Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Shakespear family mss., 1825-1944, consists of the correspondence and papers of the families of Olivia Tucker Shakespear, 1863-1938, and her daughter, Dorothy Shakespear Pound, 1886-1973.
- Extent:
- 3 Boxes (3 custom)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Shakespear Family mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Dorothy Shakespear Pound (1886-1973) was born in London, England, on 14 September 1886 to lawyer Henry Hope Shakespear (1849-1923) and novelist Olivia Tucker Shakespear (1863-1938). She met American poet Ezra Pound (1885-1972) on 16 February 1909, at one of her mother's literary salons, and the two married on 20 April 1914. Her vorticist paintings were featured in several Modernist publications and advertisements in the early 20th century. The Pounds' son, Omar (1926-2010), was born on 10 September 1926 and was raised in England by Dorothy's mother. Dorothy and Ezra lived in Paris in the early 1920s, in Italy from 1925 to 1945, and in the United States from 1945 to 1958, when they returned to Italy. In 1961, Dorothy moved to London, where she died on 8 December 1973.
- Scope and Content:
I. Biographical materials includes any materials related to laying out the family tree of the Shakespear family and their family branches. II. Correspondence includes the letters to and from family members, including some letters from Ezra Pound to his mother-in-law, Olivia Shakespear. III. Printed includes various printed materials about family members. IV. Writings includes drafts and manuscripts of various pieces of writings, mostly from Olivia Shakespear. Miscellaneous includes all other items, including various legal papers, drawings, photographs, and some hair.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase: 1991-1993
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into the following series: I. Biographical material, II. Correspondence, III. Printed, IV. Writings, and V. Miscellaneous.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Shakespear Family mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu