Alfred Galpin was born on 8 November 1901 in Appleton, Wisconsin to Louisa S. and Alfred Galpin Jr. (1841-1924). While in high school, Galpin was selected by Howard P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) as the fourth vice president of the United Amateur Press Association and served two one year terms spanning 1917-1919. This initial interaction blossomed into an epistolary friendship that spanned nearly two decades. From 1918-1922, the correspondence consisted largely of the “Gallomo” round robins, so named for the participants’ surnames, Galpin, Lovecraft, and Maurice W. Moe (1882-1940) of which only seven letters survive. Galpin inspired Lovecraft to write a number of poems and an Elizabethan tragedy titled Alfredo (1918) to commemorate one of Galpin’s schoolboy crush, as well as an anti-alcohol tract on the heels of Prohibition that warned Galpin not to indulge in liquor titled Old Bugs (1919).
In July 1922, Galpin persuaded Lovecraft to visit him in Cleveland, Ohio where he was staying with Samuel Loveman (1887-1976). This would be the only time the two would meet. Lovecraft also met Hart Crane (1899-1932) and George Kirk during his Cleveland visit, yet the most productive result was Galpin introducing Lovecraft to the poetry of Clark Ashton Smith.
Galpin was one of the more educated correspondents in Lovecraft’s circle. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1923 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before going on to complete two M.A. degrees; one in French at the University of Chicago in 1926 and the second in music from Northwestern University in Chicago in 1930, Galpin married Lillian M. Roche on June 23 1924. Galpin attended the Sorbonne from 1931-1932 to study music, much the dismay of Lovecraft, who had high hopes for Galpin’s literary aspirations. This devotion to music, particularly the piano, became a lifelong passion. In 1937, at the time of Lovecraft’s death, Galpin was finishing the last in a loosely connected series of four short piano pieces. He dedicated the last piece to Lovecraft and named it “Lament for H. P. L.” This composition was published in Memorabilia (1944), a collection of stories and reminiscences of Lovecraft by his friends.
In 1940, Galpin received his Ph.D. in French from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During World War Two Galpin served as the head of the office of war information in Sardinia. After the war, he accepted an appointment in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he met Isabella Panzini, his second wife, whom he married in December of 1956.
In August of 1971, Galpin and his wife retired to the spa town Montecatini Terme in Tuscany, Italy. There, he wrote his memoir on Lovecraft titled “Memories of a Friendship,” resumed composing music, wrote letters, and attended a conference in Trieste that marked the fortieth anniversary of Lovecraft’s passing. He died on 5 March 1983 in Montecatini Terme, Italy.
The Alfred Galpin papers primarily contain autographed and typed correspondence to and from fans and Lovecraft biographers inquiring about his reminiscences and correspondence with Lovecraft and more broadly their own personal day to day struggles with travel, finances, and writing. The collection also includes an Italian program for the fortieth anniversary (1977) of Lovecraft’s passing, a German pamphlet, photographs, photocopies of Lovecraft publications in amateur journalism which include The Rainbow and The United Amateur, newspaper clippings in English, French and Italian, and a full Italian newspaper in which the obituary of Galpin appears.
Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Alfred Galpin papers, Ms. 2016.003, Brown University Library.
Collection is arranged into two series. Each series has several sub-series.
Purchased by Brown University Library in 1982.
Letter in Italian inviting Galpin and his wife Isabella to the international conference on Lovecraft in June 11-12 1977
Program for conference on Lovecraft in Trieste, Italy. Speakers included Galpin, Alfred and Mosig, Dirk. Two copies
Letter in Italian enumerating amount of withholding tax.
Blish brokers a deal for Galpin's musical composition "Lament to H.P.L" to be recorded and sold through their record label.
Blish writes to inform Galpin his piece will be included in the Library builders series if published through them.
Blish responds to Galpin's questions largely concerning who holds the copyright of his composition "Lament to H.P.L."
Blish writes apologetically that they can not produce Galpin's composition in its entirety, but could manage two pieces as "Prelude and Lament (from Four Piano Pieces)"
Request for photocopies of any letters from the Weird Tales circle, especially Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith.
Declines the idea of photocopying letters since he has already done so, but offers a typed transcription for 30.00 USD. Suggests contacting Samuel Loveman who is brokering a deal to sell some 500 letters, 200 drawings and numerous MSS of Clark Ashton Smith.
Asks for clarification of the letters that would be typed and offered for suggested price. Asks about the recipient of the CAS letters. Asks about Lovecraft's "xenophobia"
Quotes the sale of photocopies at 35.00 USD and lists ones that would be included. Provides details of early discussions with HPL and speculates the reason for the divorce of Lovecraft and Greene.
Discuss the relationship of HPL and Sonia Greene. States the price for the xeroxes was initially 30.00 USD and jokingly states that inflation has not gone that fast.
On HPL and homosexuality, his anti-Semitism tendencies and his lack of any Boston accent. Two small slips attached, one a photocopy with initialed signature of Galpin.
Encloses a check for 15.00 USD for transcripts of HPL letters, and hopes to come to visit in the future.
Describes tragic outcome of ingesting the national dish of Spain, "paella" in the month of August, but describes the country as beautiful and is jealous of Sprague's trip there.
Describes plans for taking his recommendations in Spain, but may go to London instead due to the Spanish heat. Hopes that he may travel to Italy to do another publication in a series on Great Cities.
Galpin attempts to settle the cost of type written transcripts of his letters with HPL that were sent to Sprague de Camp.
Galpin gives feedback to Sprague de Camp concerning his article "Eldritch Yankee Gentleman".
Galpin writes concerning a citation Sprague de Camp requested he look up in his university library and mourns the death of "Augie" (August Derleth).
Sprague de Camp writes on the locations and ownerships of collections of HPL correspondence, fate of Derleth's Arkham House.
Biography of HPL in Fantastic Science Fiction & Fantasy Stories Volume 20, Number 6 by Sprague de Camp.
Sprague de Camp details the state of Arkham House, his attempt to translate Voyage Dans La Lune, and the publication of selected letters of HPL volume three.
Sprague de Camp describes his troubles in translating the French of Cyrano in Voyage Dans La Lune.
Sprague de Camp details his annoyance with the political correctness of not being able to use the name Black in A Gun For Dinosaur and an important cache of Lovecraftiana discovered at auction.
Sprague de Camp discusses the sexuality of Loveman whom he includes as "one of us girls" and whether or not HPL was aware of Crane's homosexuality.
Galpin refutes Sprague de Camp's notion of Loveman's sexuality and informs him that his letters have been bought by the State Historical Society (Wisconsin). He also mentions Sonia Greene told Derleth that Lovecraft was not so bad as a bed-mate.
Sprague de Camp continues to question the sexualities of those in the Lovecraft circle, and the notion that Samuel Loveman was the love of Hart Crane's mother Grace.
Galpin writes to dismiss the rumor that Loveman called on Grace sexually but only ever came to her in amicable terms.
Sprague de Camp attempts to psychoanalyze Loveman and Lovecraft, remarks that Frank Belknap Long using his wife's name as a pseudonym because it sells better is "rank sexism."
Galpin discusses his mode of dress in the past and present and response to Sprague de Camp's list of important writers of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Sprague de Camp writes about Derleth's false claim to having complete rights to HPL's writings and that he received permission to quote ad libitum from Mrs. Morrish, the second cousin of HPL who has the rights.
Sprague de Camp complains on the backlog of letters due to contractual obligations with his professional writing but is firm to not fall into the letter writing trap HPL found himself in, more discussion on the rights of HPL's work.
Sprague de Camp asks Galpin about Lovecraft's snobbishness and whether he was as vocal in conversation as he was in his correspondence.
Galpin attempts to differentiate Lovecraft's two selves, literary Lovecraft who represented the snobbish, puritanical old school New Englander with an anti-Semite streak and the real Lovecraft who simply wore the literary persona as a mask in the style of an Old Gentleman.
Post marked October 30 1973, sends the paragraph he hopes to quote in his publication and a short remark on the "tendency of HPL to devise rationalizations to relieve himself of the need for any such painful struggle."
Sprague de Camp writes that he has finished transcribing a hitherto unpublished travelogue on Quebec by HPL, and that the surname Moe may be Scandinavian.
Galpin details the writing process, in particular that Lovecraft glossed over the particular step of condensing and editing his works.
Sprague de Camp writes concerning his new electric typewriter and the request for Galpin to receive a review copy of Lovecraft by Sprague de Camp. Wandrei threatens legal action if Doubleday prints Sprague de Camp's book.
Verso of Sprague de Camp's letter dated April 6 1974. Asks about the possibility of writing Sprague de Camp's contact at Doubleday publishers to see if they would be interested in his own memoir on Lovecraft.
Sprague de Camp informs Galpin that he should certainly contact Doubleday through Diane Cleaver and that he had contacted Forrest Hartmann, the executor of Derleth's will to get permission to quote from Something About Cats. Questions whether a quote from Derleth was actually Lovecraft or a fabrication to bolster Derleth's Cthulhu mythos thesis.
Galpin gives feedback on Sprague de Camp's Lovecraft book. Replies that the quotation is most likely fabricated by Derleth.
Sprague de Camp thanks Galpin for his feedback and notes he is inundated with clippings of reviews for his book Lovecraft which carries a subtitle least it be misconstrued as a sex manual (Doubleday publisher's fear).
Letter dated May 14 1976 contains an earlier draft on verso. Notes preparation of HPL memoir and asks for information concerning Lovecraft's Quebec writings.
Discussion of Sprague de Camp's book titled To Quebec and the Stars. Travels to the Caribbean and South America including the islands of the Galapagos and Floreana.
Galpin writes about the letters he had deposited to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (Madison). Makes suggestions for edits of Sprague de Camp's Lovecraft biography. Final remarks on Crane's sexuality and the company he kept.
Sprague de Camp lists a series of dates for letters he has obtained of HPL. Unsure about the Loveman materials now that Loveman has died but gives an address which Galpin can inquire.
Galpin writes concerning the letters Sprague de Camp quotes as having in his file and the situation with Samuel Loveman's estate and heirs of which there is a slight squabbling between Ernest Cunningham and a niece of Loveman.
A rejoinder concerning the Quebec letters and the numerous conventions.
Sprague de Camp questions the viability of visiting Galpin and his wife in August.
Itinerary of Sprague de Camp's European visit.
Accounting of the terrible flights back from Europe and the publication of a draft for the biography of Robert E Howard titled Dark Valley Destiny.
Envelope from Appleton, Wisconsin marked Lippi. Postmarked Dec 01 1982
Letter in Italian, detailing Giuseppe's current literary activities and request for interview concerning Lovecraft or Clark Ashton Smith.
Galpin discusses Giuseppe's proposition of a publication on HPL that they will collaborate on and publish in Italian and his request for interview.
Letter in Italian, Giuseppe discusses at great length about his publication ROBOT, and Armenia. Page 3 of A56653 is on the back of page 1.
Galpin compares his old age to the "young" HPL and writes to him on behalf of Mosig, Dirk requesting issues of ROBOT where HPL, CAS, or Galpin are mentioned.
Galpin writes in hopes that Giuseppe will solidify plans to visit in June.
Galpin gives feedback to Giuseppe's presentation.
Letter in Italian, Giuseppe elaborates on the quality of HPLs writings in the Cthulhu mythos.
Letter in Italian, discussion of HPL and other fiction, quotes Frank Belknap Long, "Dreamer on the Nightside"
Letter in Italian, Giuseppe complains about the steep costs associated with living in Milan, wishes to be a sailor on a galleon haunted by William Hope Hodgson.
Letter in Italian, Giuseppe compares Trieste and Milan and being an editor at Armenia.
Galpin writes about meeting L. Sprague de Camp who talks about his biography of Robert E Howard, Comments on his abdication of any position as expert on HPL.
Letter in Italian, Giuseppe writes about the cruel loss of Dirk Mosig's collection of Lovecraft epistles, as if Mosig were losing a part of himself.
Letter in Italian, lengthy digression about Robert E. Howard, author of the Conan cycle and correspondent of HPL.
Letter in Italian, Giuseppe mentions the literature he is consuming. Brian Lumley's "The Burrowers Beneath" and "Seven Gothic Tales" by Karen Blixen.
Letter in Italian, Giuseppe comments on picking up "Dreamer on the Nightside" by F. B. Long for a second time and enjoying it thoroughly.
Letter in Italian, Giuseppe writes about the the nature of the dream world experienced by Randolph Carter in "The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath"; lengthy postscript.
Galpin inquires about the lack of communication from Mosig, Dirk, and apologizes for the delay in correspondence as he had taken ill in Rome, bronchitis.
Galpin presents options for lodging if Giuseppe will be coming to visit aside from Galpin's residence.
Letter in Italian, gratitude for Galpin's hospitality. Critiques the premise of the children's book "Pinocchio" as resting on a series of contradictions.
Galpin critiques an unknown author's article on Lovecraft giving him credit for avoiding Freudian or Jungian discussions into Lovecraft's complexes or sex life.
Galpin writes on the classical music of Ravel & Satie. Marks the centenary of Pinocchio, the joy of reading the Hobbit and discusses the sale of Mosig's Lovecraft papers.
Letter in Italian, concludes with a reciprocating Galpin's joy in reading the Hobbit and remarks that he has no courage to attempt to read the Lord of the Rings.
Letter in Italian, lists a number of his recent publications that he had sent to Galpin.
Shares news that they are both catalogued in the Lovecraft collection of the John Hay Library at Brown University.
Letter in Italian, discussion of Sonia Greene, once married to HPL.
Galpin responds to Giuseppe's remarks on HPL's marriage.
Letter in Italian, Giuseppe writes about a woman he has loved, and philosophizes on the reality of dreams wondering if they are as real as Lovecraft believes.
Galpin responds to the love of women that he has had in his youth, and intertwines it with Celtic language and mythology and in turn to Tolkien.
Long explains his silence as having economic disaster staring him in the face.
A reply to December 1967 letter (A56708), Attempts to track down information for the location of the Moe family and mentions his plans to move to Italy.
Galpin inquires why he has not heard back, and asks about the health and address of Samuel Loveman.
Long updates Galpin on his current misfortunes and the health of Samuel Loveman, he encloses a flyer which was also likely enclosed in A56708.
Long writes to Galpin quite inebriated and updates that Loveman is in Cleveland, and that Brown University currently has 100 of his letters to HPL.
Galpin rejoices about renewed contact with Loveman. Comments that Long writes the same drunk as sober. Inquires about researcher mentioned in Long's previous letter.
Long writes extensively about the situation with Loveman, and intentions to write to Mrs. Hathaway of Brown University. Letter from Lyda is included as well as the envelope.
Galpin addresses the problem of Loveman's declining health and proposes a paid companion to assist with him moving to Cleveland, the pandemonium of moving to Italy and the sale of Loveman's CAS material.
Long's wife writes to the Galpins suggesting they come visit them in Woodstock, NY.
Galpin congratulates Long's publication Dreamer on the Night Side and positively critiques the work.
Galpin continues a critique of Dreamer on the Night Side. Verso letter to Conover, Willis about the "open letter" Galpin wrote to Long (A56703).
Long thanks Galpin for his review of the Dreamer and enumerates his financial woes.
Writes to Galpin on the reception of HPL in Europe as an established literary figure compared to America and England as only a cult figure. Laments Loveman's falling out over HPL's anti-Semitism. Enclosed flyer Doubleday.
Galpin mentions panel in Trieste with Mosig. Requests if there will be any volume containing "Hounds of Tyndalos" forthcoming.
Moe replies to a request for Gallomo letters, a round robin between Galpin, Maurice Winter Moe and Lovecraft, encloses picture of him and his wife Mildred.
Photograph of Moe and his wife Mildred.
Moe is part of a club known as the "Investigators' club" and is going to write an original 3000 word paper on memories of HPL. Asks Galpin about memories of Gallomo.
Galpin writes about the Gallomo circle and his attempts at writing his memoir.
Resume of Robert Ellis Moe, recto letter dated November 04 1970.
Verso resume of Robert Ellis Moe. Copyright about letters and rights to publish.
Obituary of Maurice Winter Moe.
Long writes on the ill health of his wife who underwent surgery. Speculates on the nature of Mosig's silence.
Galpin again requests the Hounds of Tyndalos and relates quotes from his letters to Giuseppe Lippi. Holds an unpublished swan song by Loveman hostage to tempt Long into writing.
Galpin mentions selling Long's Lovecraft letters to Brown University, gives opinion on the works of Tolkien and asks if he wants to sell certain items to Giuseppe, Lippi
Long writes a poem for Galpin about Catullus and Lesbia.
Poem about Helen of Troy, presumably by Long, Frank Belknap Jr.
Envelope marked Long - De Camp from State of Wisconsin to Isabella Galpin.
Inquiry by Mosig to Galpin asking questions about Lovecraft's reclusive nature, musical interests, sexuality and intellectual stature.
Request for photographs of Lovecraft and of Galpin. Question on why Galpin and Lovecraft may have drifted apart over the years.
Extensive bibliography of Italian publications on Lovecraft, a request for photographs of Galpin, current and 1920's. Mosig professes atheistic views.
Mosig writes on politics stating that the Democratic Party is the lesser of two evils and compares HPL views agreeing with the science behind determinism as written by B. F. Skinner's "Science and Human Behavior."
Highly critical discussion of Sprague's Lovecraft biography, the appropriate price point for HPL letters and more regarding determinism.
Mosig defends his position of mechanistic-behaviorism, citing B. F. Skinner. Asks which Lovecraft story Galpin considers the best.
Photograph of Mosig, Dirk Walter in his office, sent with letter dated March 04 1975.
Brown University litigation v. Randy Everts (Kirsch) concerning failure to turn over HPL letters he received on behalf of the university, short critique on Sprague's HPL biography.
Preference of HPL tales and for the term Yog-Sothoth Cycle of Myth over Cthulhu Mythos, largely in part for HPL's jokingly referring his pseudo-mythology in his letters as Yog-Sothothism.
Charges against Randy Everts have been dropped, comments on shared appreciation for HPL story Iranon. Attached, Mosig's review of Sprague's biography of HPL.
Inflation of Lovecraftiana, and a defense of his review of Sprague's HPL biography.
Publication of Lovecraft At Last (at last!), Mosig's thrifty purchase of full set of Fantasy Fan publication and preference of classical composers.
Flurry of questions on individuals in Galpin's past, resurgence of court proceedings on Randy Everts whose has been accused of stealing items from Lovecraft's ex-wife Sonia Greene.
Discusses various materials sent or received by mail, encloses photograph of his Lovecraft memorabilia.
Photograph of Mosig's collection of Lovecraft publications, sent with letter dated August 14 1975.
Dizzying chain of rebuttals surrounding Mosig's review of Sprague's biography of HPL.
Drafts of letter to be sent on October 28 1975. Requests not to be thrown into the battle with Sprague.
Recollection of events at the First World Fantasy Convention in Providence Rhode Island.
Six point criticism of Sprague's book, Galpin writes in the margin "Si!" next to "1. The biography is poorly written." Back contains an advertisement for Medusa: A Portrait. Scathing satirical poem by HPL.
Initial suspicion ("smell of Mino-taurine manure") of dissertation received which interprets Lovecraft through the lens of Theseus and the Minotaur. Discussion of Etidorhpa which was recently reprinted facsimile edition and how this book influenced HPL's chthonic realms.
Summarizes six point criticisms Mosig gave in previous letter to refresh his recollection.
Mosig writes about the impossibility of cutting back on his some 100 correspondences, start of possible money woes, was forced to take out a loan to make it to the end of the month.
Thanks Mosig for his kindness of sending along a copy of Dreamer of the Night Side. Letter largely comprises on bibliographic references.
Mosig shares his outrage at the skyrocketing price of Lovecraft memorabilia, inquires on the level of education of HPL's Kalem Klub correspondents and his financial woes which necessitated taking out a loan and selling his SLR.
Discussion of the Kalem Klub members education and lengthy elaboration on musical suggestions.
Mosig found the comments of the Kalem Klub interesting and jokingly calls all members eggheads. Mosig hopes to find employment elsewhere but in the meantime has opened a karate school in Americus, GA.
Randy Everts appears again, referenced by Galpin in which he says that he warned Robert Moe about Everts shady behavior.
Mosig's Curriculum Vita.
Elaborate discussion on the nature of music being an objective entity, an "absolute" and can not be considered "depressing."
Description of Ethology, Mosig clarifies his meaning on musical matters and information on a threat of legal action suit Galpin from Randy Everts for slander.
An hour long HPL documentary is still in the works, having trouble selling to stations due to exuberant cost.
Verso of Letter dated March 27 1976 Mosig to Galpin. Alfred is unsurprised by the state of affairs for the Montreal HPL documentary project. Everts (Referenced by "E.") still up to no good, scorned by Mosig and Galpin in varying degrees.
Purchased a copy of Dowden's Shakspere [sic] published by Appleton (NY) 1880 and owned by Lovecraft; evident by two signatures on book.
Galpin begins writing his HPL memoir, penning the first chapter and sending it to Conover.
Mosig received a copy of 1973 Secolul 20 a Romanian literary journal containing Lovecraftiana. Discussion on ajay publications from the 1920's and 1930's.
Brief note agreeing to send Mosig Dreams and Fancies for 30.00 USD.
Note describing the offer for Dreams and Fancies and if Galpin would like to purchase directly or have Mosig do it on his behalf.
Describes the ranking of various fanzines and applauds Mosig's acquisitiveness as a collector by procuring the Romanian publication and Galpin ask if he may try to translate the periodical if Mosig draws a blank.
Jubilation and depression following acceptance of position at the Behavioral Science Department at California Polytechnic University where funding is not secure and Mosig and his wife have resigned from their current employment. Enclose a poem on Fuseli and a copy of "Die Unheimliche Zeitschrift" The Eerie Magazine.
Hopeful to get news of Cal Poly appointment, thanked Galpin for passing the Romanian article to a Spanish contact and was invited to the panel in Trieste that Galpin will also attend in June 1977.
Galpin writes with concern about the Cal Poly appointment and hopes that no news is good news. Discusses picking up an old mss. of musical composition inspired by Zarathustra's Tanzlied.
Details the ill treatment by Cal Poly with an expletive and hopes to sue for unethical treatment.
Galpin responds with kind words about the situation that Mosig finds himself and offers advice on how to proceed. Continues to inform him about his musical exploits.
Mosig writes on the 27 tarantulas caught while vacationing in New Mexico, California, and Arizona. He curses the ineptitude of the United States Postal Service in forwarding correspondence for the full duration of the vacation, cursing those responsible to be caressed by the tentacles of Yog-Sothoth.
Galpin applauds Mosig's entrepreneurism on breeding tarantulas. Professes being stuck on revisions for his first two chapters of the HPL memoir.
State of the tarantula business and political views concerning Carter.
Query concerning the use of punctuation in a French encyclopedia of American literature, and humorous anecdote concerning a lecture Galpin's wife received on Edgar Allen Poe.
Discussion on analytical psychology, Jung and Freud. S. T. Joshi's bibliographic work as an enrolled student at Brown University.
Lengthy discussion on psychology and behavioral interpretations of Lovecraft. No luck in the job hunt, but offered a contract for 1977-1978 year from GSWC.
Addenda for newsletter "Miskatonic" number 17, a publication by Mosig, Dirk W.
Invitation by Giuseppe Lippi to the Trieste International Science Fiction Film Festival in June of 1977. Inscriptions considered for the Lovecraft Marker, I am Providence, or That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange eons even death may die. Due to the inebriated sale of the property by Mosig's landlord, he has been given notice to leave the premises.
Arrangements for the trip in June, places to see and accommodations at a nearby Hotel.
Mosig inquires about pricing for tickets to visit Galpin. Laments about having to sell his Olympus OM1-MD SLR to pay his bills and the few prospects for moving with the impending eviction by his landlord.
Travel tips for Mosig's stay in Italy which cautions against pickpockets.
Gratitude for Galpin's advice and note to the change of plans for the conference from June 4-5 to June 11-12. This allows for Mosig's to plan his trip to Italy a week ahead of the conference since he is due back on the 13 June for classes.
Galpin continues to refine the itinerary suggestions for Mosig's Italian adventure.
Brief letter detailing interview with Kearney State College in Nebraska and holding out hope for the tickets to the conference to arrive shortly.
Galpin writes about the trip in June and arrangements that have been made for him so they must have been made for Mosig. Hopeful that the Nebraska job pans out. Text appears in blank space.
Galpin gives last minute train and travel advice to Mosig as well as informing him of his accommodations in a nearby hotel.
Description of what talks Mosig will give at the conference in Trieste.
Snags with the Alitalia airline tickets due to the kind of tickets that were purchased on Mosig's behalf.
Gratitude for the Galpin's hospitality while he stayed in Italy. Mosig asks for Galpin's opinion on the various papers read at the symposium due to the language barrier.
Feedback on Mosig's slide lecture at the conference and comments about improvements to Galpin's own lecture for publication.
Mosig writes about the possibility of getting the Four Piano Pieces, also known as Lament for H.P.L. put on a record.
Discusses the number of pages he has from the Gallomo round robin and the United Amateur Press Association as it relates to the Lovecraft days. Remarks about the new typewriter he has, an Olivetti, but is angry about the lack of an "&" sign.
Visit from S.T. Joshi cataloguing items in Mosig's collection. Compliments the look of the typeface of the Olivetti.
Textual comparison of At the Mountains of Madness. Galpin mentions that the university helped Mosig in his "official" mailing expenses and hopes that Kearny will be as generous.
Writes the letter in Americus, GA but will be moving to Nebraska tomorrow.
Welcomes Mosig to his new home, approving the shift from peanuts to corn, writes extensive remarks on possible additions to the next Miskatonic (number 20) and is pleased by the recounting of Trieste in number 19.
Mentions two new books concerning Lovecraft, one by Philip Shreffler and the other by Taylor Gatto. Kearney is paradise compared to the six years in Georgia.
Visited with Don Wandrei in St. Paul, renewing their 1974 acquaintance. Typing up a new Miskatonic in the coming week.
Received some nostalgic ajays of 1920-1921 from Squires, pleased that Mosig has had a ten hour chat with Wandrei.
Comments on the kindness of the fictitious interview in the Futuro Notizie which also contained a report of the symposium.
Verso of page two of Dirk's letter dated November 23 1977. Mentions Giuseppe affectionate epistles and his hardships moving to Milan.
Mosig requests Galpin to pass along a message to Lippi, hoping to receive issues of ROBOT when either HPL or Clark Ashton Smith are mentioned.
Mosig writes about presenting a paper at Northern Iowa University. Expresses concern of not hearing from Lippi, but will be getting ROBOT issues other ways if Lippi remains silent.
Conference in Phoenix, Arizona at the World Science Fiction Convention with Fritz Leiber, S.T. Joshi and others. Book project keeping Mosig busy during the summer.
Number of conferences Mosig has attended recently and the upcoming one which Galpin is invited, yet unfortunately can only be offered a symbolic honorarium of 100 USD.
Thanks Galpin for the cutting of Le Monde and writes highly of Cook's memoir of HPL.
German pamphlet advertising German language editions of Lovecraft.
Envelope marked Mosig from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Postmarked June 18 1975
Photocopy of The United Amateur, contains an article by Alfred Galpin. "Department of Public Criticism"
Photocopy of The United Amateur, contains an article by Alfred Galpin. "Form in Modern Poetry"
Photocopy of The United Amateur, contains an article by Alfred Galpin. "Picture of a Modern Mood"
Photocopy of the United Amateur
Photocopy of The Rainbow, contains articles by Alfred Galpin, Sonia Greene, H. P. Lovecraft, Samuel Loveman, and James Morton.
Photocopy of The United Amateur which contains an article by Alfred Galpin. "Department of Public Criticism"
Photocopy of The Rainbow, contains articles and short stories by Alfred Galpin, Sonia Greene, H. P. Lovecraft, James Morton, Samuel Loveman, and Maurice Moe.
Article by August Derleth, "Myths about Lovecraft"
Article titled "Lovecraft's Astronomical Notebook"
Brief analysis of Lovecraft's work by Brennan, Joseph Payne.
Article from PMLA Volume 86, Number 2 by Robert L. Platzner and Robert D. Hume
Time Magazine Review of Ballantine Books new editions of Lovecraft's stories.
Newsletter from the publisher announcing a new Lovecraft biography.
Lightly annotated copy of article by S. T. Joshi discussing the Cthulhu Mythos.
Article about the work of H.P.L.
Old Bugs, a short story about the detrimental effects of alcoholism. Written for Alfred Galpin.
Tragedy titled Alfredo, many of the characters are named after Lovecraft's epistolary contacts.
Book review by Marjorie Farber on Marginalia published in the New York Times.
Movie review of Dunwich Horror, film adaptation of a Lovecraft story by the same name.
Obituary of H. P. Lovecraft
Article on the growing popularity of HPL's work.
Article from an Albuquerque newspaper on a compilation of Lovecraft stories, reviewer Neal Wilgus.
Review by Mario Praz of "Night Visitors - The Rise and Fall of the English Ghost Story" by Julia Briggs.
Two copies. Article on the Lovecraft symposium attended by Dirk Mosig and Alfred Galpin.
Article by Gillo Dorfles on the merit of Lovecraft's writing.
Article in Le Monde des Livres on Lovecraft by Jacques Goimard from Galpin to Mosig, mentioned in letter dated December 04 1978
Review of Complete works of H. P. Lovecraft with a biographical note by August Derleth and introduction by Giuseppe Lippi
Obituary of Alfred Galpin by Lippi, Giuseppe on the third page.