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“Passwords: A Program of Poems”, 1980

 Item — Folder: 4, Item: 57

Scope and Contents

“Passwords: A Program of Poems” ([Seattle, WA: Sea Pen Press & Paper Mill, February 1980]). 46 x 14 cm. An edition of 60 copies, printed by Suzanne Ferris in Caslon types on her own heavy hand-made papers. Of these, 33 copies (20 for public sale) are enclosed in Judy Johnson’s linen-covered clamshell boxes with inlaid vellum labels. The complete portfolio titled Passwords contains eight leaves with signed poems by six poets. Contents: Margaret Ahrens Sahlstrand (cast paper frontispiece), poems by David Ferry (engravings by Suzanne Ferris), Mark Halperin (blind-printed title by Suzanne Ferris visible only from back of the broadside), Laura Jensen (blind-printed drawing by Suzanne Ferris), William Stafford (with unique collographs by Margaret Ahrens Sahlstrand), Joan Stone (with intaglio by Nance Bracken), David Wagoner. Stafford’s is the title poem.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980

Conditions Governing Access

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 261 items (17 oversized folders)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives Repository

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