Poet, Teacher, and World War II Conscientious Objector Glen Coffield Archive of Journals, 1 ALS, 3 Typed and 1 Autograph Postcards Signed, and 6 Signed Endorsed Checks by Coffield, Glen ( 1917-1981 ) - 1948

Eagle Creek and Portland, Oregon: San Francisco,: Glen Coffield , 1948. 1948-1958. Archive consists of 10 issues of "The Bridge ( le petit journal"), 3:7, 3:8, 3:9 (1949); 4:1, 4:5, 4:9, 4:11, 4:12 (1950); 7:7 (1953); and 10:9 (1956); 2 issues of The Creative Advertiser", 1:4 (1955-56) and 2:2 (1956); an advertisement for "Tea Leaves and Transit Lines", Coffield"s rare 15th published volume of poetry, n.d. (1956); 1 ALS with mailing envelope, dated March 1, 1958, from Coffield to Lloyd Danziessen, a fellow CO from CPS Camp No. 56, Waldport Oregon; 3 typed and one autograph postcards SIGNED from Coffield to Danziessen; and 6 SIGNED endorsed cancelled checks from Danziessen to Coffield for The Grundtvig Folk School in a separate envelope signed by Coffield. During WWII Lloyd Danziessen met Coffield at Camp Angel, as Camp 56 was known, and where Danziessen held the position of circulation manager for the camp newsletter called "The Compass". After WWII Coffield founded the Grundtvig Folk School near Eagle Creek, OR, where he published numerous mimeographed journals and books of poetry, including "The Bridge" and "The Creative Advertiser", whose contributors included William Stafford, Howard Griffin, Cid Corman, and Jacob Sloan. The ALS dated Mar.1, 1958 is of particular importance, as it shows Coffield moved to San Francisco as early as February of 1958 ("I finally gave up in Oregon and I am now settled in the Bay Area".) and because Coffield talks about Gertrude Chiarito, Adrian Wilson, Marty Ponch, Kermit Sheets, William Everson, and James Broughton. A remarkable collection given that so much of Coffield's works and papers are institutionally held. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. Association Copy.