Ezra Pound collection, [ca. 1906-1958].

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Ezra Pound collection, [ca. 1906-1958].

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Letters from Ezra Pound to the Misses Adah L. and Ida B. Mapel (1906-1958) and to W.B. Yeats and Elkin Mathews (1916) re publication of Lustra; letters from Mrs. Pound and Omar Pound to the Mapels (1928-1957); miscellaneous letters re Pound, including one from Archibald MacLeish; miscellaneous letters to Elkin Mathews re Lustra, including two from Augustine Birrell; letters from Pound's attorney, Julien Cornell, to Ida Mapel (1945-1947); proof sheet from Lustra; list of emendations and omissions to be made in Lustra, with related notes, in Elkin Mathew's hand; Pound's MS for Pavannes and Divisions consisting of printed copies of previously published pieces and typed copies of other items, with his marginal notations and directions to the printer; clippings; miscellaneous Pound items. Adah L. Mapel diaries (1906-1920, 1928, 1941, 1951) with several references to Pound.

2 boxes.Box 1: Ezra Pound letters (1906-1958) and folder with proofsheet of "Lustra": 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 820:8)

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Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972

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Ezra Pound was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, The Cantos (c. 1917–1962). Pound's contribution to poetry began in the early 20th century with his role in developing Imagism, a movement stressing precision and economy of language. Working in London as foreign editor of several American l...

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Macleish, Archibald

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Mapel, Adah L.

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Pound, Ezra, Mrs.

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Mapel, Ida B.

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Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933

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Cornell, Julien D., 1910-

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Julien Cornell (1910-1994) was educated at Swarthmore and Yale Law School (Law 1993). A member of the Society of Friends, he defended conscientious objectors during World War II and served as the defense counsel for Pound during the initial stages of his treason trial and competency hearing. Cornell published several works, including The Trial of Ezra Pound (1966). From the description of Julien Cornell papers relating to Ezra Pound, 1945-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70217157...

Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

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Pound, Dorothy

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