Olga Rudge letters to Linda Melton concerning Ezra Pound
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 6
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Olga Rudge to Linda Melton, accompanied by a small group of papers relating to Ezra Pound. The letters date from between 1947 and 1960 and are almost entirely concerned with Rudge's efforts to win Pound's freedom from American custody in St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Rudge describes her own projects, including the publication of "if this be treason......" and her collection of affadavits in support of Pound's return to Italy; complains of lack of cooperation from Pound's friends, including Eliot; and outlines her own hopes to visit Pound. Other subjects include her daughter and grandchildren; her work for the Accademia Musicale Chigiana; and her plans to rent her house at 252 Dorsoduro in Venice to tourists. There is also one letter and a Christmas card to Melton from Pound's mother, Isabel Weston Pound. and TL from Pound to T. S. Eliot, 1936 Jun 16, accompanied by a TL from Pound to "Dear whale" which contains a poem by Pound ("Possum is DEAD!/ 'Well ! Carry on! the walrus said....").
Description:
Accompanied by a container list., Gift of Mrs. J. L. Benson, 2006., Linda Melton was T. S. Eliot's secretary at Faber & Faber for several years before marrying the American art historian Jack Leonard Benson in 1954., and Olga Rudge (1895-1996), musician and friend of Ezra Pound.
Subject (Name):
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965--Friends and associates, Melton, Linda, Pound,, Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972, Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972--Friends and associates, and Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972--Public opinion
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century, American poetry--20th century, and Authors, American--20th century
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs papers concerning Victoria, British Columbia
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 4
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Photostatic copies of pages from issues of The Elevator (San Francisco, California) dated 1868 May 8, Jun 26, and Jul 31, containing letters to the editor from "Bell," (believed to be Gibbs), describing political and economic conditions in Victoria, British Columbia.
Description:
American merchant, lawyer, judge and U. S. Consul to Madagascar; served on the Municipal Council of Victoria, British Columbia, from 1866 to 1869. and Gift of Robin W. Winks, 1966.
Subject (Geographic):
Victoria (B.C.)--Politics and government. and Victoria (B.C.)--Social life and customs.
Subject (Name):
Alcott, Thomas S., Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar, Leffard, H., Lewis, Richard,--fl. 1867., Russell, J.,--fl. ca. 1868., and Seymour, Fred K.
Manuscript on paper of Bold's parallel Latin and English texts of "The Ballad of Chevy Chase" on facing pages.
Description:
Accompanied by: TL carbon from Nathan Comfort Starr to Mr. Beal, 1978 Jul 1; AN in pencil containing bibliographic information on Henry Bold's Latine Songs (1685)., Annotated on flyleaf [by Richard Heber]: "Revd. Brand's sale, 16-6.", Binding: early 19th c. blue wrappers in blue "Middle Hill boards" from the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps., Bookplate: Ex libris Nathan Comfort Starr., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Small round sticker inside front cover annotated, "Bought at Sir Thomas Phillipp's sale Sotheby's 19-6-93.", and Titles: "Lucus Chevinus jussu Episcopi Londinensis" and "Chevy-Chase."
Subject (Geographic):
Scottish Borders (England and Scotland)--Poetry.
Subject (Name):
Bold, William.--Ballad of Chevy Chase., Brand, John,--1744-1806--Ownership., Heber, Richard,--1773-1833--Ownership., Phillipps, Thomas,--Sir,--1792-1872--Ownership., and Starr, Nathan Comfort,--1896---Ownership.
Subject (Topic):
Ballads, English--England--Texts., Ballads, English--Translations into Latin., Ballads, Scots., and English poetry--17th century.
Topographical notes and observations on the Alabama River / by Howell Tatum
Image Count:
109
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Howell Tatum, appointed topographical engineer of the 7th military district by General Andrew Jackson, records his survey of the Alabama River, its navigability by keelboats, and the fertility of the soil which makes the area suitable for growing cotton and tobacco. He concludes his report with a description of incidents which took place at the end of the war with the Creek Indians.
Subject (Geographic):
Alabama River (Ala.)--Surveys, Fort Bowyer (Ala.), Fort Jackson (La.), Fort Mims (Ala.), Fort Montgomery (Ala.), Fort Stoddard (Ala.), Mobile (Ala.), and Pensacola (Fla.)
The journal records an 1849 journey from Wisconsin to California, crossing Illinois and Iowa and continuing by way of Council Bluffs, the Platte and Sweetwater, South Pass, Fort Bridger, and Salt Lake City. There is a gap but the account continues on the Mormon Trail to the Humboldt and the Truckee. The journal covers Orvis's experiences in the mines and in Sacramento. The journal is followed by accounts and records of employment showing that Orvis was back on his farm in Wisconsin by 1858.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Description and travel, Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, Sacramento (Calif.), and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Orvis, Caroline
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture--Wisconsin, Mines and mineral resources--California, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
Anonymous MS. and The writer traveled mostly along the coasts of Spain, France, and Italy, by both land and sea; the volume contains a great deal of information about military and naval matters, perhaps indicating that the author was a military man; apparently a portion of a longer diary, as this volume is labelled Vol 2 and ends with the note: "go to the next volume".
Description:
Binding: contemporary limp vellum, without title. and For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.