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Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972

 Person

Biography

Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist sympathizer.

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

Moore, Arthur V., 1959 - 1964

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.186
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Exchange regarding permission to reproduce letters from Pound to Joyce.

Dates: 1959 - 1964

Nassar, Eugene Paul, 1976

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.187
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Exchange regarding Nassar's work on Ezra Pound and puzzlement over certain aspects of Pound in later life.

Dates: 1976

O'Shima, Shotaro, 1966 - 1973

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.193
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Oshima expresses his pleasure in reading Ellmann's study on Pound and Yeats.

Dates: 1966 - 1973

Photocopy of a postcard from Ezra Pound to Helen Corke, Undated

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 11
Identifier: 1975.001.2.11.006
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“Good. Did I by chance meet you with D.H.L. back in the far, far past?...”

Dates: Undated

Pound, Ezra, 1959 - 1965

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.198
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Includes Ellmann's invitation for Pound as guest lecturer at a celebration of Yeats's birth; letter from Mrs. Pound declining the offer due to his poor health; Ellmann's notes on Pound-Joyce correspondence; press cuttings about Pound.

Dates: 1959 - 1965

Pound, Ezra

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.332
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Transcriptions of Pound's letters to Yeats; photocopy of Yeats's letter to Pound.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Pound, Ezra

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.160
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Photo-reproduction featuring Pound visiting Joyce's gravesite; reproductions of Joyce's letter and postcard to Pound.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Pound, Ezra

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Identifier: 1988.012.1.228
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contents generally include: biographical information and drafts (often in multiple versions) of Ellmann's bio-commentary on each poet; selected poems by each author, photocopied from published sources; press cuttings of articles; rights and permissions to reprint poems; lists of corrections; and fragments of page proofs.

Dates: 1837 - 1990