I'm not speaking in an official capacity, but I second Tim Redman on
this. Sylvester Pollet, Assoc. Ed. National Poetry Foundation, Univ.
of Maine.

At 1:17 PM -0600 11/15/03, Tim Redman wrote:
>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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>Subject: Disposition of Pound library
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>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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