Olga Rudge papers, 1887-1989
Rudge, Olga, 1895-1996
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87.5. linear ft. (163 boxes)
Eleven series: I. Rudge-Pound Correspondence, 1923-89. II. General Correspondence, 1904-89. III. Notebooks, 1966-86. IV. Personal Papers, 1916-89. V. Financial Papers, 1926-89. VI. Printed Material, 1930-89. VII. Newspaper Clippings, 1923-88. VIII. Music, 1916-89. IX. Photographs, 1904-89. X. Family Papers, 1887-1926. XI. Ezra Pound Foundation
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 of personal and financial papers; printed material collected by Rudge; and documentation of her musical career, including autograph scores by George Antheil, Tibor Serly, and Julia Perry
Olga Rudge (1895-1996), musician and companion of Ezra Pound. Born in Ohio, educated in Europe, Rudge began her career as a concert violinist before World War I. She met Pound in Paris in 1923, and with George Antheil played in the debut performances of several of Pound's compositions. Their daughter was born in 1925. During the 1930s she became associated with the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, and she and Pound promoted the music of Antonio Vivaldi in a series of performances and publications. In 1962, Pound rejoined Olga Rudge in Venice, where they lived until his death in 1972. Rudge died in 1996 at the age of 101
This collection is open for research
Box 163: Series XI, Ezra Pound Foundation, was formerly restricted until 2016. Legally privileged documents and legal documents that by their terms were governed by confidentiality clauses have been redacted from files P: Negotiations with Yale and Q: Closing documents
Olga Rudge Papers. American Literature Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Associated material: Ezra Pound Papers Addition (YCAL MSS 53), Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
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