OLSON, Charles

Letter for Melville 1951: written to be read AWAY FROM the Melville Society's 'One Hundredth Birthday Party' for MOBY-DICK at Williams College, Labor Day Weekend, Sept 2-4, 1951

First edition. Two large quarto leaves, printed rectos only, folded and tipped into a printed folder. A large, but not too annoying stain on the rear wrap, and a small and interesting inscription on the front wrap: "'go west young man go west.' Winnie the Pooh. Hope your San Francisco days are glorious -- Diana." We haven't identified Diana, but it could have been Black Mountain resident Diana Woelffer. The recipient could have been any number of Black Mountain students or faculty members who headed west and were instrumental in helping to found the San Francisco Renaissance, including Olson himself, Robert Duncan, and Robert Creeley. Better researchers than us might be able to find the association. Butterick A4: approximately 50 copies produced.

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