Pound, Louise, 1872-1958

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American folklorist who taught at the University of Nebraska.

From the description of Folklore collection, 1908-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536724

From the guide to the Louise Pound folklore collection, 1908-1953, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Louise Pound was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, June 30, 1872. She earned a B.A. in 1892 and a M.A. in 1895 from the University of Nebraska. She matriculated at Heidelberg University where she received her Doctor of Philosophy in 1900. Upon her return to Nebraska, Pound taught in the English Department at the University of Nebraska, and did not retire from teaching until 1945. Pound died in Lincoln on June 28, 1958.

From the guide to the Louise Pound, Collected Materials, 1881-1989

Athlete and scholar, from Lincoln (Lancaster Co.), Neb.

From the description of Papers, 1892-1959. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077900

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. Papers of Willa Sibert Cather 1899-1949. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Pound, Louise, 1872-1958,. Typed letter signed from Louise Pound, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, to Joseph Q. Adams [manuscript], 1921 March 19. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Johnson, Alvin Saunders, 1874-1971. Papers, 1898-1971. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
referencedIn Alice Corbin Henderson Collection TXRC92-A24., 1861-1987 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Louise Pound, collected materials 1881-1958 1901-1957. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
creatorOf Pound, Louise, 1872-1958. Folklore collection, 1908-1953. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Jay B. Hubbell Papers, 1816-1998 and undated, bulk 1920-1979 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Sandoz, Mari, 1896-1966. Papers, 1864-1976 (bulk 1931-1966). University of Nebraska - Lincoln
creatorOf Henderson, Alice Corbin, 1881-1949. Papers, 1861-1987 (bulk 1920-1949). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Thompson, S. mss., 1911-1976 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Hench, Atcheson Laughlin, 1891-1974. Papers regarding Hench's interest in folklore and mountain ballads [manuscript] 1919-72. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Arthur Garfield Kennedy papers, 1903-1954 Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Pound, Louise, 1872-1958. Papers, 1892-1959. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Roscoe Pound Papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Pound, Louise, 1872-1958. Letter to Thomas Mabbott. [Nebraska]. 1933 Jan. 22. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn American Literature, Records, 1927-2000s David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Mari Sandoz Collection, 1864-1976 (bulk 1931-1966) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
referencedIn University of Nebraska--Lincoln. College of Arts and Sciences. College of Arts and Sciences records, 1865-2000. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
creatorOf Louise Pound folklore collection, 1908-1953 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Henry Allen Moe Papers, 1920-1975 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. Papers of Willa Sibert Cather [manuscript] 1899-1949. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Hitz, Benjamin D. Benjamin D. Hitz - Willa Cather papers, 1913-1949. Newberry Library
referencedIn Modern Language Association of America. American Literature Group. Records, 1927-1989. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Kennedy, Arthur Garfield, 1880-1954. Arthur Garfield Kennedy papers, 1903-1954. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Pound, Louise, 1872-1958. Letter to Thomas Mabbott. [NE.]. 1933 Jan. 22. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Louise Pound, Collected Materials, 1881-1989 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
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correspondedWith Adams, Joseph Quincy, 1881-1946 person
associatedWith American Literature corporateBody
associatedWith Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. person
associatedWith Fisher, Dorothea Canfield, 1879-1958. person
associatedWith Goucher College corporateBody
associatedWith Hench, Atcheson Laughlin, 1891-1974. person
associatedWith Henderson, Alice Corbin, 1881-1949 person
associatedWith Hitz, Benjamin D. person
associatedWith Hubbell, Jay B., 1885-1979 person
associatedWith Johns Hopkins University corporateBody
correspondedWith Johnson, Alvin Saunders, 1874-1971. person
associatedWith Kennedy, Arthur Garfield, 1880-1954. person
associatedWith Mabbott, Thomas Ollive, 1898-1968, person
associatedWith Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. person
associatedWith Moe, Henry Allen, 1894-1975. person
associatedWith Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. person
associatedWith Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1949. person
associatedWith Pound, Louise, 1872-1953. person
associatedWith Pound, Olivia. person
associatedWith Pound, Roscoe, 1870-1964 person
correspondedWith Sandoz, Mari, 1896-1966. person
correspondedWith Thompson, Stith, 1885- person
associatedWith University of Nebraska--Lincoln. College of Arts and Sciences. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Maryland
United States
Subject
Authors, American
Authors, American
Americanism
Women authors, American
Ballads, English
Universities and colleges
English language
English language
English language
English language
English language
English language
English language
Folklore
Folklore
Folklore
Folklorists
Folklorists
Folk songs, English
Folk-songs
Material Types
Songs, English
Occupation
Folklorists
Activity

Person

Birth 1872-06-30

Death 1958-06-27

Americans

English

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