National Poetry Foundation (University of Maine) Records

The records mainly contain draft manuscripts of National Poetry Foundation publications, with corrections and editing by Foundation staff. The Foundation was a center for contemporary poets and scholars of poetry.

The record series Publication Records contains various drafts of National Poetry Foundation and some University of Maine Press of mostly monograph. For some publications there is also cover art work, publicity material, notes, and correspondence with the authors. Many of the publications were part of the "The Man and Poet Series".

The following record series contain draft manuscripts, correspondence with authors, notes, and some final published versions of National Poetry Foundation serial publications: Paideuma Records, Televort Records, Sagetrieb Records, The New York Quarterly Records, Pequod Records, and Origin Records. Also, for Paideuma there are administrative records relating to ads, research, permission forms, membership and subscription lists, and financial information. And for Sagetrieb there are subscription records.

The record series Conference & Events Records contains materials related to the National Poetry Foundation organized Eza Pound and H.D. conferences and the "Great Living Poets" summer events held on the University of Maine Orono campus. Also, includes material from other conferences attended by National Poetry Foundation staff, primarily on topics related to the poetry of Ezra Pound.

The record series Administrative records contains miscellaneous material, mostly created and curated by Carroll F. Terrell, related to the operations of the the University of Maine and English Department. Including items from various committees Terrell served on and proposals Terrell submitted to administrators and to grant bodies for research funding. Also, includes membership lists for the Ezra Pound Society.

The record series are Miscellaneous Works & Correspondence mostly contains draft manuscripts of works submitted to the National Poetry Foundation, without being clearly related to a specific Foundation publication. There is often correspondence with the authors accompanying the works. There is also a published copy of Ezra Pounds' "Je Rassemble Les Membres D'Osiris".