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Robert M. Furniss collection of Ezra Pound

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 633
Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of materials from the estate of Robert M. Furniss, Jr., who served as Ezra Pound's attorney from 1953-1958, when Pound was hosiptalized at St. Elizabeth's psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C. Materials in the collection include correspondence, financial records, printed materials, and other papers relating to Ezra and Dorothy Pound and Furniss's administration of their affairs. it also includes records of dental expenses for Sherri Martinelli.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Robert M. Furniss Collection of Ezra Pound is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, Inc. on the Ezra Pound Archive Fund, 2012.

Dates
1941-1959
Extent
1.42 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Related Names
Furniss, Robert M., Jr.
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972
Language of Materials
English