Record Source: University of Pennsylvania / Occupation: Poets / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1930">1930</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1934">1934</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Record Source University of Pennsylvania Occupation Poets Year 1930 to 1934

Extent:: 4 boxes
Abstract:: Miscellaneous group of letters and materials concerning Ezra Pound. Includes letters from Pound to John Eliot Alden, James T. Farrell, Ford Madox Ford, Arnold Gingrich, Roy F. Nichols, Henry B. Parkes, Felix Emmanuel Schelling, Robert Spiller, C. Seymour Thompson, University of Pennsylvania Press, and Edwin Bucher Williams. Balance of collection comprises four essays by Pound; material and drafts for Charles Norman's "The Case of Ezra Pound," and 2 transcripts of Pound's 1942 radio broadcasts; photographs; and a copy of the FBI file on Ezra Pound.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Extent:: 4 boxes (plus one oversized item.)
Abstract:: Materials include correspondence to, from, and concerning Walt Whitman; financial records; writings by and about Whitman; and memorabilia, such as sketches, photographs, and portraits of Whitman, his family, his friends, and his homes.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Extent:: 7.5 linear feet (20 boxes)
Abstract:: Mary Colum (nee Maguire) (1884-1957) was a literary critic known for her memoir, Life and the Dream, the posthumously published Our Friend James Joyce, as well as contributions to such magazines as Scribner's, The Saturday Review of Literature, and The Forum, where she also served as literary editor. Padraic Colum (1881-1972) was a poet, playwright, novelist, biographer, and folklorist, known primarily for his collections of myths and folktales for children, his novels Castle Conquer and The Flying Swans, a volume of collected poetry, and several plays. This collection contains 20 boxes of material relating to the works and careers of Padraic and Mary Colum, the management of Padraic Colum's estate following his death, and the life of Emmet Greene, nephew of Padraic and Mary Colum and executor of Padraic Colum's estate.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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