Mason, Ellsworth, 1917-2013

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"I felt your pleasure in having the books, and I wanted, feeling it, to thank you for telling me about it - and speaking of the acquisitions themselves."

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"I think the idea of things in which I have a 'legitimate concern' is inappropriate. We have not from my point of view been in difficulty over things of yours in which I have a legitimate concern."

Scope and Contents "As to Walter Thigpen: You had said that you were 'thrown' by the fact that 'he would want to to continue as an active, intertwining collaborator in a bibliography. rather than turning over the information he accumulated.' If you will re-examine my letters on this subject you will find that no such 'fact' or data for a deduction of such fact was presented to you:"...."As to your list of what you have of mine. I have already commented on 'Barbra Rich, etc. I'd like to...

Scope and Contents "1. Please, return to me what is enclosed-Mr. Cotton's list of titles, and the last letters between us." "2. I am assuming you will agree to checking what you write (in the way of an article) with me first, before sending it to Mr. Cotton." "3. I send you a copy of my latest letter to Mr. Cotton." "4. ...have I sent you a note as to a misprint in the Faber 1970 Selected Poems?" "5. Four Unpoasted Letters to Catherine, Hour Press 1930..." "6. Reprint people - they are black guards whether or...

Scope and Contents Typewritten letter:"In current Mass. Review is an article by M.L. Rosenthal is a mistaken interpretation of my renouncing of poetry, a mistaken representation of my attitude to my own poems, and a citing of the wretched Spender's view of me expressed in the Concise Enc. entry..."...."...and acount of pirateish behavior of R.G. with the book, without my permission-which he claims he had.-and such manipulation as to get the book characterized in authorship...

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"...copy of the chapter of his book on the S.P. that you could ...with all due acknowledgement to him in your article."

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"...to the Hugh Ford matter: I have his chapter have read it for his book, submitted for my approval."

Scope and Contents "I should be very much against any action by you towards procuring an advance copy of the Cave book in connection with anything to do with me. I have explained to you that Mr. Cavehas hurt me by a behavior incomprehensible to me..."...."...when the article in The Private Library is on its way, with the shape and temper of it having an actual feel for both, and a common sense of fact fouding, with this, some sure development, I should not hesitate to commucate the...

Scope and Contents "You err, much, in your presentation to me of the explanation of Of Others. I have already told you that Of Others was a planned publication, and that it was abandoned - was never published."... "...let me say something about the Reeves correspondence. I have placed at Cornell a commentary on this correspondence, and on its being marketed, besides, The Curator and I decided to keep this private for an indeterminate present except in special cases."......

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"I thank you very much for giving me the opportunity of seeing the draft before your sending an actual letter on the matter to Mr. Kirkham...I suggest that you modify the text in this way:..."

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"It is quite false that I had a 'determination to inflict penalties on M.K. for his transgressions'. You alter actualities to fit a drama which is your drama, not mine."

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"I know that Graves line about there One Story Only is a steal from me. It was just brought to my attention by someone who wrote his doctoral thesis on subjects involving reference to my work & Graves:"