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 > >-----Original Message----- >From: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Spencer H. MacCallum >Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 11:16 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >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 ><[log in to unmask]>