Papers 1923-1963.

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Papers 1923-1963.

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Consists of the papers of Three Mountains Press publisher William Augustus Bird, 1888-1963. The collection divided itself into two distinct groups of correspondence. The first period, 1923-1936, consists primarily of correspondence with Ezra Pound and involves the literary and publishing activities of both men, as well as comments on political affairs in Europe. The second group, 1940-1963, contains various correspondents reminiscing about the Paris days and seeking information about writer Robert McAlmon and his relationship to Bird, Three Mountains Press, etc. There are also several letters relating to Bird selling his private library. An unpublished poem, "The earnest liberals lament" by Ernest Hemingway, and the manuscript of The great American novel by William Carlos Williams are also present. A publisher's mock-up for cover, title, contents pages and trial signature of Ezra Pound's Antheil and the treatise on harmony, a photograph inscribed to "...Sally and Billy Bird, Christmas, 1936," a publisher's mock-up for Pound's 16 Cantos with original headpieces for cantos 1, 3-5, 7-9, and 14 laid-in, and an unidentified private publication, A Letter [by Theo], complete the collection.

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Bird, William, 1888-1963

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William Bird (1888-1963), journalist, was owner and publisher of Three Mountains Press in Paris during the early 1920s. He later became editor of the English-language Tangier Gazette until its closure by the Moroccan authorities in 1960. He died in Paris in 1963. From the description of William Bird Ezra Pound papers, 1900-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702171724 Bird became a journalist and with schoolmate David Lawrence started an international news synd...