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Issue of the COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT Fossil THE FOSSIL Official Publication of The Fossils, Inc., Historians of Amateur Journalism Volume 103, Number 2, Whole Number 332, Glenview, Illinois, April 2007 A LETTER FROM UNIVERSITY OF Madison Special Collections. It was received just a little WISCONSIN-MADISON SPECIAL too late for inclusion in the January 2007 issue of The COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT Fossil . The fact that UW-Madison has accepted and Robin E. Rider, Curator acknowledged additions to keep LAJ up-to-date should help to increase our confidence that LAJ has found its December 18, 2006 permanent home there, where it will join the Ralph A. L. Breed collection of British amateur journals and the Dr. Dear friends and supporters of the Library of Amateur Marvin Sukov collection of “little magazines.” Journalism: The editor intends to keep our members advised of any further updates relating to LAJ from UW-Madison On behalf of the Department of Special Collections Special Collections. and the General Library System, I want to extend thanks for the following additions to the Library of Amateur EYES FRONT Journalism: PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE American Amateur Press Association, 19 packets; Guy Miller Bay Stater, 1 packet; Edwin Hadley Smith Collection, 5 bound volumes; Spring is here with much to look forward to. First, of H.L. Lawson Amateur Publications, 1 bound volume; course, are the upcoming conventions of AAPA and National Amateur Press Association, 38 packets; NAPA. NAPA Host Fossil Gary Bossler, now apparently The Fossil, 14 issues; fully recovered from his recent heart problem which laid The National Amateur, 11 issues him up for a few weeks, is once again his usual optimistic United Amateur Press Association of America, 30 self and has announced that the group's 132nd packets; convention will be held on July 5, 6, 7, at the Hampton LAJ-related miscellaneous, 6 items. Inn in Massillon, Ohio. A group of us met at the hotel on February 24 to lay initial plans for the event. Gary is We are most grateful to all of you for sending these striving to publish a book reflecting on our past three materials to us. decades as well as our visions of the future. So far he has invited Fossils Ken Faig, Louise Lincoln, Tom Ms. Rider sent copies of this letter to the editor, Whitbread, and me to contribute to it. Mike Horvat, Stan Oliner, Guy Miller, Hugh Singleton, The one disheartening aspect of the project comes Charles Hoye, and UAPAA. The editor has kept LAJ up- with news of the death of Fossil Don Brady who was to-date with AAPA and NAPA mailings (including The planning to bind the volume for Gary. Don, a Fossil since National Amateur ) through the end of 2006 and intends 1985 and a bookbinder by trade, was active in both to continue to do so in the future. UAPAA independently AAPA and NAPA. He was happy to put his binding supplied LAJ with its mailings through their recent skills to work for his fellow ajays and had done many suspension. Guy Miller has supplied copies of The Fossil tasks for the Library of Amateur Journalism without while the bound volumes of the Edwin Hadley Smith charge. Other evidences of his handiwork are seen in Collection and the bound volume of Horace L. Lawson's publications such as Harold Segal's hallmark of work for amateur publications came from Stan Oliner, who NAPA, The First Hundred Years . Sadly, shortly after acquired them as part of a group of amateur material accepting this latest assignment from Gary, Don offered by the Book Bin in Salem, Oregon. discovered that he had only a limited time to live and had As Chair of the LAJ Committee, the editor was hoped to find a suitable home for his supplies and pleased to receive this acknowledgement from UW- equipment which included his miniature bookbinding 3 paraphernalia. His several miniature volumes in my traditions of The Fossils. Responsibility for the possession occupy a special corner of my amateur administration of this award rests with the president. library. Recipients thus far have been John Horn, Kenneth Faig, Meanwhile, AAPA's Convention is still in the Jr., Martha Shivvers, and Martin “Mike” Horvat. The planning stage. Fossil booster (and a former Fossil, I president plans no award for 2006. might add) Ivan Snyder of Portland, Oregon, will be In other news, we are happy to tell you that our hosting the affair; so, we can be certain that we will be in treasury now has a healthy balance of $5,654.55. But, for a fine get together. Dates and exact location have not however heartening this announcement may be, we are been fixed at this writing; but we can assume that the especially delighted to recognize the affiliation of our meeting will be held sometime in August. two fresh 2006 Fossils Robert Lichtman of Oakland CA On the Fossil front, I am sending Fossil Stan Oliner, and Danny L. McDaniel of Lafayette IN, plus our 2007 chairman of the Gold Composing Stick Award member Fossil Sean McLachlan currently residing in Committee (other members: Les Boyer and Tom Parson), Madrid, Spain. May your association with this venerable two three-inch type sticks for the committee's use; and organization prove fruitful. Stan and his committee plan to make an award this year, 2007. The Gold Composing Stick Award consists of a ACRONYMICALLY SPEAKING gold-plated stick mounted on a plaque carrying a suitable inscription and has been given but 10 times since its Marion Fields Wyllie inception in 1953. The first recipient was Edward H. Cole. The latest was Victor Moitoret who received his Dear DD; Bad news from Colingwood! I was with Stick at the Fossil's 100-year anniversary luncheon at J when he drove NAPA's 2004 convention in Lexington KY. The Stick is To the A&P and collided with a BMW. I'm OK, a hobby-wide award and highly recognized throughout but J was KO'd. An our beloved world of amateur journalism. Ralph Officer from the S.A. gave him CPR, and then Babcock had his Stick interred with his remains, and drove us in her SUV to Helen Wesson's Stick (which she carried with her to the The G&M hospital. I waited in the ER for J to various conventions she attended) is now preserved come from the OR, but among her daughter Pamela's treasured items. An MD came and said J was DOA. As highly recognized is the Russell L. Paxton Memorial Award for Service to Amateur Journalism. Poor fellow! He had been run in several times for This award, first presented to Russell Paxton in 1986, has DUI; and once he since thus far been passed on in the form of individual Nearly bought it when he OD'd on LSD. I'm plaques to 17 ajays representing all the major ajay writing as I sit here outside groups: AAPA, NAPA, UAP, UAPAA. Not a Fossil The old GTR station, now a museum. A friend award as such, originator Fossil John Horn has asked the who works here will fax this Fossils to handle the administrative details of the Letter to you PDQ. Please let CC know ASAP. presentation for him, a task which we have felt privileged RSVP. CU. V.V. to take on. At present, Vice President Lee Hawes, PS. Wonder if I can have his PC? V.V. chairman of the committee, and I are in the process of selecting the 2006 recipient. Last year in New Orleans NAPA President Troy McQueen with the assistance of A PSALM NAPA Secretary-treasurer Bill Boys made the presentation on our behalf to Fossil Gary Bossler, former Martha E. Shivvers secretary-treasurer and past President of The Fossils as well as past president of NAPA, several times its Official Grant mercy to us, O Lord Editor, and host or co-host of soon to be five (or is it that we will feel six?) AAPA and NAPA conventions. Needless to say we cleansing in the heart; honor Fossil Horn for underwriting this award and for renewal of the right spirits, putting his faith in The Fossils to properly follow his forgiveness of fellow men. stipulations for eligibility of the recipients. One other award, known as the Past Presidents Teach us to love others, O Lord; Award is strictly reserved for a Fossil member who is may we not think more recognized for accomplishments reflecting the finest highly of ourselves than 4 we ought; outspoken remarks made him many enemies and involved him in numerous newspaper quarrels. Being May Your teachings awaken diametrically opposed to all that is low and depraved, he righteousness within severely criticised the vulgarity of several papers. This us, bringing PEACE. was the signal for opening the sluices of scurrility. Papers Selah. all over the country began to abuse him, old enemies took advantage of the opportunity to attack him JAMES J. O'CONNELL anonymously. Instead of retiring, however, he devoted himself more assiduously to his duties, and silenced his (The editor thanks Marilyn Wurzburger of ASU Library most bitter opponents. His pertinacity discouraged his Special Collections in Tempe for a photocopy of this antagonists so much, that many of them are now among typescript. The typescript was prepared by Edwin B. Hill his foremost admirers. His claims as an author have been and has appended the following notes written by Hill: acknowledged, and he has taken his place with the “The title of this paper is `Biographies of Amateurs,' and literati of amateurdom. He has contributed over one this is No.
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