Cournos, John, 1881-1966

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Correspondence consists of fifteen ALS, six APcS, one TLS, and one TPcS to Ingeborg [ten Haeff]. Accompanied by a corrected typescript carbon draft of "A Tide in the Affairs of Men" and one sheet of pen and ink drawings.

Abstract: The papers document the personal life and literary career of H. D. Major correspondents include Richard Aldington, Bryher, Helen Wolle Doolittle, Robert McAlmon, Brigit Patmore, Norman Holmes Pearson, George Plank, and Ezra Pound. There are manuscripts of many of her works, including Her (1927), The Walls Do Not Fall (1944), Helen in Egypt (1961), and her memoir End to Torment (1958). The collection also contains personal papers, subject files, and photographs, including items related to the...

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ALS discussing his publications and Russian language study.

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ALS discussing literary projects and mentioning Alfred Edgar Coppard and "Fletcher."

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TLS, in the form of a poem, to "Dear George," describing the difficulties of providing for his family.

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TLS regarding letters to Cournos from Dorothy Sayers.

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The papers contain correspondence with artistic and literary friends, Plank art work, art work of others, writings of friends, and a small quantity of personal papers. Prominent correspondents include H. D., Sylvia Townsend Warner, and Patrick White.

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The Ezra Pound Papers document the literary career and political interests of Ezra Pound. Major correspondents include Richard Aldington, George Antheil, William Bird, T. S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, James Laughlin, Wyndham Lewis, Marianne Moore, Odon Por, and Henry Swabey. The collection contains manuscripts of many of Pound's works, including the Cantos, Guide to Kulchur, and scripts of Pound's wartime radio broadcasts.