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Agresti, Olivia Rossetti, 1875-1960

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1875-09-30 - 1960-11-06

Biography

Olivia Rossetti Agresti (1875-1960), daughter of William Michael Rossetti, was a professional translator and author who lived in Italy from 1897 until her death

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Olivia Rossetti Agresti Papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 173
Abstract: The collection contains correspondence between Agresti and Pound documenting their political and economic views; their opinions of Mussolini and Fascism; and their disagreements on antisemitism and the Catholic Church. Other topics include news of family and mutual friends and Pound's confinement at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, as well as various efforts made on his behalf to free him. There are also letters from Dorothy Pound and several other friends of Pound, including T. S. Eliot; a few...
Dates: 1947-1963

Letter : Rome, to Algernon Charles Swinburne, 1906 Sep 8

 Part of Collection — Box 33: [Barcode: 39002137225091], Folder: GROUP 622, F-1
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS regarding F. T. Marinetti

Dates: 1906 Sep 8

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

Olga Rudge Papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 54
Abstract: The Olga Rudge Papers document many aspects of Rudge's personal life and professional activities. There are 32 boxes of letters between Ezra Pound and Rudge. Other major correspondents include Mary de Rachewiltz, James Laughlin, George Antheil, Renata Borgatti, conte Guido Chigi Saracini, Cyril Connolly, T. S. Eliot, Egerton Grey, Desmond O'Grady, D. D. Paige, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Dorothy Pound, and Adrian Stokes. The papers also contain daily notebooks kept by Rudge from 1966 on; a variety...
Dates: 1887-1989