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Mason, Ellsworth, 1917-2013

 Person

Biography

Author and editor.

Found in 200 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from [Ellsworth Mason] to Laura Jackson, 1973-10-07

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: 1976.004.1.9.008
Scope and Contents

"In the same mail was your gift copy of Selected Poems, and I am deeply moved by your inscriptions. All the quotation marks are in, by the way."

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"My son recieved for his 6th birthday last Wednesday a model kit for a Wankel engine. It was highly intricate, not only in the number of parts, but in its complex and ingenious electrical properties."

Dates: 1973-10-07

Letter from [Ellsworth Mason] to Laura Jackson, 1973-10-18

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: 1976.004.1.9.012
Scope and Contents

"I will send copies of the publication that contains Michael Kirkham's article to Prof. Fraser and Dr. Harrer of the University of Florida as soon as it is published."

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"Your letter to my home dated October 11th is so terribly, terribly wrong."

Dates: 1973-10-18

Letter from [Ellsworth Mason] to Laura Jackson, 1973-11-11

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: 1976.004.1.9.016
Scope and Contents "On a far less persoal and important level I am having irritations with publishers. The Critical Writings of James Joyce, which I edited with Richard Ellmann 15 years ago went into French translation in 1966. Although this book contains an important introduction by Ellmann, headnotes and footnotes to each piece that extend considerably our understanding of Joyce's biography, influences, and values, and my translations into English of a dozen articles and unpublished lectures in Joyce's...
Dates: 1973-11-11

Letter from [Ellsworth Mason] to Laura Jackson, 1973-11-25

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: 1976.004.1.9.018
Scope and Contents

"Prof. Feladman called me a couple of times last wekk, and I returned his call, but we missed each other. I wrote him to say that Kirkham's article is in producation and will be out about December 15th."

Dates: 1973-11-25

Letter from [Ellsworth Mason] to Laura Jackson, 1973-12-08

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: 1976.004.1.9.020
Scope and Contents

"I am delighted that you have a continuing series of writings and reprintings in progress. I am sure that it is gratifying to you to find so many publications eager for your work, and I am happy to see such a warm response to what now seems to be pretty much your entire endeavor."

Dates: 1973-12-08

Letter from [Ellsworth Mason] to Laura Jackson, 1973-12-23

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: 1976.004.1.9.022
Scope and Contents

"I received the transcript back of "Triviality", and thank you very much for your corrections and editions. It is a graceful and sensitive and perceptive piece, and its forward-look is one that I find most pleasing."

Dates: 1973-12-23

Letter from [Ellsworth Mason] to Laura Jackson, 1974-01-27

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: 1976.004.1.10.003
Scope and Contents

"With regard to your publishing problem, during the past year there have been radical cutbacks in publication programs in all of the American presses, and they are all extremely cautious of what they are accepting..."

Dates: 1974-01-27

Letter from [Ellsworth Mason] to Laura Jackson, 1974-02-09

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: 1976.004.1.10.007
Scope and Contents "I have at hand your two letters dated January 27th and one dated February 4th, and will reply in order. First, a copy of MKs article has gone off to Prof. Oshima in Japan, with a note that it was sent at your request."...."I am not surprised at your reaction to the MLA seminar, and described to the group that proposed it rather accurately what your reaction would probably be. Their grand idea was to invite you to speak at the seminar!!!".......
Dates: 1974-02-09

Letter from Ellsworth Mason to Laura Jackson, 1974-07-02

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: 1976.004.1.10.012
Scope and Contents

"I have just received a letter dated June 28 from Burton Feldman stating that you are concerned about the disposition of the materials that went into establishing final text for your important article in the Denver Quarterly. Unfortunately, Mr. Feldman never received my letter of May 3, acknowledging with great thanks his gift of these materials..."

Dates: 1974-07-02

Letter from Guy Logsdon to Laura Jackson, 1976-07-7

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: 1976.004.1.19.003
Scope and Contents

"We are happy to cooperative with you and to assist you in any way possible. The two collections were purchased from Ellsworth Mason; possibly you are familiar with the collections."

"...The Laura Riding Jackson material is as follows:"

Dates: 1976-07-7

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Type
Archival Object 197
Collection 2
Unprocessed Material 1
 
Subject
Classicists -- Great Britain. 1
Literature. 1
Novelists, English -- 20th century. 1
Poets, British -- 20th century. 1
Special Collections -- Correspondence -- Ellmann, Richard. 1