Jeanne Robert Foster letters from Ezra Pound and other papers
Overview
Letters of Ezra Pound and others to Jeanne Robert Foster and manuscripts concerning American poets Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot.
Dates
- Creation: 1899-1958
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Contains letters from Ezra Pound to Jeanne Robert Foster, some relating to T. S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot, and from Pound to H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken and others. Also includes letters from Dorothy Pound and Homer L. Pound to Foster, and letters to her from various others. There is a typescript prospectus for a new monthly review, with manuscript corrections in the hand of Pound, and photographs of Pound and others, and clippings concerning him. Also includes a group photograph of Erik Satie with others.
Biographical / Historical
Foster (1879-1970) was an American poet, journalist and social reformer. Pound (1885-1972) was an American poet.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. Correspondence
- II. Manuscripts
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
61M-1. Gift of Jeanne Robert Foster; received: 1961.
Separated Materials
Items (59) and (60) were removed to MS Am 1635.3. See HOLLIS number 010174920.
- Title
- Foster, Jeanne Robert, 1879-1970. Jeanne Robert Foster letters from Ezra Pound and other papers, 1899-1958: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00792
Repository Details
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