Catherine Seelye Papers. undated, 1917-1978 [bulk 1973-1976].

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Catherine Seelye Papers. undated, 1917-1978 [bulk 1973-1976].

Research notes, correspondence, and transcriptions for (NY: Grossman, 1975), edited by Catherine Seelye. Seelye was a librarian at the University of Connecticut, which holds the Charles Olson Papers. Her edited book reproduces notes, essays, and poems Olson wrote during his frequent visits with Ezra Pound at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., after Pound was declared mentally unfit to stand trial for treason in 1945. The collection includes correspondence from prominent literary figures in American poetry and the Black Mountain School. Donald Allen, Edward Dahlberg, Robert Duncan, James Laughlin, and Omar Pound are among those represented. Professional ethics in the archival and publishing fields are also addressed. Charles Olson and Ezra Pound: An Encounter at St. Elizabeths

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