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Cournos, John, 1881-1966

 Person

Biography

John Cournos (1881-1966), Russian-born poet, author, and translator

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence : to Ingeborg [ten Haeff], 1962-66, n.d.

 Part of Collection — Box 7: [Barcode: 39002137170164], Folder: GROUP 124, F-3
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

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.

Dates: 1962-66, n.d.

H. D. Papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 24
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...
Dates: 1887-1977

Letter : 6 St. Martin's Street, London, W. C. 2, to an unidentified recipient, 1920 January 12

 Part of Collection — Box 7: [Barcode: 39002137170164], Folder: GROUP 124, F-5
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS discussing his publications and Russian language study.

Dates: 1920 January 12

Letter : 6 St. Martin's Street, London, W.C. 2, to [Alfred] Kreymborg, 1921 Jun 6

 Part of Collection — Box 7: [Barcode: 39002137170164], Folder: GROUP 124, F-4
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

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

Dates: 1921 Jun 6

Letter : New Haven, Connecticut, to an unidentified recipient, 1931 Dec 8

 Part of Collection — Box 7: [Barcode: 39002137170164], Folder: GROUP 124, F-1
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

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

Dates: 1931 Dec 8

Letter : New York, to James Babb, 1953 Jan 22

 Part of Collection — Box 7: [Barcode: 39002137170164], Folder: GROUP 124, F-2
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

TLS regarding letters to Cournos from Dorothy Sayers.

Dates: 1953 Jan 22

George Plank papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 28
Abstract:

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.

Dates: 1907-1965 (inclusive)

Ezra Pound Papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 43
Abstract:

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.

Dates: 1868-1976

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Imagist poetry 2
Modernism (Literature) 2
American literature -- 20th century 1
Art, Modern -- 20th Century 1
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