Günther, Thomas, 1952- Koziol, Stefan Runft, Thomas Ursus Press (Berlin, Germany)
Published / Created:
1987
Call Number:
2011 Folio 71
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Ursus Press, Berlin.
Description:
"Auflage: 40 numerierte und signierte Exemplare ... Ursus Press 02"--Colophon. and In manuscript: 37/40. Autograph of Runft. In gray cloth-covered case with mounted color photo of editor Christoph Tanner and title: Ursus Press, Berlin.
Publisher:
Ursus Press,
Subject (Name):
Koziol, Stefan--Autograph and Runft, Thomas--Autograph
Lola Ridge was an American poet born in Ireland and raised in Australia. Her published works include Ghetto and Other Poems (1918); Red Flag (1927); Firehead (1929); and Dance of Fire (1935). Despite frequent ill health, she was associated with Harold Loeb and others in editing the little magazine Broom (1921-24), and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1934. and The nine letters contain thanks for positive reviews of Ridge's work by Jones, and praise of Evelyn Scott's novels, which Ridge hoped Jones would review. The 1930 letter solicits Jones's help for Leon Srabian Hearld, a young Armenian writer.
Subject (Name):
Hearld, Leon Srabian, Jones, Llewellyn,--1884-1961, Ridge, Lola,--1883-1941, and Scott, Evelyn,--1893-1963
Subject (Topic):
Poets, American--20th century--Correspondence, Women novelists, American--20th century, and Women poets, American--20th century
Lola Ridge was an American poet born in Ireland and raised in Australia. Her published works include Ghetto and Other Poems (1918); Red Flag (1927); Firehead (1929); and Dance of Fire (1935). Despite frequent ill health, she was associated with Harold Loeb and others in editing the little magazine Broom (1921-24), and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1934. and The nine letters contain thanks for positive reviews of Ridge's work by Jones, and praise of Evelyn Scott's novels, which Ridge hoped Jones would review. The 1930 letter solicits Jones's help for Leon Srabian Hearld, a young Armenian writer.
Subject (Name):
Hearld, Leon Srabian, Jones, Llewellyn,--1884-1961, Ridge, Lola,--1883-1941, and Scott, Evelyn,--1893-1963
Subject (Topic):
Poets, American--20th century--Correspondence, Women novelists, American--20th century, and Women poets, American--20th century
Letters to Augustus Hall, 1847-1868 (bulk 1847-1857).
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
12 ALS to Hall from various prominent Iowa, Nebraska, and Utah men, writing about politics, forwarding letters of introduction, asking for political favor. The letters include a description of the contested election in Nebraska in 1855, a copy of Samuel Ryan Curtis' military record, a note from Joseph E. Johnson about his desire to be Secretary of the Territory of Utah. Other correspondents include Thomas B. Cuming, William W. Drummond, Edwin Vose Sumner, and George W. Jones. With one seemingly unrelated letter from Maxwell & Chapman, Attorneys, Plattsmouth, Nebraska, dated Dec 21 1868 with cachet map showing railroads projected and completed in 1868 centering in Plattsmouth, 2 x 3 inches at the end of an orange envelope.
Description:
Augustus Hall was Representative from Iowa in 1855-1857, and the second chief justice in Nebraska Territory from 1858-1861.
Subject (Geographic):
Iowa--Politics and government and Nebraska--Politics and government
Subject (Name):
Drummond, William W and Hall, Augustus,--1814-1861