"The Case of Ezra Pound"

File — Box: 2, Folder: 21-22

Collection-level Scope and Contents note

From the Collection:

Papers of Professor Giovanni Giovannini, including letters, printed ephemera and recordings relating to poet Ezra Pound. Includes lecture cards and notes on English literature. Collection contains media (3 reels of 1/4" audio tape). The bulk of the collection is comprised of letters, corresondence, and printed matter related to the confinement of Ezra Pound at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, DC, and to efforts on his behalf to secure his release, as well as numerous newspaper and magazine clippings related to this period and to Pound's subsequent return to Italy after 1958.

Dates

From the Series: 1937 - 1978
From the Series: Majority of material found within 1955 - 1959

Conditions Governing Access note

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off-site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 3.5 Linear Feet (7 Hollinger boes )

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Typed manuscript and copy of article by Giovannini, with print version in The New Times magazine of Melbourne, August 26, 1955, published as "The Strange Case of Ezra Pound."