archives.nypl.org -- Ezra Pound letters to William E. Woodward (original) (raw)

Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was an American poet, critic and editor. Collection consists of letters Pound wrote to William E. Woodward from Italy during the 1930s. In the letters Pound compares the Anglo/American and Italian political systems and refers to Mussolini and recent triumphs of the Fascists. The primary subject is Pound's ideas on monetary reform and social credit.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Purchase, Baker & Brooke, 1952

Using the collection

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328

Alternative form available

Letters available on microfilm; New York Public Library