, MARCH 10TH 1841
DIED OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, FEB. 29TH, 1928
FIRST WHITE CHILD TO ENTER CALIFORNIA BY
BECKWOURTH PASS, IN FIRST COVERED WAGON-TRAIN
TRAVELING THAT ROUTE, SEPTEMBER 1852.
THIRTY-TWO YEARS A LIBRARIAN, FRIEND, AND COUNSELOR TO THREE
GENERATIONS OF OF CALIFORNIA WRITERS
INSCRIBED ON ROLL OF HONOR, NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN WEST
JUNE 11, 1915.
GIVEN THE HONORARY TITLE “LOVED LAUREL-CROWNED POET OF CALIFORNIA,”
APRIL 21, 1919, BY ACT OF STATE LEGISLATURE. FIRST POET-LAUREATE IN AMERICA.
PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 15, 1947
BY THE SAN FRANCISCO PARLORS, NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN WEST.
Date Created: 1947-06-15
Relation: Coolbrith, Ina Donna (1841-1928)
Type: English Signage
Bibliographic Citation: Ina Donna Coolbrith, The Historical Marker Database
Project Researcher: Bysterbusch, Hailey

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