impassioned: Dresher Library of Journals, Diaries, and Notebooks

<body> <h2 align="center"> <font color="#663333">Olivia Dresher's Library of Published Journals, Diaries, and Notebooks</font> </h2> <p> Olivia Dresher's Library of Journals, Diaries, and Notebooks consists of over 350 books, and the collection is continually growing. The majority of the journals and diaries in the library are by American and European literary authors. Also represented in the collection are journals and notebooks by philosophers, visual artists, various historical figures, and those who focused on contemporary issues or a spiritual life. There is a separate section for Holocaust journals and diaries. Finally, there are books about journal writing, as well as various anthologies consisting of selections from contemporary and historical women's and men's diaries and journals. Within the collection, there are slightly more male authors than female. </p> <p> The library contains many First Editions and complete sets, including the complete sets of journals and diaries by such authors as Andre Gide, Thomas Merton, Anais Nin, May Sarton, and Virginia Woolf. There are also copies of different translations of the same title—for example, there are 4 English translations of the Pessoa notebooks (<i>The Book of Disquiet</i>), each translation offering a different window into an understanding and appreciation of this writer's expression and vision. </p> <p> Writers interested in journals and diaries are welcome to visit the library (by appointment only). There are duplicate copies of a few of the journals for sale, and blank notebooks are for sale as well. The "journal room" consists of a writing desk, seating areas, and bookcases and shelves containing the journals. The room also contains a collection of unpublished journal manuscripts, as well as published letters, aphorisms, fiction in journal and letter form, memoirs, and misc. fragmentary writings. </p> <p> <a href="Mailto:olivia@impassioned.net">olivia@impassioned.net</a> </p> <p> Olivia Dresher<br /> P.O. Box 31905<br /> Seattle, WA 98103<br /> </p> <p> Copyright © 2000–2003 by Olivia Dresher </p> <p> <a href="dresher-main.htm">Home</a><br /> <a href="lib-list.htm">Library Book List</a><br /> <a href="about.htm">About</a><br /> </p> </body>