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The Dixie Amateur - April 1934
Original official organ of the Dixie Amateur Press Club, published in Monroe, North Carolina, with Robert L. Parker as editor.
Visible contents
The front page features “Sleep,” a Depression-era poem by J. Hemstock whose final stanza refers to unemployment. The back page presents a portrait and endorsement of Hyman Bradofsky, editor of The Californian in Pomona, for vice president of the National Amateur Press Association. It also prints a roster of club members in Monroe and Charlotte, including Guy Newby Crowell, Robert and Charles Cunningham, Harrison Helms, Joe Virgil Henderson, P. Hayne Johnson Jr., Ted Morgan, Claude Morrison, Robert Lee Parker, Clarence W. Walton, Clarke W. Walton, Kenneth Wilson, and Bevan Williams.
Format and condition
Approximately 7.25 x 5 inches from the pictured ruler. Overall age toning, mild edge and corner wear, slight handling waviness, scattered small marks, and a soft lower-left corner crease are visible. Black printing on blue-green stock remains clear and attractive. The front and back pages were photographed; interior, binding, pagination, and completeness were not independently verified. Please inspect both photographs.
