Collection, 1962-1965.

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Collection, 1962-1965.

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Correspondence, poetry manuscripts, a notebook, galley proofs, production materials, drawings, and photographs relating to Charles Bukowski. Specific material regards his collaboration with Jon Webb in the creation of two poetry books for Loujon Press: It Catches My Heart in its Hands, and Crucifix in a Deathhand. Edwin James Blair's historical background to these activities is included, as well as biographical and exhibition material about Noel Rockmore, who created etchings for Crucifix in a Deathhand. Correspondence from Bukowski to the Webbs sometimes includes drawings and collages. The collection also has some of his color and ink drawings, including five self-portraits, as well as photographs of him and the Webbs.

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Rockmore, Noel, 1928-1995

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Webb, Jon Edgar

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Proprietor of the Loujon Press. From the description of Papers, 1961-1969. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 47660390 ...

Webb, Louise Adora n. 1909

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Loujon Press

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The Loujon Press was started in New Orleans in the late 1960's by free-lance editors Jon Edgar Webb and "Gypsy" Lou Webb. The press later relocated to Tucson and Albuquerque. The Webbs designed and produced several limited editions of works by Charles Bukowski and Henry Miller. From the description of Memorabilia, 1967-1968. (Historic New Orleans Collection). WorldCat record id: 34828055 The Loujon Press was started in New Orleans in the early 1960s by the free-lance editors...

Blair, Edwin James, 1936-

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Bukowski, Charles J.

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Charles Bukowski was born on August 16, 1920 in Andernach, Germany, the son of a US soldier and German woman. His family immigrated to the United States in 1922 and settled in Los Angeles, where Bukowski spent most of his life. After a brief marriage to Barbara Frye, the rich publisher of a small poetry magazine, Bukowski began in 1958 twelve years of work as a Post Office clerk. In 1955 Bukowski began writing poetry, publishing volumes almost annually. His first collection, Flower, Fist, and Be...