impassioned: R. Hugo Library of Journals, Diaries, and Notebooks

<body> <h2 align="center"> The Diaries, Journals, and Notebooks Collection at Richard Hugo House Library </h2> <p>   </p> Richard Hugo House is a literary arts center in Seattle, Washington. Named after the late poet/teacher Richard Hugo, it is a two-story building (originally built in 1902 as a Victorian house) in the Capitol Hill district, and has been formally opened since 1998. A lobby, theatre, and cafe with a cabaret stage are found on the first floor. The second floor includes administrative offices, a conference room, the Writer's Room, and the library. <p> Olivia Dresher is the curator of the Diaries, Journals and Notebooks Collection, which she founded at the Hugo House Library in 1998. The books are selected, collected, and donated by her, and new titles are continually being added. </p> <p> The majority of the books in the DJN Collection are by literary writers, but there are also books by other artists, as well as the diaries, journals & notebooks of philosophers, historical figures, etc. Currently, two bookcases house the Collection. One bookcase contains diaries, journals, and notebooks by a variety of authors; the other bookcase contains anthologies, books about diaries & journals, and specific authors collections (the complete sets of diaries and journals by Anais Nin, May Sarton, Virginia Woolf, and Thomas Merton). </p> <p> Bookstores and libraries usually do not have shelves/categories specifically for diaries and journals. Instead, one must find this form of writing mixed in with the works of a specific author (under Poetry, Women's Studies, Philosophy, etc.) or under a general "biography" category. The Diaries, Journals, and Notebooks Collection at the Richard Hugo House fills a vacuum: it is <i>the</i> place where a variety of diaries and journals can be found together in one place. The Collection is of interest to anyone who reads, studies, or writes diaries, journals, and notebooks, especially those who would like to see this form of writing become a more accepted literary genre. </p> <p> In addition to The Diaries, Journals, and Notebooks Collection, the library at Richard Hugo House contains books about writing and publishing, a Northwest Authors Collection, literary and small-press magazines, a chapbook collection, books by visiting authors, and various other resources for writers (including a notebook of submissions guidelines, and legal information for writers and other artists). The library also contains the Richard Hugo archive—a cabinet which displays articles, photographs, letters, Hugo's typewriter, and first editions. </p> <p> The Hugo House library is open select hours and is available to use by purchasing an "Upstairs Pass". Currently, the books do not circulate (though a loan library is a possibility for the future). Contact the <a href="http://www.hugohouse.org/house/library.html" target="_top">Richard Hugo House</a> to find out more about their library as well as classes, programs, and special events. </p> <center> <p>   </p> <p> <font size="-1">Copyright © 2000–2003 by Olivia Dresher</font> </p> <p> <a href="hugo-main.htm">Home</a><br /> <a href="h-lib-list.htm">Library Book List</a><br /> <a href="about-h-lib.htm">About</a><br /> </p> </body>