David Horton knew Pound during the St. Elizabeths' years.  Papers and
materials from those years are housed primarily at the Humanities Research
Center at the University of Texas at Austin and the Lilly Library at the
University of Indiana, Bloomington.  Hamilton College in Clinton, New York,
also has clippings from that period.  The major Pound archive is at the
Beinecke Library at Yale.

I would recommend that books and papers relating to Pound be housed at one
of the major archival collections.  These libraries, the Beinecke, the HRC,
and the Lilly have staff specialists who curate such materials.  My
understanding is that Hamilton College does not have staff available for
such matters; I doubt if the University of Maine at Orono does either.  As
someone who has been working on a biography of Pound for more than ten
years, I can say that it is most helpful to scholars to concentrate the
materials.

Books by Pound, particularly if they are autographed, and letters from Pound
also have monetary value.  If donated, they can serve as a tax deduction.
If it is the intention to sell them, I would suggest approaching the HRC,
the Lilly, and the Beinecke.

Mr. Horton's association with Pound is an extremely important one.  To
fittingly memorialize that association, the collection should be kept intact
and at a major archival library.

Cordially,

Tim Redman
Professor of Literary Studies
The University of Texas at Dallas

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Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 11:16 AM
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Subject: Disposition of Pound library

It is sad to announce the death of T. David Horton, lawyer and long-time,
intimate friend of Ezra Pound. David Horton may have been closer to Pound
than anyone else  with respect to his interests in economics. He left an
extensive library on economics and monetary matters, as well as a large file
of correspondence with Ezra, his friends, and especially his wife, Dorothy.
David was one of the group that met weekly with Ezra at St. Elizabeth's.

    In addition to the correspondence, the library of writings by or about
Pound contains more than 50 books and nearly 30 journals or other
periodicals.

    I am helping advise David's widow, Jean, on the disposition of this
material and would welcome any creative suggestions.


Spencer H. MacCallum
Box 180
Tonopah, NV 89049
775-482-2038 / Fax 5897
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