The seller states: An Announcement card from H. P. Lovecraft, President - July, 1923 // Howard Phillips Lovecraft was only a scant few months away from having his work appear in "Weird Tales" magazine, and presiding over the National Amateur Press Association had to be the furthest-most task on his mind. However with William Dowdell's being "impeached" and voted out of office (HPL said later for "running off with a chorus girl") he was forced to once again assume the mantle of "President", if only for a few months. The Forth-Eighth Annual Convention of the National Amateur Press Association took place in Cleveland, Ohio July 2-4, 1923. HPL did not attend but he did hold office long enough to have his name printed on the invitation card.
Showing posts with label Cleveland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cleveland. Show all posts
Thursday, October 23, 2008
1923: A Lovecraft Invitation
The seller states: An Announcement card from H. P. Lovecraft, President - July, 1923 // Howard Phillips Lovecraft was only a scant few months away from having his work appear in "Weird Tales" magazine, and presiding over the National Amateur Press Association had to be the furthest-most task on his mind. However with William Dowdell's being "impeached" and voted out of office (HPL said later for "running off with a chorus girl") he was forced to once again assume the mantle of "President", if only for a few months. The Forth-Eighth Annual Convention of the National Amateur Press Association took place in Cleveland, Ohio July 2-4, 1923. HPL did not attend but he did hold office long enough to have his name printed on the invitation card.
Monday, May 19, 2008
1923 Cleveland Invite / H P Lovecraft President
This is a fun piece of ephemera. Read the sellers comments (epegana, i.e. Terrence McVicker):
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATION TO BE HELD IN CLEVELAND, OHIO JULY 2, 3, 4, 5K, 1923 - H. P. LOVECRAFT, PRESIDENT
I (epegana) offer a rare piece of Lovecraft ephemera - an original card of invitation to attend the forty-eighth convention of the Natational Amateur Press Association. With Lovecraft's interest in his own writing taking more and more of his time, HPL gradually began withdrawing from his amateur activities, but an unusual event pulled him back in again and he was persuaded to take over as interim president...former president William Dowdell had deserted his post to run off with a show-girl!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Sonia, Hart Crane, Siegel & Shuster: Cleveland
In case you missed this comment by "Kusmi" it links Sonia, Hart Crane, and Siegel and Shuster, I'll reproduce it here.
Kusmi has left a new comment on your post "Sonia's 85th Birthday": I just wanted to thank you for posting all these great Lovecraftian tidbits. I was lucky to have found your blog- quite by accident! I'm in Cleveland, not far from where Sonia once resided. (Sadly, the apartment building was demolished in the 1960's.) But one cool thing I'll pass along- that old place, 1912 East 86th St., is only a mere 20 blocks or so from the old Glenville neighborhood, which is where two Jewish high school kids- Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman in 1930. Lovecraft also wrote a pretty decent poem (a satire on Clevelander Hart Crane's work) about the neighborhood, Euclid Ave. He loved his short stay here, which is something to be proud of. Thanks again for you useful site!
Kusmi has left a new comment on your post "Sonia's 85th Birthday": I just wanted to thank you for posting all these great Lovecraftian tidbits. I was lucky to have found your blog- quite by accident! I'm in Cleveland, not far from where Sonia once resided. (Sadly, the apartment building was demolished in the 1960's.) But one cool thing I'll pass along- that old place, 1912 East 86th St., is only a mere 20 blocks or so from the old Glenville neighborhood, which is where two Jewish high school kids- Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman in 1930. Lovecraft also wrote a pretty decent poem (a satire on Clevelander Hart Crane's work) about the neighborhood, Euclid Ave. He loved his short stay here, which is something to be proud of. Thanks again for you useful site!
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