Library of Congress - Allen Tate., 03/20/1944-11/30/1954

File — Box: 37, Folder: 25

Identifier: 73450

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Correspondence from editors of various literary journals primarily concerning publication of Biddle's poetry.

Dates

03/20/1944-11/30/1954

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 34 Linear Feet (65 Hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Correspondence to Katherine Biddle from Allen Tate as Library of Congress Chair of Poetry: 6 TLS dated 3/20/1944, 5/17/1949, 10/2/1949, 3/31/1950, 4/11/1950, 1/23/1951; ALS dated 11/5/1954. Reference to Biddle and other Fellows of the Library of Congress in American Letters whose comments were invited by the Saturday Review of Literature on the awarding of the 1948 Bollingen Prize in Poetry to Ezra Pound; and to subsequent debate by the Fellows as to whether or not the prize should continue to be judged and awarded by the Library of Congress. Regarding the matter, includes memorandum 9/23/1949, signed by Allen Tate and Willard Thorp; TLS 9/19/1949 from Thorp and Tate to Luther Evans; typed Report of the Committee for the Bollingen Prize signed by Leonie Adams, chairman, 2/4/1949; and newspaper clippings (1950) re Librarian of Congress Luther Evans' comments on the awarding of the 1948 prize to Pound. Also includes ALS 6/19/1949 (4 pages/2 sheets) from Tate to Alexis Leger re Katherine Biddle's statement to the SRL.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS & BOLLINGEN PRIZE IN POETRY 1948 - REF. BY TATE, A: Typed Letter Signed

POUND, EZRA - BOLLINGEN PRIZE IN POETRY 1948 - REF. BY TATE, ALLEN: Typed Letter Signed

BOLLINGEN PRIZE IN POETRY 1948 & EZRA POUND - REFERENCE BY TATE, ALLEN: Typed Letter Signed

TATE, ALLEN - CORRES. TO BIDDLE, KATHERINE 1944-54: Typed Letter Signed

THORP, WILLARD - CORRES. TO LIB. OF CONGRESS FELLOWS IN AMER. LETTERS: Typed Letter Signed

TATE, ALLEN - CORRES. TO LIB. OF CONGRESS FELLOWS IN AMER. LETTERS '49: Typed Letter Signed

EVANS, LUTHER - CORRES. FROM TATE, ALLEN & WILLARD THORP 1949: Typed Letter Signed

TATE, ALLEN & THORP, WILLARD - CORRES. TO EVANS, LUTHER 1949: Typed Letter Signed

ADAMS, LEONIE - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BOLLINGEN PRIZE COMM. REPT. 1949: Typescript

EVANS, LUTHER & LIBRARY OF CONGRESS - ARTICLES ABOUT 1950 (CLIPPINGS): Printed Item

LEGER, ALEXIS - CORRES. FROM TATE, ALLEN 1949 RE POUND, EZRA: Autographed Letter

TATE, ALLEN - CORRES. TO LEGER, ALEXIS 1949 RE POUND, EZRA: Autographed Letter