This collection consists principally of photographic prints of Barney at various ages: as a teenager; as a young woman in Victorian attire and in riding gear; with Gabriele d'Annunzio; with Romaine Brooks; with unidentified friends; and by herself at age 48. Also included are: a photographic postcard addressed to "Chère Rachilde"; an inscribed calling card; and a copy of a book of poems by Louis Emié ("Hauts Desirs Sans Absence" Paris: Pierre Seghers, 1953), inscribed to Barney, with a letter from Barney to Emié.
Description:
Natalie Barney was a poet, playwright, novelist and essayist, whose salon in Paris, while serving as a gathering point for writers in general, aimed to promote the writings of women., Purchased from David J. Holmes on the Danforth N. Barney, Jr. Fund, 1996, and Verso of photograph mount is blank.
Subject (Name):
Barney, Natalie Clifford, D'Annunzio, Gabriele,--1863-1938, and Emié, Louis,--1900-
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American--20th century, Authors, French--20th century, and Women authors, French
Laura Riding letters to Dorothy and Ward Hutchinson
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 15
Image Count:
3
Abstract:
Collection of letters to the Hutchinsons.
Description:
Chiefly in English; some material in French., Laura Riding (1901-1991), poet., and Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2011.
Subject (Name):
Aldridge, John W., Graves, Robert, 1895-1985, Hodge, Alan, 1915-1979, Hutchinson, Dorothy, Hutchinson, Ward, Kemp, Harry, 1883-1960, Reeves, James, and Riding, Laura, 1901-1991
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century
Olga Rudge letters to Linda Melton concerning Ezra Pound
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 6
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Letters from Olga Rudge to Linda Melton, accompanied by a small group of papers relating to Ezra Pound. The letters date from between 1947 and 1960 and are almost entirely concerned with Rudge's efforts to win Pound's freedom from American custody in St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Rudge describes her own projects, including the publication of "if this be treason......" and her collection of affadavits in support of Pound's return to Italy; complains of lack of cooperation from Pound's friends, including Eliot; and outlines her own hopes to visit Pound. Other subjects include her daughter and grandchildren; her work for the Accademia Musicale Chigiana; and her plans to rent her house at 252 Dorsoduro in Venice to tourists. There is also one letter and a Christmas card to Melton from Pound's mother, Isabel Weston Pound. and TL from Pound to T. S. Eliot, 1936 Jun 16, accompanied by a TL from Pound to "Dear whale" which contains a poem by Pound ("Possum is DEAD!/ 'Well ! Carry on! the walrus said....").
Description:
Accompanied by a container list., Gift of Mrs. J. L. Benson, 2006., Linda Melton was T. S. Eliot's secretary at Faber & Faber for several years before marrying the American art historian Jack Leonard Benson in 1954., and Olga Rudge (1895-1996), musician and friend of Ezra Pound.
Subject (Name):
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965--Friends and associates, Melton, Linda, Pound,, Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972, Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972--Friends and associates, and Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972--Public opinion
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century, American poetry--20th century, and Authors, American--20th century
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965, associated name
Published / Created:
n.d.
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 932
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
One black wool vest lined with polished cotton, which was made by the tailor J.C. Littlefield of Boston and owned by T. S. Eliot. The maker's tag on the inside of the back buckle strap was signed: "T. S. Eliot Sept. 27/06." The vest was given by Eliot to Andrew Carnduff Ritchie, who wore it at a formal event at Eliot's parish church in England.
Description:
Gift of Jane Thompson Ritchie, 1979., T. S. Eliot (1888-1965), American author who lived and worked in England., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Eliot, T. S.--(Thomas Stearns),--1888-1965 and Ritchie, Andrew Carnduff,--associated name
